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[PinkyThePinkBlob]

Lets use Bows as something to look at

[ITEM_WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_BOW]
[NAME:bow:bows]
[SIZE:300]
[SKILL:SWORD]
[RANGED:BOW:ARROW]
[SHOOT_FORCE:1000]
[SHOOT_MAXVEL:200]
[TWO_HANDED:0]
[MINIMUM_SIZE:15000]
[MATERIAL_SIZE:3]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:4000:bash:bashes:NO_SUB:1250]
   [ATTACK_PREPARE_AND_RECOVER:3:3]

1) Is it possible to use a melee skill as the ranged skill for a ranged weapon? Ergo RANGED:SWORD:ARROW would work?

2) Would removing the melee skill used do anything?

3) Would it be advisable to not add a secondary attack in the form of a melee on the ranged weapon to lock ranged units into using range alone and not using their ranged weapons as melee weapons?

[Bearskie]

2 & 3 - It'll default to using MACE according to the wiki.

[AceSV]

3) Would it be advisable to not add a secondary attack in the form of a melee on the ranged weapon to lock ranged units into using range alone and not using their ranged weapons as melee weapons?

I'd be interested to find out if that changes anything about the AI.  Try testing it in arena mode.  Make copy of the bow, one with the melee attack, and one without, equip two squads with each weapon and see if they behave differently.  However, I suspect that dwarves will just try to fight with bare hands if their weapon becomes useless. 

[overseer05-15]

1 - no

[pikachu17]

1 - no

Wait, you can't? I thought it was just like melee skill, where they can any skill.

[overseer05-15]

1 - no

Wait, you can't? I thought it was just like melee skill, where they can any skill.

I don't think so? I tried it at one point and the weapons didn't work in arena so

[Nahere]

There's no reason why not, I've seen ranged weapons that use the alchemy skill before, and they worked fine.