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Teh_Idort

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Question about equiping captives
« on: March 14, 2013, 10:48:05 am »
I'm trying to build a training course in one of my forts, and it involves goblin marksmen. Is it possible for them to collect up from crossbows and use them? Or do I need to get bows? Or is it even possible for captives to re-arm themselves after I've unarmed them? I wasn't able to find any info on the wiki.
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Re: Question about equiping captives
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2013, 11:05:09 am »
It's not possible. On rare occasions they will wrestle a weapon away from an attacker, or if a bolt is stuck in their body pull it out and use it as a weapon, but otherwise they won't re-arm
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Re: Question about equiping captives
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2013, 05:48:56 pm »
Quote from: Garath on March 14, 2013, 11:05:09 am
It's not possible. On rare occasions they will wrestle a weapon away from an attacker, or if a bolt is stuck in their body pull it out and use it as a weapon, but otherwise they won't re-arm

Well bugger, Thanks for answering.

Could just shove a migrant in there with no melee training and hope they steal it I guess.
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