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The spike traps never ever jam, but weapon traps can if they land a killing blow on an enemy.
Thus if you want to fight a whole bunch of enemies using a few weapon traps, use weapons that indirectly kill.

Smashing weapons that will break bones but not kill, leaving the enemy to bleed out or suffocate. Slashing weapons are usually a no as they can cut of a goblin's head and then jamming.
You could theoretically use crossbows but they would need to be refilled. Stabbing weapons won't usually kill unless it's a headshot, but even then it'll usually just tear muscle.


Another idea is to set up a row of fortifications in your entrance and then dig a small pit in front of it. Set up some crossbow dwarves to fire into the siege. The pit should stop goblin archers from getting next to the fortification and firing at your dwarves. Note that this will not work if they have elite archers as they can shoot through fortifications from afar.

What way are we taking this?

Is it meant to be serious, or are we making them jokes? Or a mix?

That said, we could easily make two lists. Would be a shame to waste all these excellent ideas so far.

Never died, but I have ended up getting attacked by them.

Try to calm them down through the talk menu. If they refuse then slaughter them I guess.

Even our school issued laptops are 64 bit now... People with 32 bit computers are going to have bigger problems than not being able to play Dwarf Fortress.

Myxomatosis (sometimes shortened to "myxo" or "myxy") is a disease that affects rabbits and is caused by the myxoma virus. It was first observed in Uruguay in laboratory rabbits in the late 19th century. It was introduced into Australia in 1950 in an attempt to control the rabbit population (see Rabbits in Australia). Affected rabbits develop skin tumors, and in some cases blindness, followed by fatigue and fever; they usually die within 14 days of contracting the disease.

I suspected this is what they used to exterminate them. I myself used to have 2 pet rabbits. They caught myxo and died. It's completely curable and a vaccine exists, but they don't let you use it in Australia for fear of your releasing your immune rabbits into the wild.

RIP: Winny and Otto 2013-2015

It seems that there are more Dwarf sites closer to the pits than your fort. Maybe they are preoccupied.

Are there closer sites the invaders might be prioritizing over yours? Also could be that your site is too difficult to reach, mountains and such are impassable and so armies need to travel around them.