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EddyP

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Switching from training to real weapons?
« on: May 04, 2010, 02:15:23 pm »

How do I make the dwarfs drop training weapons and use real ones? They have both in their inventories, but have sadistically decided to use the training weapons to slowly beat to death a captured tigerman (who has 150 pages of combat reports). I don't think he's going to die anytime soon, and they have another three tigermen waiting. Any help?
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slothen

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Re: Switching from training to real weapons?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2010, 02:18:18 pm »

don't use training weapons.  Ever.  Then select the training weapons to be dumped.  I've read this doesn't work on your military commander, so if he gets too many weapons you have to disband the whole squad and remove him as commander for him to drop his stuff.
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EddyP

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Re: Switching from training to real weapons?
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2010, 09:34:15 am »

Ok, one of the dwarfs became attached to a training axe :S Does this mean he'll use it in combat, or will he be happy just to have it in his inventory and use a real weapon instead?
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DarthCloakedDwarf

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Re: Switching from training to real weapons?
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2010, 10:55:36 am »

Ok, one of the dwarfs became attached to a training axe :S Does this mean he'll use it in combat, or will he be happy just to have it in his inventory and use a real weapon instead?
It means he will never fight with a real weapon.
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Re: Switching from training to real weapons?
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2010, 02:24:51 pm »

My solution was just to use training weapons with my soldiers until they were fairly skilled (to avoid injuries).  Now, they all spar with their adamantium axes and armor and nary an injury to report.
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