Combat & Protection
Hired Gun Skirmishes
Fight a co-located player with Hired Guns, claim part of the defeated force, and drive the loser away.
Where skirmishes happen
A Hired Gun skirmish targets another player at your current location. It may occur on the surface except at surface (1,1), or underground. It cannot occur upstairs, and protected players cannot be targeted.
The Fort-raid once-per-cycle limit against the same defender does not apply to Hired Gun skirmishes.
Results
The loser suffers Hired Gun casualties. The winner receives Hired Guns equal to half the actual Hired Guns lost, using whole-unit rounding, and may also take Trade Goods or cave resources.
The loser is driven to a random enabled surface location. A loser who was underground is therefore returned to the surface. Full player-facing details appear in the Attack Log.