I recently decided that, to celebrate the new version, I'd try to be hardcore and embark on a terrifying glacier.
Not being a complete idiot, I took the precaution of giving one of my starting dwarves weapon skills and some weapons and armour. Now that the arsenal dwarf position has been scrapped, I figured this was a safe bet.
And it seemed to be. My little warrior did a good job of equipping all the items I set to her. After a little while. You see, the first bug I noticed was that the squads from my previous fortress (which I had just abandoned), where carrying over on the 'create new squad' options. After creating and disbanding all of them (which retained their old squad names and uniforms, overriding any options I chose, and displayed the 1 position there was (the dwarf I'd just made militia commander as vacant) I finally made a new, working squad.
So, great, I think, let's have this fellah stand guard by my wagon whilst I get everyone underground, fair one.
A few seconds later, a skeletal yeti attacks. Okay, no big deal, let's see what my warrior's made of. The yeti is dispatched quickly. By my two stray dogs. Upon checking the combat reports, I see that dogs have gotten a lot more useful with the new update. However, my axedwarf, who I have set up with a copper battle axe and leather armour is uselessly punching away at the yeti. Yes, he has the axe in his hand, I check the inventory. Another attack by a skeletal polar bear and the dogs are dead. So is my warrior, not landing a single hit on the bear with his useless punches.
I quickly set up another dwarf to take his place. Again, he grabs the armour and the battle axe and stations at the wagon. And on the next attack, again, he punches uselessly at the enemy and then dies.
I think 'bugger it', let's just get the food inside and seal ourselves off. So this I start to do. I create a masons workshop out of ice and attempt to build a hatch cover. 'Mason cancels build rock floor hatch: no non-economic stone available'. Apparently ice can't be used in a mason's workshop anymore. Epic fail.
I abandon. Don't know what the hell is going on with the military but it's clearly broken as hell.