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• 40d:Trap design
  ...nd your dwarves. This page will focus on the theory and design of complex traps, mechanical systems and other automation for defending your fortress, and a * Many defenses rely on complex traps as a central component, that are, essentially, the defense themselves. For
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• 40d:Defense guide
  ...s every possibility. Fortress layout, military organization and training, traps and more, all contribute to the overall "defense" and survivability of your * '''traps''', see [[Trap design]].
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• 40d:Trap
  :''For traps used to catch [[vermin]], see [[animal trap]].'' '''Traps''' are a reliable and cost-effective method for defending any fortress. Unl
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• 40d:Indecisive's illustrated fortress mode tutorial
  ...I want to be at, I am going to set up this entrance room with an array of traps to kill any potential invaders. Also of note, the floor of this room is mud ...y, so you'll wind up making quite a few. Other useful items include Animal Traps, which allow you to capture vermin, as well as bins, barrels, and buckets.
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• 40d:Ambush
  ...[[weapon trap]]s do not. You can still detect invaders from checking your traps "visually" - if the trap killed an invader the [[corpse]] and gear will be Goblins are unable to navigate traps safely and can easily be killed or caught by simple [[weapon trap]]s or [[T
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• 40d:Defense design
  ...central part, that are, essentially, the defense themselves. For complex traps that are '''not''' a minor/optional part of a larger defensive plan, (but m ...s your "first line of defense" - put them deeper in the entry, behind some traps
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• 40d:Animal trap
  :''For information on other types of traps, or trapping non-vermin land animals see [[Trap]].'' ...]]. You may want to build separate workshops or forges to construct animal traps if you do it large scale, for if you do not have an unoccupied dwarf with t
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• 40d:Challenges
  * Only use cage traps, and either tame the creatures you catch, or release them back into the wil ...may be challenging, as it forbids easy isolation/defense from attacks, all traps and wells. Irrigation is reduced to solid elbow grease and maybe a bucket o
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• 40d:Stories/Archive 11
  ...what was causing such fear in it's comrades and saw the whirlwind of giant traps skewering and disembowling the unfortunate goblins, as well as the river of ...lood was everywhere as was vomit. Goblins were digustingly stuck to weapon traps and hung limply in the air with embedded serrated discs, spiked balls, cork
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• 40d:Trap component
  ...omponents''', or '''trap weapons''', that are ''specifically'' for weapons traps (and two also have additional uses). As with any weapon, a total of up to ...nter]]), as noted below, which can be useful in getting some heavy weapons traps set up before you have a steady [[smelting]] operation going, or if you are
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• 40d:Stupid dwarf trick
  ...ls, windmills, or useless idle dwarves. Hook it up to doors, bridges, and traps. ...in different seasons. See if enemies actually blunder into your intricate traps. Watch all hell break loose as water freezes.
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• 40d:Meat industry
  === Cage traps === ...h judicious use of [[cage trap]]s. This, of course, involves building cage traps where animals will walk. Once they are trapped the caged animal (or [[invad
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• 40d:Stories/Archive 9
  ...but the bridge could only be reached via a corridor of cage and rock-fall traps. Past the courtyard, the remains of the cave converted to a wide corridor, ...ould have looked magnificent were instead strewn with debris, and the cage traps that protected our fortress had, instead of wild cats and terrifying beasts
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• 40d:Your first fortress
  ...a good amount of traffic and caravans, but narrow enough to use diabolical traps and designs to kill lots of goblins. Your main doors will have to be only .... The further your enemies have to travel to get to your dwarves, the more traps and military personnel you can put in their way to stop them from killing y
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• 40d:Tim's castle building tutorial
  ...s detect thieves and ambushers that may have made it past any detectors or traps outside ...had a caged bronze colossus from this method), with the rest being weapon traps to kill numerous weak invaders such as goblins.
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• 40d:Siege
  ...traps will break most [[goblin]] sieges without any help. [[Cage]] [[trap|traps]] are one guaranteed removal in most cases (even some [[megabeast]] can be
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• 40d:Vermin
  ...mal will then be brought to an animal [[stockpile]]. Alternatively, animal traps can be built and baited, which is a better way to catch outside vermin. Stray, untamed vermin that are caught in animal traps are edible, and will be eaten live as exotic cuisine by any dwarf who happe
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• 40d:Captured creatures
  ...o the fortress. They will not attack your dwarves, and do not set off your traps. ...killing as soon as it is released, with the added bonus of being immune to traps.
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• 40d:Weapon
  ...s a spike and can also be used in [[Trap#Upright_Spear/Spike|upright spike traps]].'' !Weapons and Traps
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• 40d:Init.txt
  ...there are lockup issues with cage traps, and you cannot disarm any of the traps yet, so they effectively stops you from exploring your old fortresses. ...there are lockup issues with cage traps, and you cannot disarm any of the traps yet, so they effectively stops you from exploring your old fortresses.
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