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[slothen]

I have some thrips men that consistently fly 1-2 z levels off the ground, my marksdwarves won't kill them, and they won't leave.  Next world I gen will have thrips removed entirely.

[Broseph Stalin]

I LOVE Keas, they swoop into my above ground forts in swarms snatching up people's belongings and fortress valuables and occasionally scratching up people's faces. It's the perfect blend of Fun and fun. When a hole in your defenses lets the enemy slaughter you it's generally only fun after the fact, watching your little mans wrestle with thieving birds is hilarious. In the future Kobold raiding parties should come in with trained keas that snatch your things before returning to their masters.

[KodKod]

In the future Kobold raiding parties should come in with trained keas that snatch your things before returning to their masters.

I dunno, I think a flock of Kea would make a meal out of a few kobolds. Those things are nasty. Have you seen what they can do to a sheep, a sheep being more than twice the size of a likkle kobold?

[jaxy15]

Ravens. They're far more common than keas, they're annoying, they come in groups, and they often fly into your fort. I also had a dwarf die from an infection caused by a raven 1 z level above him.

[Broseph Stalin]

I dunno, I think a flock of Kea would make a meal out of a few kobolds. Those things are nasty. Have you seen what they can do to a sheep, a sheep being more than twice the size of a likkle kobold?

I think they could train Kea's one at a time, the reason they can kill sheep is because sheep don't have daggers and can't turn around. Plus unlike sheep when Figglsirtgup see's Tykiztert getting pecked at he'd probably come to his aid.

[Loud Whispers]

The list of condemned fliers:

Buzzards
Ravens
Keas

??

[SRD]

EMUS.

[KodKod]

I think they could train Kea's one at a time, the reason they can kill sheep is because sheep don't have daggers and can't turn around.

Ah, but aren't you forgetting that sheep have particle accelerator cannons hooves? The deadliest weapons known to dwarfkind.

The list of condemned fliers:
Buzzards

Honestly I've don't think any of the other annoying fliers come even close to buzzards, which seem to have been put in the game precisely to piss people off and cause havok for early forts. Sure a kea can nick a few items, sure ravens come in unending swarms, but they don't all kamikaze your fort and cause mass panic on a regular basis until you exterminate the entire species.

[Malarauko]

Badgers. I still have nightmares about the goddamn badgers.

[SRD]

Remember the carp from 40d? -shivers-

[Loud Whispers]

Honestly I've don't think any of the other annoying fliers come even close to buzzards, which seem to have been put in the game precisely to piss people off and cause havok for early forts. Sure a kea can nick a few items, sure ravens come in unending swarms, but they don't all kamikaze your fort and cause mass panic on a regular basis until you exterminate the entire species.

In .31, I made entire embark profiles dedicated to defending against buzzards. Not seen a single one in .34, and I'm almost sad.

I'm almost, because there's ravens everywhere.

Loud Whispers cancels lament : Interrupted by raven corpse x99

[Trif]

I hate ravens with a passion. They always clog up the haunted embarks, cannot be butchered, attack in groups and peck everything to death when undead.
Even on my current non-haunted embark they continue to annoy me because their pathing gets stuck on some trees and they never move unless I declare them to be archery practice. I managed to catch some, though. Maybe it would be stylish to tame them and to pasture them on statues above some chamber doors.

[Moonshadow101]

I've had a few embarks where there seems to be a Giant Wolverine on the map AT ALL TIMES. Every one I kill is immediately replaced. Giant Badgers were worse, since they ran in packs, but at least they could be relied upon to leave eventually!

And yeah, Keas are assholes.

[khearn]

I've had a few embarks where there seems to be a Giant Wolverine on the map AT ALL TIMES. Every one I kill is immediately replaced. Giant Badgers were worse, since they ran in packs, but at least they could be relied upon to leave eventually!

Sounds like you have an infinite food supply.

[Murgy]

Giant Grasshoppers, man.
You laugh, but just wait until a single one hospitalizes five of your starting seven dwarves.