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Momaw

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Marksdwarves and ammo use
« on: April 13, 2009, 02:41:21 pm »
When on Active Duty, military dwarves should drop training ammo, and pick up and carry a stack of metal bolts (if available) in addition to the metal bolts in their quiver.  This would give them two stacks to draw on once engaged.
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Re: Marksdwarves and ammo use
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2009, 02:43:16 pm »
So, mark for training?

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Re: Marksdwarves and ammo use
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2009, 03:08:52 pm »
Hmm.  I think that, ideally, a marksdwarf should have both hands free to properly fire.  I'm not sure how that actually works...
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Re: Marksdwarves and ammo use
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2009, 04:43:03 pm »
In theory they're supposed to mix and match stacks of bolts until they have some 40 bolts in their quivers.

However this isn't quite working out like that.
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Re: Marksdwarves and ammo use
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2009, 06:51:56 pm »
Quote from: Hyndis on April 13, 2009, 04:43:03 pm
In theory they're supposed to mix and match stacks of bolts until they have some 40 bolts in their quivers.

However this isn't quite working out like that.

How about a similar system to current barrel stockpiling?
Allow quiver to carry up to 40 bolts.  Marksdwarf will try to find 8 stack of 5 bolts, 1 stack of 25 bolts + 3 stack of 5 bolts, or 40 "stacks" of single bolt.  Dwarf should also try to find the largest stack it can fit in its quiver first.
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Re: Marksdwarves and ammo use
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2009, 07:30:24 pm »
IIRC, quivers are already supposed to work like that. However due to a bug, dwarves very, very rarely pick up more than a single stack.


Yes, I have on rare occasions seen a dwarf with more than one stack of bolts in his quiver.
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Re: Marksdwarves and ammo use
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2009, 03:00:04 am »
I am not talking about the amount of bolts in the quiver. I'm sure that is already going to be worked on.  I am talking about the fact that, when I send my shooters into the field, they start walking carrying the half-depleted stack of salmon bone bolts that they were just practicing with.  Ideally when set to active duty, the dwarf should drop their bone bolts, go and get metal bolts, and then report for duty.  Metal bolts are substantially more damaging, so if you've got them, you don't want your soldiers wasting time with shooting bone.
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Re: Marksdwarves and ammo use
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2009, 02:26:12 pm »
Quote from: Momaw on April 14, 2009, 03:00:04 am
I am not talking about the amount of bolts in the quiver. I'm sure that is already going to be worked on.  I am talking about the fact that, when I send my shooters into the field, they start walking carrying the half-depleted stack of salmon bone bolts that they were just practicing with.  Ideally when set to active duty, the dwarf should drop their bone bolts, go and get metal bolts, and then report for duty.  Metal bolts are substantially more damaging, so if you've got them, you don't want your soldiers wasting time with shooting bone.

I think they do .. are supposed to anyway. It's about prioritising.

I ordered my champions into the field. They ran out, 5 legendary dwarves strong and awaited the gobbos who were laying siege ... then they flashed question marks and abandoned their post. I was like WHAT!?!? and checked them. Turns out they had forgotten to bring provitions so they went to get din-dins.
I'd prefered if they did this EARLIER but that's just the way dorfs work. Gotta tell 'em to hang around the stockpiles for a bit, let them prepare.
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