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[simonthedwarf]

Third season!

No more migrants - I'm losing dwarves sometimes to sieges and ambushes, and Im not being replenished.

Also I got a legendary marksdwarf just lying wounded, dehydrated and starving outside my gates and NOBODY is retrieving him. What could be going on?

"Boltbored" is going to the dogs, I tell you. To the dogs.

[Organum]

Hm, maybe if you gave the dwarven traders a huuuuge profit some migrants would show up? I'm not too clear on the details, but I remember that having some sort of effect on migration...

[Ieb]

Once you have a bunch of dwarves in your fort, migrant waves become a bit less frequent. Like 100 or so, I can't remember the exact limit. Or well, that's what I've at least seen. Or maybe I remember wrong and it's just the slower FPS that makes me think that migrants don't show up as often anymore?

Anyway.

As for the wounded marksdwarf, it's possible that someone tried to get his ass back inside during whatever attack he was wounded on, saw the gobbos and ran back inside screaming.

That seems to screw up wounded recovering at times, like that one dwarf hogged up the task, pissed themselves and promptly forgot that there was a guy who needed pickup or they'd fucking DIE.

It's annoying. Then again, sometimes some other dwarf picks up the task right after so I don't really know why and how it happens.

[simonthedwarf]

I donated 40k worth of dwarf bucks as offerings to my Civ. Hopefully I'll get some new dwarfs soon. Ive been steadily declining from 80 to 68 the last seasons.

[acetech09]

Ive been steadily declining from 80 to 68 the last seasons.

Obviously, your fortress is a wonderful and prospering place that migrants would happily travel to...

[Chattox]

Generally I have a pop cap set at 50, any more than that and my fortresses tend to get flooded with useless, resource-wasting babies and children that I can't even kill without everyone getting mad for some reason. Once I hit around that number I seal up the fortress. However, for attracting more (you strange person), I think actually trading attracts more migrants than offering, but I'm not entirely sure. Also, things like lots of people dying, tantrum spirals and deaths due to insanity can scare migrants away. Try to keep your fortress accident-free for a year or so, see what happens (probably impossible, I know ).
Also, I'm not sure but I don't think migrants arrive during sieges. Or is that just trade caravans?

[simonthedwarf]

Donating to the mountainhomes seemed to have fixed it, received a wave.

I was also made a county, but no nobles, probably because the last one went mad, ripped off his clothes and starved to death in a locked room.

[Sutremaine]

Also, I'm not sure but I don't think migrants arrive during sieges. Or is that just trade caravans?

They won't arrive while the 'siege' marker is up on the screen.

[krisslanza]

You know how much I wish I'd see that message instead of getting flooded by 20-25 more migrants? Sigh.

Also keep in mind that your fortress value attracts migrants as well. I think aboveground fortresses suffer most from massive migrant waves, due to the fact every constructed wall and roof will up your fortress value faster then mining out a fortress.

[Mdort Goblinsmiter]

... the last one went mad, ripped off his clothes and starved to death in a locked room.

I'm sure it was the right thing to do at the time.

[simonthedwarf]

You guys need to go to empathy school.

[acetech09]

You guys need to go to empathy school.

You need to play DF.

[King DZA]

You guys need to go to empathy school.

There's a school for that? I wish someone would have told me, so i didn't have to waste all of that time being sickened by the condition of life for my kin.

[simonthedwarf]

Sure, just leave your name on this list and give me 50$ for enrollment and I'll make sure doctor Xavier finds a place for you