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short_dwarf

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Dwarves not sparring?
« on: February 22, 2009, 09:14:32 am »
I have a barracks all set up, and 22 military dwarves. All but 4 of them will spar. Why is it that they won't spar?
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Re: Dwarves not sparring?
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 09:19:39 am »
Maybe they are too busy playing dwarf fortress recursively.
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Re: Dwarves not sparring?
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2009, 09:33:20 am »
Perhaps there is not enough floor space for all of them to spar.  You need large barracks for a large military.
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Re: Dwarves not sparring?
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2009, 12:20:02 pm »
Are they injured in the spine or brain? They won't spar with nervous system injuries.

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Re: Dwarves not sparring?
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2009, 12:21:42 pm »
^^^ Yeah, check them for wounds, and make SURE you scroll down -- often nervous wounds don't show in the first page.
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Re: Dwarves not sparring?
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2009, 12:25:04 pm »
And note that light gray wounds are bruised body parts, not missing body parts.
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Quote from: Vlynndar on April 02, 2009, 03:36:26 pm
"Oh look there is a dragon my clothes might burn let me take them off and only wear steel plate."
And this is how tinned food was invented.
Quote from: Vester on October 10, 2009, 10:10:11 pm
Alternately: The Brick Testament. It's a really fun look at what the bible would look like if interpreted literally. With Legos.
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Re: Dwarves not sparring?
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2009, 12:29:46 pm »
A bruised brain is very different from a missing brain.  Always good to remember.
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Re: Dwarves not sparring?
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2009, 12:54:51 pm »
oh, the dwarves had a damaged lower spine. Brownish color. Will that ever heal?
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Re: Dwarves not sparring?
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2009, 12:58:19 pm »
No, it won't, unless you cheat with an external utility like Dwarf Companion.  You can minimize these issues in the future by equipping soldiers with good armor and shields, putting them on Wrestling first (so they learn to dodge), and avoiding the use of swords and spears, which are notorious for taking out sparring partners.
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Re: Dwarves not sparring?
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2009, 01:21:44 pm »
The safest way to train your military is to equip them with plate and shields as soon as possible. You don't even have to have this gear to begin with, just order them to use it. They'll grab the best armor they can as soon as it becomes available, and you can at least start out with leather armor.

Once they reach champion status, give them war hammers. If they never reach champion status due to spine injuries, too bad, so sad. Give them warhammers anyways and send them out to battle.

Natural selection will take care of the rest.
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