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User talk:Smartmo
How is it possible that after a black bear attacked in the first month of my fortress, killing my woodcutter and a farmer, while badly wounding my expedition leader/carpenter, somehow became my most successful fortress yet? --Smartmo 01:49, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
Idea for your projects! Outlast a bear by sitting on the ground with your back next to a tree, wielding nothing but a shield. Turn close combat on so not to kill the bear. Strangle it to death after it dies of over-excursion. BONUS: Try it with a pack of wolves. SUPER BONUS: Bowmen. --Demaster72 02:16, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Why is "[Building] an elaborate construct to fill a fortress of 80+ dwarves with water" with no survivors harder than you'd think? --Zort 02:32, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
- I didn't seal the entrance. A few got out, but a few ambushes fixed that. I see your point though, I'm just trying to put filler in my main page. I'll fix it. --Smartmo
Orc mod
Have you tried the Orc mod? I never "lost" a fortress until I tried that mod. They are trap-avoid (so traps don't work) and they don't feel pain. They are very agile, too, which makes it hard. Once you figure out how to deal with orcs, though, you laugh at goblins (but not the ranged units!).--Kwieland 17:27, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
- I'll consider it, but the real problem I have is that it takes so long to make a good fortress, but nothing happens once I do. I'm currently looking up megaconstructions on the Challenges page. Finding a goal, something to try to achieve, would make this game so much more interesting. In fact, I'll add that to my main page. --Smartmo 21:15, 15 May 2009 (UTC)