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Dwarves are stupid when it comes to weapons
« on: January 27, 2009, 08:58:31 pm »
Two gauntlets are NOT swords.
use the bismuth longsword dammit.

how do I force the dwarf to use the sword?
only leather armour?
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Re: Dwarves are stupid when it comes to weapons
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2009, 09:03:34 pm »
Wait, does a dwarf need a certain strength to carry one, because she was holding a willow sword JUST fine (damn elf sympathizer)
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Re: Dwarves are stupid when it comes to weapons
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2009, 09:26:43 pm »
If it's an actual long-sword, the problem is that dwarves need two hands to hold them.  You have to go to the dwarf's soldiering options - under (p) - and tell him to use two weapons (it actually tracks how many hands he's allowed to use).
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Re: Dwarves are stupid when it comes to weapons
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2009, 07:25:03 am »
Wait, that's what it does? interesting.
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Re: Dwarves are stupid when it comes to weapons
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2009, 07:41:13 am »
hey wait, can my champion axedwarves wield TWO axes like this? ooh im so checking this out right now.
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Re: Dwarves are stupid when it comes to weapons
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2009, 08:20:13 am »
Yes, but he won't use them both at once; he'll just carry one as a spare.
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Re: Dwarves are stupid when it comes to weapons
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2009, 01:19:10 pm »
So that measures the amount of hands a dwarf can use?

strange, but thank you.
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Re: Dwarves are stupid when it comes to weapons
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2009, 05:14:02 pm »
Wait, BISMUTH long sword?

How did you manage that? The only way would be if it's an artifact, in which case your dwarves won't equip it unless they're champions or something.
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Re: Dwarves are stupid when it comes to weapons
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2009, 05:29:54 pm »
Unless, of course, he meant bismuth bronze long sword.
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Re: Dwarves are stupid when it comes to weapons
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2009, 06:19:52 pm »
Yeah, I meant bronze.
Whoops.
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