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Dwarf Fortress => DF Adventure Mode Discussion => Topic started by: hughjarse on November 03, 2007, 10:06:00 pm

Title: Has anyone been attacked in adventure mode
Post by: hughjarse on November 03, 2007, 10:06:00 pm
I still have not been attacked by anything when travelling on the big overland map.

Either my world is corrupted , no one else has had a random encounter or like someone said,
my character has dreadful B.O. ?

Title: Re: Has anyone been attacked in adventure mode
Post by: ravensword227 on November 03, 2007, 10:30:00 pm
I don't think you get attacked on the overland anymore.  I walked the span of a couple of maps I generated and no attacks.  

It's also hard to find creatures in adventure mode while traveling the world in general.  It seems you can walk for five or ten minutes, going through different biomes, and sometimes not see one creature.      :(

When you do find them, it's like there are hidden pockets of them.  A herd of camels, a herd of zombie elks (that appear to be docile).  No living wilderness - no birds flitting around, squirrels, occasional deer, rabbit, gazelle encounters.  OTOH, Fortress mode handles the creatures entirely different - more creatures than ever show up near your fortress.

Now, to be fair, we were all warned that some of us might be disappointed with this release.  

Adventure mode needs a lot of work - it isn't anywhere near as playable as the old version (though fighting giant spiders is something to experience).  *But* Fortress mode is 10x better once you get used to it - I find myself liking it more and more: it is not at all like the sandbox mode I thought it'd be.

[ November 03, 2007: Message edited by: ravensword227 ]

Title: Re: Has anyone been attacked in adventure mode
Post by: hughjarse on November 04, 2007, 05:12:00 am
hmm, looks like its a bug then.
When I posted a week or so ago about this Toady repied saying it might be a bug,e.g.its not a feature.

I'll put this in the bugs post if Toady doesnt reply here within the next week.

Haven't tried fortress mode yet in the new version 'cause of all the bug reports relating to it,
but if you reckon its that much better than the old version I just might.

Title: Re: Has anyone been attacked in adventure mode
Post by: The Hidden on November 04, 2007, 08:09:00 am
I don't think it's a bug.  Townspeople don't tell you what creatures roam the surroundings as well.  They only tell you about sites.

I think random encounters should be in the game, so you can build up experience, or at least have something to do while traveling long distances.

[ November 04, 2007: Message edited by: The Hidden ]

Title: Re: Has anyone been attacked in adventure mode
Post by: uberubert on November 04, 2007, 12:13:00 pm
Yeah I battled an ironman lately. I shot his head off. Then I bled to death after the other ironman behind me strangled me alot..!

Haha, And thus ends the story of my first adventurer ever! It was really fun!!

Title: Re: Has anyone been attacked in adventure mode
Post by: Toady One on November 04, 2007, 05:15:00 pm
The lack of ambushes is Bug 484.  I'll handle it at some point.  Not sure what's going on yet.
Title: Re: Has anyone been attacked in adventure mode
Post by: Languidiir on November 08, 2007, 10:58:00 pm
quote:
Originally posted by ravensword227:
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 *But* Fortress mode is 10x better once you get used to it - I find myself liking it more and more: it is not at all like the sandbox mode I thought it'd be.

[ November 03, 2007: Message edited by: ravensword227 ]</STRONG>


What does everyone around here have against sandbox games!?

Title: Re: Has anyone been attacked in adventure mode
Post by: Bricktop on November 09, 2007, 12:45:00 pm
quote:
What does everyone around here have against sandbox games!?


They are too easy and can get very boring very quickly.

Title: Re: Has anyone been attacked in adventure mode
Post by: Dwarfu on November 09, 2007, 11:35:00 pm
Pish...

This sandbox has the foul pee-soaked sand removed daily by Toady, who continuously replaces it with only the finest grain sand the world over.