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dudemauler

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Squads bug
« on: May 18, 2010, 06:08:26 pm »

I tell my squad to kill some gorlaks, and they just come up to the stairwell and turn back, never actually getting to the stairs to kill the gorlak...
http://mkv25.net/dfma/movie-2182-squadsbug
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alexwazer

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Re: Squads bug
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2010, 07:25:07 pm »

Try using the move command instead. The attack command is unreliable at best, totally useless (read "bugged") most of the time.
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HammerDave

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Re: Squads bug
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2010, 01:55:16 am »

I've had good luck with kill (aside from not knowing inorganics were unkillable the first few times), but only one critter at a time.  If you're trying to use the rectangle method, see if a single designated target works.  Once there the squad will attack other things in range (whatever that is).

Unless you have a coward.  I've also had squads hide around a corner and refuse to go where I tried to send them.   :o
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