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[ruxpin_exe]

You might want to post a link to the up-to-date playlist at the top of the first post, it might get you a bit more views.

protip, thx

[smakemupagus]

The battle where the werewolf was punting creatures around your courtyard was fun   Was I imagining things or Turtles seemed to survive the high speed impacts with the wall better than dwarves?  Can we weaponize this?

[ruxpin_exe]

The battle where the werewolf was punting creatures around your courtyard was fun   Was I imagining things or Turtles seemed to survive the high speed impacts with the wall better than dwarves?  Can we weaponize this?

"Can we weaponize this" is a question that needs to be asked more often/you sir are thinking in the right frame of mind.

Anyways heres ep 14, but if you skipped one I wouldnt blame you for this one, because not much happens other than I showcase people making fun of me my LP somethingawful thread for being terrible at 2:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut9ajDU5X4k

[ruxpin_exe]

Anyone have any idea what the HELL happens with the caravan here at around 16:40?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGNXLC6OSJM&feature=youtu.be

[Boltgun]

Anyone have any idea what the HELL happens with the caravan here at around 16:40?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGNXLC6OSJM&feature=youtu.be

It's a rare bug that causes caravans to move very fast, something to do with their placement when they spawn.

[ruxpin_exe]

Does anyone know the differences in ranged weapons? Like what exactly is the differences between the javelin thrower vs a crossbow? I assume its a rate of fire/damage difference or something but I can't be sure and the masterwork wiki is sort of almost non existent ;_;

[smakemupagus]

the dwarven jav thrower is 10 times the force of crossbow.  other stats below (find-in-files is your friend, when you want to learn things, or when you decide to go start working on the wiki )

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

/// heavy upgrade over the crossbow
130
[ITEM_WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_JAVELIN_THROWER]
[NAME:javelin thrower:javelin throwers]
[SIZE:2000]
[SKILL:HAMMER]
[RANGED:CROSSBOW:JAVELIN]
[SHOOT_FORCE:10000]
[SHOOT_MAXVEL:10000]
[TWO_HANDED:77500]
[MINIMUM_SIZE:50000]
[MATERIAL_SIZE:9]YES
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:4000:club:clubs:stock:1250]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:3000:poke:pokes:end:1250]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:5000:bludgeon:bludgeons:stock:1300]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:2000:slap:slaps:shaft:1250]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

/// crossbow, all time classic
134
[ITEM_WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_CROSSBOW]
[NAME:crossbow:crossbows]
[SIZE:400]
[SKILL:HAMMER]
[RANGED:CROSSBOW:BOLT]
[SHOOT_FORCE:1000]
[SHOOT_MAXVEL:1000]
[TWO_HANDED:0]
[MINIMUM_SIZE:35000]
[MATERIAL_SIZE:6]YES
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:4000:bash:bashes:NO_SUB:1250]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:4000:club:clubs:shaft:1250]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:3000:poke:pokes:end:1250]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:5000:bludgeon:bludgeons:NO_SUB:1300]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:2000:slap:slaps:shaft:1250]

Ammo makes a big difference too; javelins are about 3x heavier, and the subtypes (piercing, broadhead, hammerhead) have varying characteristics of course.

[slay_mithos]

Javelins are powerful, no question about it, but they shoot rather slowly (compared to the repeating crossbow), and have less ammo per stack, meaning that they are way lower when training skills, and each missed shot cost more in term of damage potential, time and ammo.

When your skills are legendary, javelins are pretty much a "pierce through anything", with the right ammo, making a small squad able to mass murder tough invaders.

Personally, I tend to still prefer the repeating crossbows, because that fire rate is insane, and with higher ammo grade (iron/steel, mostly), they are able to shred armies pretty convincingly too.

It's really a question of preference, I guess, between raw power and fire rate.

[smakemupagus]

The "bladed" version of both is nice for self defense in close range too

By the way, the repeating crossbow has the same (10x) force as a *standard* javelin thrower, and the repeating jav has another factor of 3.5 (so it is 35x the level of the basic crossbow).  That's quite terrifying actually. 

[ruxpin_exe]

on the subject of archery...

I find very frequently that I will make a squad of archers, send them somewhere, and they always show up with either no bows or no arrows or whatever.

Yes I have an abundance of ranged weapons, and yes they have an abundance of the corresponding ammo.
I've heard that sometimes people run into this problem when they try and raise the amount of ammo they're carrying past the default amount, but I haven't done that.

Does anyone have some tips on this? How to make sure my archers always show up ready to throw down instead of ready to show up and just stand there in their pillbox looking like assholes?

[smakemupagus]

* Have enough quivers?
* Enough ammo for both hunters and military?  Double check ammo screen.  I think ppls problem is often this, they think they have enough ammo but hunters have claimed it
* Don't set any types of ammo to training (T) only - C or C&T is fine.  Otherwise they don't know what to do if they're holding the "wrong" bolts
* Set up some archery targets - will encourage most of the squad to get their gear together and practice during down time
* Optional - Occassionally rotate a small fraction of the squad through active duty (training or patrol) to encourage the lazy ones to get their gear together
* Optional - don't use hunters in squad.  otherwise sometimes confusion if they're holding the "wrong" bow
* Never leave the default thing where they choose their own weapon.  Not good when soldiers in the same squad use different ammo types.

[ruxpin_exe]

What REALLY seemed to help here was a) them not being hunters and b) just keeping them active as opposed to just stationing somewhere when I needed them. now instead of 1/10 showing up with ammo its more like 8-9/10. Thx heaps.

[smakemupagus]

Great glad it's working

[draeath]

I tried to watch, honestly, but the constant low-level chiptunes and the picture-in-picture just... no. Couldn't deal.