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[Tamren]

I don't know about bows but I was using a crossbow in adventure mode and I noticed something odd.

When I was assaulting goblin fortresses I would sometimes come across sleeping guards. When I was in stealth mode, any and all bolts I fired would miss them even when fired point blank. I thought this could be because the guard was asleep but it also happens to any other prone goblins lying on the ground (wounded and or unconscious) as long as I was in stealth mode.

Something odd about the bolts is that they don't fire at an angle. They simply fly perfectly flat and dissapear off the screen. They will not hit prone stuff but can still hit all standing targets.

That adventurer has since died (eaten by dragon). So I'm not sure if this happens with all creatures, not just goblins.

[Ubersoldat]

I've had sleeping guards parry and block attacks from legendary weapon users before (when awake guards apparently can't). I think it's the sleeping that's bugged, not the shooting.

Or perhaps when goblins go asleep, they go into a zen state where they are able to perfectly dodge their would-be assailants attacks. Oh well, might just have to wait till better stealth kills are implemented.

[Tamren]

Yeah ive been parried and blocked and such.

But I think this is some sort of targetting issue. Normally when you miss someone with a bolt or arrow the missile plows into the ground a tile or two away from them.

In this case they just fly perfectly horizontal and never hit the ground, even if you fire it from one tile away.

[Cavalcadeofcats]

Have you tried firing at wildlife with an elf (peace-with-nature)? I suspect similarities.

Also, recent dev notes suggested that Toady was tinkering with sleep, so it's quite possible that this is already fixed for the next release.

[numerobis]

There's a bug on the bugs list about precisely this: you can't hit prone opponents when sneaking.

Which is really weird.