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gurthang

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Hunter not hunting at all
« on: December 28, 2019, 01:52:48 am »
Hi everybody, I have a hunter dwarf who consistently refuses to do his job. Hunting is activated and he already owns a crossbow. I have made a quiver for him and lots of bolts. However, he does not appropriate the items and does not set to hunting. Should I "assign" quiver and bolts to him somehow, or am I forgetting something he needs? Help appreciated!
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Shonai_Dweller

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Re: Hunter not hunting at all
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2019, 01:58:54 am »
Make sure he doesn't have a "uniform clash".
Woodcutter, hunter, miner and of course military all have a uniform and assigning more than one can mess things up.

Make sure crossbow, quiver and bolts are accessible (bolts can get stuck in bins, possibly, try putting them in a stockpile without bins).

Has he gone to get any of his equipment at all?

Make sure hunting labor is enabled (just because he's a hunter, doesn't necessarily mean he'll have it on automatically).

Make sure hunters are assigned bolts in the military screen too (on automatically, but I guess your military archers might claim them all unless you tweak some numbers).
« Last Edit: December 28, 2019, 02:06:48 am by Shonai_Dweller »
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Re: Hunter not hunting at all
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2019, 09:51:15 am »
On top of what Shonai_Dweller posted, the hunter will attempt to equip their tools in order; crossbow first, quiver second, and bolts third.

So, if the hunter has a crossbow equipped (one that was not equipped as part of a military uniform), then the quiver might be the problem (if you can spare the leather, crafting another quiver might be the quick fix).
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Re: Hunter not hunting at all
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2019, 11:31:39 pm »
Also make sure to assign your hunter a hunting dog if you can, they help finish off animals your hunter has injured or nearly killed.
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