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Fenrir

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Ranged Weapons
« on: December 31, 2007, 02:01:00 pm »
[RANGED:CROSSBOW:BOLT]

What does that middle part do?

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Torak

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2007, 02:07:00 pm »
Shootable out of a crossbow.
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Fenrir

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2007, 02:10:00 pm »
But it's in the crossbow definition.
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Wiles

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2007, 02:16:00 pm »
It's the skill it uses.
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Fenrir

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2007, 02:18:00 pm »
What would happen, if anything, if I changed it to [RANGED:MINING:BOLT]?
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Wiles

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2007, 02:21:00 pm »
Your marksdwarves wouldn't touch them because they don't use the crossbow skill.

Your miners might use it as a pick, but I'm not 100% sure on that part.

[ December 31, 2007: Message edited by: Wiles ]

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Fenrir

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2007, 02:23:00 pm »
But my miners would? That was a bad example. How about [RANGED:HAMMER:BOLT]? Would my hammerers pick them up and start shooting?
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Wiles

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2007, 02:27:00 pm »
I've never tried giving a melee skill to a ranged weapon.

If they did would they spar? Or would they practice at a range? I have no idea!

If you give it a go, let us know how it works out.   :)

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Fenrir

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2007, 02:30:00 pm »
I hope this works. I'm working on a futuristic mod, and I'd like the majority of the weapons to be ranged.
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Torak

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2007, 02:59:00 pm »
quote:
Originally posted by Wiles:
<STRONG>
Your miners might use it as a pick, but I'm not 100% sure on that part.</STRONG>

No, the tag [SKILL:MINING] would cause that.

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2007, 06:33:00 pm »
That would be interesting.  For training, your hammerdwarves would go out to the archery range, and start smacking the targets about.

And, somehow, get better at fighting.

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Armok

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2007, 09:39:00 pm »
A highly unlikely (probability like the entire planet turning to *elephant leather socs* due to quantum mechanical events) but highly amazing result would be if the miners started shooting down the wall.
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Fenrir

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2007, 10:02:00 pm »
I tried giving a melee skill to a ranged weapon and tested it in adventure mode. It worked... sort of. It would fire and it used the skill, but I didn't start with any ammo.   :(
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Torak

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Re: Ranged Weapons
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2007, 10:06:00 pm »
quote:
Originally posted by Armok:
<STRONG>(probability like the entire planet turning to *elephant leather socs* due to quantum mechanical events)</STRONG>

Better find some +Kitten bone greasers+ then.

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