0008754: Goblin sieges are slow, infrequent, and small, despite proximity to multiple goblin sites at embark

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Summary	0008754: Goblin sieges are slow, infrequent, and small, despite proximity to multiple goblin sites at embark

Revision	2015-01-24 14:05 by Footkerchief
Description	Apologies as I am not 100% convinced this is necessarily a bug as opposed to an intended feature, but the significant change in gameplay makes me want to at least bring it up. Also unsure as the severity of it, as it does not at first seem so serious, but for users who play primarily for the military / combat aspect of Fortress mode this issue is a big deal. Essentially, Goblin Invasions can appear to come much later, less frequently, and in smaller numbers as compared to previous versions. Additionally, no Goblin Snatchers/scouting parties were seen. In my case, despite embarking in the midst of many Dark Pits and a Dark Tower during worldgen, and greatly increasing my fort's created/exported wealth, and quickly having a population over 80, I only finally saw a small siege of about 12 goblins some ways into my 3rd year. Additionally, I have read several reports from other users that even in versions 0.40.23 / 0.40.24, they consistently get either no sieges, or extremely infrequent, small sieges. I realize that other users have not been having such problems, so I'm not sure of the exact cause of the issue, possibly related to advanced worldgen settings / embark situations to account for the different experience between users.

Revision	2015-01-20 19:53 by Footkerchief
Description	Apologies as I am not 100% convinced this is necessarily a bug as opposed to an intended feature, but the significant change in gameplay makes me want to at least bring it up. Also unsure as the severity of it, as it does not at first seem so serious, but for users who play primarily for the military / combat aspect of Fortress mode this issue is a big deal. Essentially, Goblin Invasions can appear to come much later, less frequently, and in smaller numbers as compared to previous versions. Additionally, no Goblin Snatchers/scouting parties were seen. In my case, despite embarking in the midst of many Dark Pits and a Dark Tower during worldgen, and greatly increasing my fort's created/exported wealth, and quickly having a population over 80, I only finally saw a small siege of 0000020:0000012 goblins some ways into my 3rd year. Additionally, I have read several reports from other users that even in versions 0.40.23 / 0.40.24, they consistently get either no sieges, or extremely infrequent, small sieges. I realize that other users have not been having such problems, so I'm not sure of the exact cause of the issue, possibly related to advanced worldgen settings / embark situations to account for the different experience between users.