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[Dampe]

Can I just fix the glitch by adding the weapons that don't work due to being two-handed into the entity_default.txt? Or is it not that simple?

[BlackFlyme]

It's not determined by the civilization's access to the weapon. Weapons have minimum sizes and two-handed sizes in their raws. I learned this the hard way after trying to embark as goblins and found they couldn't cut down trees with the great-axes they brought with them. Anyways:

To be able to use a weapon with only one hand, the user must be larger than the size specified by the token [TWO_HANDED:size]

To use it at all, they must be above the [MINIMUM_SIZE:size]. You will want to lower this one.

Because of a bug in fortress mode, only the racial average specified in the raws will be taken into account when a dwarf goes to choose a weapon, as opposed to the dwarf's individual size, so they will never take a weapon with a minimum size of over 60000, even if they would be large enough to use it just fine.

[Dampe]

It's not determined by the civilization's access to the weapon. Weapons have minimum sizes and two-handed sizes in their raws. I learned this the hard way after trying to embark as goblins and found they couldn't cut down trees with the great-axes they brought with them. Anyways:

To be able to use a weapon with only one hand, the user must be larger than the size specified by the token [TWO_HANDED:size]

To use it at all, they must be above the [MINIMUM_SIZE:size]. You will want to lower this one.

Because of a bug in fortress mode, only the racial average specified in the raws will be taken into account when a dwarf goes to choose a weapon, as opposed to the dwarf's individual size, so they will never take a weapon with a minimum size of over 60000, even if they would be large enough to use it just fine.

So, how do I fix the problem in my raws?
(If at all.)

[BlackFlyme]

Do you mean in a running save?

Go into the raws, either the main ones or the ones of a save, and find the weapons file.

Simply changing the [MINIMUM_SIZE] of larger weapons such as the pike, maul, two-handed sword, and halberd to 60000 should allow dwarves to use them.

[Dampe]

I'm not going to be changing it in a running save, I'm just setting up some mods and stuff in the raws for a fort I'm starting soon, if that matters.

[Meph]

BlackFlyme already explained it beautifully. Either make the creatures larger, or the weapons requirements smaller. Either will work.

[Dampe]

BlackFlyme already explained it beautifully. Either make the creatures larger, or the weapons requirements smaller. Either will work.

I'll probably make the weapons requirements smaller.

I try not to tamper with the dwarves.
(too much)