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[toast]

title says all i guess... what soldiers should carry two weapons?

[Jack A T]

Melee sharp weapons: swords, axes, picks, spears, and such.

[toast]

ok thanks. guess i gotta make some more axes.

[Samyotix]

Jack's right.
AFAIK only sharp and pointy melee weapons (swords axes spears, but not hammers) can get stuck in the enemy, in which case the soldier will start wrestling or twisting the weapon the wound ... which isn't as good as hacking away with that sword      Having a backup weapon seems to be a good idea then.

Dual wielding (*g*) seems to be pointless for crossbow dwarves, then: It won't make them carry more ammo, and in melee they use the Xbow as a light hammer I think.

You might want to check their equipment though: I had a braindamaged dwarf who'd picked up a two-handed sword, and seemed not to be training because kept wanting to pick up another one but never did. Maybe this was my only long sword, though  

[ May 11, 2008: Message edited by: Samyotix ]

[Kagus]

Anything that is sharp or pointy can stick.  Crossbows, hammers, maces and whips do not fall into that category.

Unless you're worried about them doing something stupid (a rather prudent consideration, actually) like dodging away while their weapon's stuck in the enemy, you really don't have to worry about extra weapons.  Twisting a weapon around in something is a very powerful attack, and dwarves really aren't that likely to lose hold of whatever it is they're fighting with.

[Deon]

I'd say anything that uses "SLASH" and "PIERCE" damage type can be lost this way.
But I think if you add the "STICK_CHANCE:0" to the weapon, you can make even a spear safe.

[Puzzlemaker]

I honestly don't get how weapons can get stuck in people so often.  I mean, unless it gets caught in bone... people are mostly water.  It's like a weapon getting stuck in jello.

[toast]

in real life weps get stuck because of suction, and because of muscles clenching around the blade. so its not quite like jello.

[Neonivek]

To my knowledge (which is based on an assumption that could be incorrect

Only Hammers, Non-weapons, and Ranged weapons used as Melee weapons do not get stuck.

I agree that you should ALWAYS have two weapons (Though not duel weilding since Shields are vital)