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[utunnels]

I used to have only 1 squad, all set to replace clothing. After years of training, all of them grew attached to their weapons and shields and named them. Recently I created another squad as backup. I uniformed the new recruits and let them choose their own equipments.

Problem is, they also chose those named weapons and shield. It doesn't matter if the first squad is active or not, some of they still share the same set of weapons and shields.

[NullForceOmega]

That is very strange, try setting the second squad to use specific equipment and see if they will use that, it's possible that you have better quality weapons and shields in storage that are currently reserved for the first squad, but they won't put down their current weapons because they're attached to them.  My solution to named weapons is to dump them then build them into a weapon trap (usually in the room of the dwarf who named it), it seems effective.

[utunnels]

I double checked. The first squads are actually using them.
Specific weapons for the second did solved the problem by the way. It is just inconvenient since they are just reserves (that is grab a weapon and do some training when the fortress is not busy).

[NullForceOmega]

I'm glad the workaround was helpful, if you dump order the named weapons and take the first squad off-duty (or dissolve it completely) you can get the weapons away from them, you can then either leave them dumped and forbidden or build them into traps.  (I don't know what to do about the shields tho'.)

[utunnels]

Well I think I'll leave the first squad alone since they are doing fine. I'm using dfhack so I'm not sure if it is really a bug.

I did a bit !!science!! though.

1) When I try to assign a specific weapon or sheild to the second squad, all the named weapons and shields from the first squad are avaiable (not showing red)
2) If I manually assign all the weapons and shields to their original owner, the second squad won't try to claim them.