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[thistleknot]

any way to mod it?  Arrows go across z levels.

[Spirit of Power]

Theoretically speaking, you COULD mod in a handheld ballista that acts exactly like the regular version, and use that. You might (MIGHT) be able to do the same with catapults, but I think your biggest problem is getting it to shoot rocks. I haven't messed around with ranged weaponry much, so I can't be certain, but I'm fairly sure catapults are impossible.

[IT 000]

All siege weapons are hard coded and cannot be changed through modding.

[thistleknot]

All siege weapons are hard coded and cannot be changed through modding.

that's what I was afraid of.  There's got to be a way to apply the ammunition to something else, and modify the properties.

[NecroRebel]

There isn't. Siege ammo is completely different from weapon ammo, a totally different category, and catapults are hardcoded to launch stones anyway, which aren't even technically siege ammo.

[thistleknot]

There isn't. Siege ammo is completely different from weapon ammo, a totally different category, and catapults are hardcoded to launch stones anyway, which aren't even technically siege ammo.

so there's no way to make archers say fire stones?

[NecroRebel]

You could make an ammo called "stones" that is made via a custom reaction that takes one stone to make one "stone," but the "stones" wouldn't be stones anymore.

[Addict]

You could make an ammo called "stones" that is made via a custom reaction that takes one stone to make one "stone," but the "stones" wouldn't be stones anymore.

yeah, this is the only way you would be able to do it if it was hard coded.
It wouldn't be so bad this way though, you could make the "stones" easily piled, could make a custom workshop if you wanted, ect.

[thistleknot]

You could make an ammo called "stones" that is made via a custom reaction that takes one stone to make one "stone," but the "stones" wouldn't be stones anymore.

yeah, this is the only way you would be able to do it if it was hard coded.
It wouldn't be so bad this way though, you could make the "stones" easily piled, could make a custom workshop if you wanted, ect.

Now we're talking.  It might be unrealistic that the weapon that shoots rocks is easy to move, should have some sort of weight applied to it that makes it difficult to move, but if that were done, then you could have military dwarves with said weapon (who wouldn't run when attacked).  Maybe the building needs to be next to the place where the dwarf is going to fire from, and that can serve as the "catapult".

Update:
I was thinking if a dwarf could occupy a "caravan" that has the ammo stocked in it, then that could be treated as a "catapult", where a dwarf would fire stones from.

[Courtesy Arloban]

If you want a movable catapult, you can create a creature with a solid glob material emission, of inorganic material.  If you want archers to fire stones, there is a historic weapon called a sling, also slingshot that fired ammon that was called bullets(where we got the name from today).  We call them slingstones today.

[Meph]

Yeah, moveable ballista, catapults and such do work in a way, but more automated than the normal ones, and only one tile. I made a couple of turrets for my mod, that shoot bullets, acid, fire or webs... works ok, they are immobile and are brought into position by dwarves "pasturing" them. Can also be bought from caravans or created in workshop.

[GreatWyrmGold]

You could also try something with minecarts, but that has the downside of not requiring modding.

[Meph]

Traps can be made with minecarts... with the power. Build a circular track, put a "bladed tracksaw" or something on it, power up the track, and let it run in circles in your trap-entryway. Goblins run in, get hit by the modded minecart that has edged attacks.

Oh, and the creature-siegeengines could fire over multiple z-lvls, without an operator AND in every direction, even diagonal. Maybe I do this... "set up automated ballista/catapult" why not...

[jamesyco]

Traps can be made with minecarts... with the power. Build a circular track, put a "bladed tracksaw" or something on it, power up the track, and let it run in circles in your trap-entryway. Goblins run in, get hit by the modded minecart that has edged attacks.

Oh, and the creature-siegeengines could fire over multiple z-lvls, without an operator AND in every direction, even diagonal. Maybe I do this... "set up automated ballista/catapult" why not...

or make it a cannon