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Nas92

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Marksdwarf towers
« on: November 04, 2010, 10:41:54 am »

How do they work? I've built a tower, but they don't shoot from it, I've set it to be a burrow and when the enemy comes I just set them to defend it. But they don't attack from it even when the enemy is running close to it. Even when I give a kill target command they just go down and engage them on the ground. So, how do I get the tower to work?
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LoSboccacc

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Re: Marksdwarf towers
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2010, 10:44:24 am »

try to set the burrow not on all the tower floor, but only on the floor space immediately near the fortifications
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Re: Marksdwarf towers
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2010, 11:04:45 am »

try to set the burrow not on all the tower floor, but only on the floor space immediately near the fortifications
But that would mean they would always want to go down there and if my gate is open then they would merrily go and place themselves in harm's way, wouldn't it?
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LoSboccacc

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Re: Marksdwarf towers
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2010, 11:06:38 am »

I'll try to make some screen later when I get home.

but consider that if the tower is anywhere near the entrance, after your dwarves have shoot their bolts they will likely charge the enemy
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