Editing 40d Talk:Rhesus macaque

I was attacked by these guys in my fortress, and the attacks seemed to co-incide with a kobold raid, are they actually smart enough for diplomacy or was it a coincidence? (around 10 of them, 3 kobold thieves, good practice for my new military) ---Major

It was coincidence they attacked at same time--[[User:ThVaz|ThVaz]] 05:35, 20 February 2008 (EST)
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 It was coincidence they attacked at same time--[[User:ThVaz|ThVaz]] 05:35, 20 February 2008 (EST)
-== Ouch! ==
-In a recent game, a pack of these raided my outpost very early in the game (before I had moved all my stuff into secure stockpiles).  They stole several things, including the rope I'd bought so I could build a well as early as possible.  Well, I wasn't going to stand for that, so I activated my entire military (all of whom were novice wrestlers or better) and unleashed them on the monkey menace...
-Who then managed to kill one of my dwarves!
-Fortunately it was my "miscellaneous crafts dwarf" rather than anyone critcal like a miner/woodcutter/farmer, but it was quite a shock and a setback to lose someone so early on.  (Although part of a pattern I seem to be getting lately of losing someone within the first year: first a fisherdwarf drowning (dragged in by a long nosed gar, I think), then this macaque murder, and more recently a couple of fire imp attacks). [[User:Iapetus|Iapetus]] 18:40, 26 November 2008 (EST)
-A tip I'd give you for that is to have a [[Bowyer's_workshop|Bowyer's workshop]] and make wooden crossbows, and craft some wooden arrows, this is if wood is plentiful, it can also be done with bone. Crossbows would scare them off more readily I think, I'm not sure on that. As for the topic, the macques would have fluked a kill, by attacking instead of their usual fleeing. Rare, but not as rare as a hoary marmot killing a dwarf, which I have had happen. Goes to show anything can kill when it gets lucky. --[[User:Major sephiroth|Major sephiroth]] 22:56, 26 November 2008 (EST)
-:For a different version of "Ouch": I was trying an outdoor fortress, and my first artifact - a groundhog leather coat (only worth 4800) - was '''stolen''' by a Rhesus Macaque. Interestingly, I killed the macaque that took it from the stockpile; it lay there on the ground, marked as "forbidden" since it had been stolen, and being ignored by both dwarves and the remaining macaques. I killed most of the rest, then reClaimed the artifact; at which point the remaining macaque made a beeline for it and ran off with it. --[[User:Alextfish|Alextfish]] 15:10, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
-::A bunch of these guys (at least 6 or 7) just tried to steal from me.  I sent my lone marksdwarf after them.  My entrance is now covered in blood and said marksdwarf is now wearing the invader's skin.  And now they're coming back.  They never learn.  --[[User:Smartmo|Smartmo]] 15:03, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
-:::Heh, in another game when I had just embarked, a bunch of them were on the map and immediately headed towards the wagon. I don't remember if I set a zone on the wagon or not, but anyways, the monkeys kept trying to approach the wagon, doing the feint approach until they got too close to a war dog, which tore them to pieces. There were no survivors. Of course though, this was right at the start, so I couldn't make use of the bodyparts or whatever and was too busy anyways.--[[User:Smjjames|Smjjames]] 16:25, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
-At size 3, they're the perfect size for stacks of bolts (15) for traps that use your reject crossbows and found bows.  Cage'em and raise'em just for that.--[[User:Albedo|Albedo]] 20:27, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
-:Useful for capturing, but not particularly useful for breeding, since they take 3 years to mature. --[[User:Quietust|Quietust]] 19:05, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
-:It was right at the very start and I was still digging out my entranceway. They always come again when they are on the map though. <small>&ndash; [[template:unsigned|unsigned]] comment by [[User:Smjjames|Smjjames]]</small>