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Author Topic: [0.31.01] Slightly confused goblin crossbowmen  (Read 813 times)

King Doom

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[0.31.01] Slightly confused goblin crossbowmen
« on: April 03, 2010, 05:09:10 am »
Okay, this is a funny one - a squad of goblin crossbow men spawned, threw away all their bolts and ran to attack my fort. Whatever is causing this doesn't just apply to goblins though, I've had tree cutting migrants throwing away their axes when they spawn on the map edge, hunters throwing away weapons and armour, lots of fun.
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Orkel

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Re: [0.31.01] Slightly confused goblin crossbowmen
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2010, 06:38:28 am »
I've noticed that when I got a migrant with woodcutter skill, he didn't have his skill enabled by default in labours menu so he just dropped his axe at the map edge. When I enabled his skill he went and got it. I got an armorsmith and he didn't have his armoring enabled either. Maybe it has something to do with that.
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Spectre

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Re: [0.31.01] Slightly confused goblin crossbowmen
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2010, 09:53:43 am »
I belive dwarfes only have skills enabled, if there is noone on the map who is better in their trade.
So if you have an adept metalcrafter and an novice metalcrafter comes to the map, his metalcrafter labor is disabled.
If he is the first metalcrafter in your fortress, then it stays enabled.
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