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Giant tick
 | This article was migrated from DF2014:Giant tick and may be inaccurate for the current version of DF (v50.15). See this page for more information. |
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| Urist likes giant ticks for their ability to expand. | |
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| Portrait | |
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No portrait | |
| Biome | |
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| Variations | |
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Tick - Tick man - Giant tick | |
| Attributes | |
| Alignment: | Savage |
| Tamed Attributes | |
| Pet value | 500 |
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Not hunting/war trainable | |
| Size | |
| Max: | 200,007 cm3
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| Age | |
| Adult at: | Birth |
| Max age: | 2-2 |
| Butchering returns | |
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Food items | |
| Meat | 25 |
| Fat | 22 |
| Brain | 2 |
| Heart | 1 |
| Intestines | 8 |
| Eyes | 2 |
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Raw materials | |
| Skin | Chitin |
v50.15 · v0.47.05 This article is about the current version of DF.Note that some content may still need to be updated. |
- A large monster taking the shape of a tick.
Giant ticks are the non-vermin variety of ticks. They carry the MOUTH_SUCK_ATTACK creature variation tag, and can in fact suck blood from a dwarf. In form and capability they are essentially a toothless, webless giant spider, and as such are relatively no danger to your dwarves; however, if cornered and attacked, they can make quick work of a single, untrained and unarmored dwarf. Having an additional pair of legs gives them more resilience compared to giant insects, and less chance to get a fatal brain injury, but they are easily taken out by a military squad or hunter. It is highly recommended to either take it down by bolt, or have an armored soldier take care of it, as even a single bite can incapacitate an unarmored dwarf.
They are ubiquitous, and live for only two years, so they are better utilized as roasts than pets.
[CREATURE:GIANT_TICK]
[COPY_TAGS_FROM:TICK]
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:GIANT]
[CV_REMOVE_TAG:CHANGE_BODY_SIZE_PERC]
[APPLY_CURRENT_CREATURE_VARIATION]
[GO_TO_END]
[SELECT_CASTE:ALL]
[CHANGE_BODY_SIZE_PERC:20000700]
[GO_TO_START]
[NAME:giant tick:giant ticks:giant tick]
[CASTE_NAME:giant tick:giant ticks:giant tick]
[DESCRIPTION:A large monster taking the shape of a tick.]
[POPULATION_NUMBER:10:20]
[CLUSTER_NUMBER:1:1]
[CREATURE_TILE:'T']
[COLOR:6:0:0]
[PET_EXOTIC]
[PETVALUE:500]
[MOUNT_EXOTIC]
[GO_TO_END]
[PREFSTRING:ability to expand]
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_WALKING_GAITS:900:750:600:439:1900:2900] 20 kph
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CRAWLING_GAITS:9000:8900:8825:8775:9500:9900] 1 kph
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CLIMBING_GAITS:9000:8900:8825:8775:9500:9900] |