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   let's try again...1 the axe icon on one of my towns shows a red box with 20 in it.
2 the military movements list shows 40 hostile incoming attacks - lines in the list.
3 every 2 lines in the list show the same arrival time.
4 every 2 lines in the list shows 1 melder attack and 1 corrupted attack.

It's a bug / feature.
If the feature gives 2 combat reports then you get 2 chances of a tentacle drop.
My view is that the bug is just a report screen issue and not a logic issue.
The number of attacks is correctly calculated in the red incoming hostile attacks square.
It just gets doubled in the list.

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Dungshoveleux Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 09 Nov 2013 Status: Offline Points: 935	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dungshoveleux Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 22:48
	let's try again... 1 the axe icon on one of my towns shows a red box with 20 in it. 2 the military movements list shows 40 hostile incoming attacks - lines in the list. 3 every 2 lines in the list show the same arrival time. 4 every 2 lines in the list shows 1 melder attack and 1 corrupted attack. It's a bug / feature. If the feature gives 2 combat reports then you get 2 chances of a tentacle drop. My view is that the bug is just a report screen issue and not a logic issue. The number of attacks is correctly calculated in the red incoming hostile attacks square. It just gets doubled in the list.

zolvon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wordsmith Joined: 05 May 2010 Location: NZ Status: Offline Points: 182	Post Options Post Reply Quote zolvon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 22:29
	I can't remember the Melders attacking before, I thought in the past it was just your own corrupted units returning. This made me think the addition of Melders was a result of me being mid-quest. But If non mid-questers have Melders incoming then it would appear to be unrelated and indeed a new effect. ???

Dungshoveleux Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 09 Nov 2013 Status: Offline Points: 935	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dungshoveleux Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 18:25
	I believe the "drop" rate is somewhere between 3% - 5%. The incoming military attacks show up as the correct number on the main screen, but are duplicated on the military movements screen as melder and corrupted units.

Yitshak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wordsmith Joined: 28 Apr 2016 Status: Offline Points: 179	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yitshak Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 14:03
	This is my first time around - I started just after the last event, so I won't know if there is anything different. 17 hours before my first hits arrive, but there are only few. Most start arriving in 1d 8h from now.
	Remember to be nice to the squirrel.

Wartow Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 20 May 2014 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 870	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wartow Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 13:49
	Anyone had an attack from the corrupted temples land? I'm still 2 days out before my first hits. Just wondered if there was anything different with this go around?


Dungshoveleux Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 09 Nov 2013 Status: Offline Points: 935	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dungshoveleux Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jun 2017 at 17:47
	Because you need 20 tentacles of your own race so you can swap 15 of them for other tentacles. Or, you have a lot of money!

Neytiri Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wordsmith Joined: 25 Nov 2010 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 123	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neytiri Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jun 2017 at 16:09
	I don't completely understand how you should collect 5 tentacles from another race, though. Do I understand that correctly? You need 5 of each? If the tentacles aren't supposed to leave the city, how do I get anything but elf tentacles?
	"It is well that their bodies know the heat and the cold; it will make them strong warriors and mothers." - Absaroke elder (from Edward S. Curtis's book 'The North American Indian')

Neytiri Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wordsmith Joined: 25 Nov 2010 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 123	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neytiri Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jun 2017 at 16:02
	I like the idea that you need a vault to protect the tentacles. It's a pain, but otherwise that building is pretty useless.
	"It is well that their bodies know the heat and the cold; it will make them strong warriors and mothers." - Absaroke elder (from Edward S. Curtis's book 'The North American Indian')

Dungshoveleux Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 09 Nov 2013 Status: Offline Points: 935	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dungshoveleux Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jun 2017 at 00:37
	I think hypotheses rather than conclusions.

zolvon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wordsmith Joined: 05 May 2010 Location: NZ Status: Offline Points: 182	Post Options Post Reply Quote zolvon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jun 2017 at 00:15
	My conclusions, We are told to keep the tentacles safe in the town. This means either have a high level vault, many thieves present or surround town with armies or all three. "Swift and ruinous attack" means if the tentacles escape the quest is ruined and it happens quickly and without warning. We are told, "Once it is sated, the next phase will begin." This means we need to send an offering to one of the temples. The "next phase" is an attack from the Melders. Survive and the quest is complete. I am not sure if anyone has been attacked by Melders? but they are about five days away from my town of Freedom. So I ask for help to survive. If you can send armies to help me ensure survival, please contact me in-game to arrange a confed or NAP if needed. I hope my excitement is not in vain, but I think we may have cracked the mystery. Also, I suggest all others mid-quest try sending different units or offerings to one of the temples and see what happens.