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Dwarf Fortress => DF Gameplay Questions => Topic started by: ryansee on January 07, 2013, 07:04:07 am

Title: Military
Post by: ryansee on January 07, 2013, 07:04:07 am
I keep losing forts to seiges no matter how many I have or how long I train them. Pre hospital df they used to be able to get legendary from training. Right now I just dont know how are you supposed to train or survive sieges.
Title: Re: Military
Post by: toomanysecrets on January 07, 2013, 09:12:31 am
You might look at this (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=121280.0) and this (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=121299.0)
Title: Re: Military
Post by: ikachan on January 07, 2013, 12:17:30 pm
And here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=121424.0) is a page where people are discussing their methods of dealing with sieges.

If you search around then you'll find there (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=121067.msg3912011#msg3912011) are (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=119581.msg3820282#msg3820282) a LOT (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=119108.msg3789862#msg3789862) of topics about military (http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2012:Military).
Title: Re: Military
Post by: Cheedows on January 07, 2013, 08:21:07 pm
A fellow noob as well, I found that marksdwarves work really well.  Even inexperienced ones have a spray which hits something  :P.  Also, Hunters train them up quickly as well.
Title: Re: Military
Post by: ikachan on January 07, 2013, 10:12:11 pm
A fellow noob as well, I found that marksdwarves work really well.  Even inexperienced ones have a spray which hits something  :P.  Also, Hunters train them up quickly as well.

Reminds me of this topic (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=120843.msg3898925#msg3898925) that talks about equipping all dwarves with armour and a person on that thread suggested assigning all civilians as marksdwarves with armour. That will make all your dwarves harder to kill and it will make everyone take random shots at the enemy which is apparently quite effective.