exterminate
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Tags: fort | armok | units

Command: "exterminate"

  Kills things.

Kills any unit, or all units of a given race. You can target any unit on a revealed tile of the map, including ambushers, but caged/chained creatures are ignored.


Usage
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"exterminate"
   List the available targets.

"exterminate this|him|her|it [magma|butcher]"
   Kills the selected unit.

"exterminate <race>[:<caste>] [magma|butcher]"
   Kills all available units of the specified race, or all undead units.

"exterminate undead [magma|butcher]"
   Kills all available undead units, regardless of race.

If "magma" is specified, a column of 7/7 magma is generated on top of the targets until they die. Warning: do not try this on magma-safe creatures! Also, using this mode on flyers is not recommended unless you like magma rain.

Alternately, if "butcher" is specified, "exterminate" will mark the units for butchering but does not kill them. A dwarf will take the creature to a butcher's shop and do the deed there. This mode is, of course, useful for pets and not for armed enemies.


Examples
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"exterminate this"
   Kill the selected unit.

"exterminate"
   List the targets on your map.

"exterminate BIRD_RAVEN:male"
   Kill the ravens flying around the map (but only the male ones).

"exterminate undead magma"
   Kill all undead on the map by pouring magma on them.


Technical details
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This tool kills by setting a unit's "blood_count" set to 0, which means immediate death at the next game tick. For creatures where this is not enough, such as vampires, it also sets animal.vanish_countdown to 2.
