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Insignificant

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Hunting
« on: January 23, 2012, 05:34:35 pm »
My first embark/game in nearly 2 and a 1/2 years and my hunter won't hunt.
Why is this, I just want them to make it through the brutal winters with greasy chipmunk meat dripping down their beards.

I know this is extremely nooby but nothing can get me down since I made my first well shortly after winter hit.
« Last Edit: January 23, 2012, 05:42:04 pm by Insignificant »
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i2amroy

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Re: Hunting
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 05:45:53 pm »
Are there actual animals that are able to be hunted on screen? It's possible that you have already hunted all of the local populations to death.
Also check to see if your hunter has ammo to hunt with.
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Re: Hunting
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2012, 05:56:39 pm »
1. Does your hunter have a crossbow, quiver, and bolts in the quiver?
2. Does you hunter have the hunting labor active?
3. Is your hunter a part of the military, or assigned to a burrow?
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Insignificant

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Re: Hunting
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 05:58:58 pm »
They need crossbows and related paraphernalia to hunt, didn't know that, last time I had a game he just ran around killing stuff.
Thanks for the help.
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guitarxe

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Re: Hunting
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2012, 06:03:27 pm »
Any migrants that arrive as hunters will have a crossbow and quiver and bolts automatically. So probably last game you had one, and so he had the stuff. If you assign a dwarf that didn't come in as a hunter, then he'll need equipment to be made for him.
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Babylon

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Re: Hunting
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2012, 12:37:59 pm »
Also make sure that they are not blocked by your wall from accessing the animals.  Kinda obvious but I've done it before.
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