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===Containment=== | ===Containment=== | ||
− | Containment is the simplest strategy for dealing with demons. A simple constructed wall will block any demon. Because of their building destroyer status, demons cannot be contained via locked doors. However, indestructible artifact-quality portals can stop them, as can some bridges | + | Containment is the simplest strategy for dealing with demons. A simple constructed wall will block any demon. Because of their building destroyer status, demons cannot be contained via locked doors. However, indestructible artifact-quality portals can stop them, as can some bridges. It may be difficult to lure demons away from artifact furniture, should the area need to be accessed to reset a trap. If using bridges, be aware that any raising bridge that lands on a demon will deconstruct, and that demons can easily have internal temperatures greatly exceeding the melting points of steel or iron, leading to deconstruction as they pass over them. Because of their vast numbers, containment is an important part of any attempt to defeat them-- fighting two groups of 25 demons is much easier than fighting one group of 50. |
One particular gentleman, AussieGuy on the Bay12 forums, has found an ingenious method for disposing of an entire demonic invasion at once: a [[Megaprojects|stupid dwarven trick]] known as "the dwarven checkerboard".([http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=94140.0 Source]) | One particular gentleman, AussieGuy on the Bay12 forums, has found an ingenious method for disposing of an entire demonic invasion at once: a [[Megaprojects|stupid dwarven trick]] known as "the dwarven checkerboard".([http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=94140.0 Source]) | ||
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===Ranged Combat=== | ===Ranged Combat=== | ||
− | Ranged combat sounds appealing, especially in the face of demons that explode with unimaginable heat upon death, but should be considered carefully. Most demons have vastly more powerful ranged attacks than marksdwarves have. | + | Ranged combat sounds appealing, especially in the face of demons that explode with unimaginable heat upon death, but should be considered carefully. Most demons have vastly more powerful ranged attacks than marksdwarves have. Fire breath, deadly dust, and poisonous vapors are all common; a single exhalation of a deadly vapor can kill your marksdwarves before they can empty their quivers. |
− | Fortifications are appealing, as they can be dug directly into adamantine without ever exposing your fortress to a path to the demons | + | Fortifications are appealing, as they can be dug directly into adamantine without ever exposing your fortress to a path to the demons, but be aware of reports that some demons may be capable of traveling through fortifications. More, demons with syndrome attacks may attack through fortifications even without a path, although they appear to do so less frequently than if they have a path. |
− | Still, should you | + | Still, should you isolate a group of demons that lack special attacks, marksdwarves can be very effective. |
===Melee Combat=== | ===Melee Combat=== |