I keep getting ridiculous amounts* of ambushes. And it doesn't help in the slightest that ambushes won't leave** your map until they take a loss, now. I can't get
any caravans through. And despite their incredible losses (Holy Hell I must have 6000+ items on the ground out there), none of the peaceful civilizations are sending a siege at me.
Two interesting observations:
- Theives will pick up an item, and then stand by the edge of the map for a few months before leaving. (which makes the few short spans of time that I can cross the river to pick supplies up very annoying)
- All goblins are mounted during a siege. On freaking giant cave monsters. (No bats, or squids. The tough stuff)
My current plan is to build a separate tunnel that runs across that part of the map (directly across from my bridge), blocking off the two sides of the landmass. It will have two floodgate switches, allowing me to let a caravan or migrant wave into a safe zone (if they can make it) before I drop the drawbridge.
I think that, with the main drawbridge up, trolls shouldn't destroy the wall. I think.
Although, at the rate it is taking to build walls now (~14fps, thanks to those items and refuse buildup), it might be faster to channel another river section. :/
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Anywho, my main tunnel should be done soon, I'll probably upload some pictures if Obsidian ever gets off the ground. (Stonesense doesn't look very good with tunnels. :/)
*Try seven fully armed and experienced goblin and kobald squadrons at a time.
**The wait is almost a full year.
