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[Blizzlord]

One thing that is bothering me about using mining picks as weapons is the fact that it will not upgrade them into soldiers, which makes it so that they receive a bad thought every time they are "drafted". Is there a way you can prevent this and make mining viable for combat use from a thoughts perspective without cross training the poor fellows?

[i2amroy]

Not really possible. If they ever get enough wrestler skill to switch over it will remove the thought but mostly the answer is no. For the best result with pic-based military I suggest that you simply have them train as wrestlers for a season or so so they don't get the unhappy thoughts; and they build up slightly useful skills instead of worthless ones before you have them switch to the picks.

[trees]

Wouldn't adding this to their entity fix it? It would make mining be considered an actual military skill.

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[WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_PICK]

[i2amroy]

Wouldn't adding this to their entity fix it? It would make mining be considered an actual military skill.

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[WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_PICK]

Though that might make picks be considered an actual "weapon" instead of a tool for digging, I'm fairly certain that that wouldn't actually do anything to the skill itself.

[GreatWyrmGold]

You could make "picks" that used, say, the lasher skill, but that would make them unable to mine.

[Chronas]

You could make "picks" that used, say, the lasher skill, but that would make them unable to mine.

Yeah... that kinda demolishes the whole purpose.
Probably a good idea to give them passive combat skills (your dodging, armor, shield use etc) alongside mining.
I am too reliant on traps these days, can't remember... having those skills classes them a soldier doesnt it?
Perhaps train a weaponskill to the point of becoming a soldier but not to the exclusion of any other weapon.