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Mighty creatures that attack your fortress. When one enters your area, the game will announce its presence and its name. | Mighty creatures that attack your fortress. When one enters your area, the game will announce its presence and its name. | ||
| − | + | The type of megabeast appears to be random, but the timing may not be. A certain wealth or a population of around 100 may trigger one.{{Verify}} Force-quitting and loading a fortress from a few days before a megabeast attack may result in a different one arriving on the same day{{version|0.28.181.40d}}, depending on what has survived [[world generation]]. | |
| − | Included in this [[:Category:Megabeasts|category]] are the [[Bronze | + | Included in this [[:Category:Megabeasts|category]] are the [[Bronze Colossus]], [[Dragon]], [[Hydra]], [[Scamps]] and [[Titan]]. |
Occasionally, worlds may be generated in which no megabeasts survive, making the game considerably less [[fun]]. A common method of avoiding this problem is to make megabeasts significantly stronger during world generation (by increasing their SIZE or DAMBLOCK) so that more of them survive; however, this may result in them being just as strong when encountered, even if the modifications are later undone. | Occasionally, worlds may be generated in which no megabeasts survive, making the game considerably less [[fun]]. A common method of avoiding this problem is to make megabeasts significantly stronger during world generation (by increasing their SIZE or DAMBLOCK) so that more of them survive; however, this may result in them being just as strong when encountered, even if the modifications are later undone. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
:* [[Creature]] | :* [[Creature]] | ||
| − | :* [[ | + | :* [[Spheres]] |
:* [[Fanciful]] | :* [[Fanciful]] | ||
:* [[Siege#Megabeasts|Siege]] | :* [[Siege#Megabeasts|Siege]] | ||