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mrpuffs

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world difficulty
« on: August 21, 2006, 05:26:00 pm »

firstly this is a GREAT game, very addictive :P
but i was wondering if there was a way for me to up the difficulty, all the worlds i creaate are for pussy's i never get attacked by anything, on one i got to 35 dwarves and over the chasm and not one attack!!

is there a difficulty toggle i have missed somewhere?

sorry if this question has been asked 100 time but i read the FAQ and browsed the forumm and cudnt find an answer! and i ocouldnt find an option in game for it.

thanks in advance.

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Re: world difficulty
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2006, 06:20:00 pm »

Make a fort in a haunted or sinister area.   Enjoy!
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Re: world difficulty
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2006, 06:30:00 pm »

Attacks also seem to be completely random.

I played on a sinister map a few versions ago and the only creature that came to bother me was ONE werewolf, and all he did was kill my metalsmith then bugger off to the southern most area of the map. Conversely, i've played on a "wilderness" or a "calm" map where i was continually under attack almost all the time past the first year.

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Re: world difficulty
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2006, 06:31:00 pm »

I believe difficulty balancing isn't a priority right now. Haunted maps are in general very easy, though I hear once some of the later nobles arrive some nastier things might invade.

[ August 21, 2006: Message edited by: syllogism ]

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Re: world difficulty
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2006, 06:37:00 pm »

Slaughter the human caravan every year.

Then wait. Wait and watch.

You'll get what you want.

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Re: world difficulty
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2006, 02:08:00 pm »

wait i just realised how badly worded my post was :P i ment how do i choose to play on a sinister/haunted map?? thanks again! :P (i swear im retarded because i just cant figure it out!)
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Re: world difficulty
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2006, 02:11:00 pm »

press tab a few times when you are carefully preparing your starting dwarves.  you'll get to a map screen where you can press +/- or the cursor controls to select from 50 start sites.
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Re: world difficulty
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2006, 02:26:00 pm »

ahhhh thanks alot toady!
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