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[Roundabout Lout]

Ok, I've yet to have a decent artifact weapon. The two I've created are: one crossbow, and one blowpipe.
I play in adventure mode, so what I'm looking for is a way to populate a world with artifact weapons reliably. I tried Dwarf Companion for this, and never got it working, and it even broke IE (best thing that's ever happened tho,) so that's out.
Any suggestions using any amount of modding, really no holds barred, on creating a fortress with guaranteed artifact weapon crafting?

Problem #2: I can't get bins to work! I tried to put down an artifact stockpile in a bin, to find them later, only the damn humans never put a bin in the stockpile! Max bins is set from 1 to 4. In fact, they never used any of the four bins in any stockpile! Is there a missing job, or is this just human fault?

My aim is to equip legendary adventurers with worthy weapons. Can ya help a guy out?

[LegoLord]

Have a really long-lived fort with adamantine.  It's the only way.  DC can't do much with artifacts last I heard, anyway.  Or you could mod in fake artifacts.

[Hamster Man]

Set all your dwarves to have the weaponsmithing/armorsmithing job. It won't guarantee it, but whenever a dwarf gets a "Withdraws" or a "Fey Mood" they typically make an item related to their active jobs. When they get a "Possessed" they'll make anything (and get no skill points from doing so).

Other than that, no there's no way to positively guarantee artifact weapons.

[Footkerchief]

Set all your dwarves to have the weaponsmithing/armorsmithing job. It won't guarantee it, but whenever a dwarf gets a "Withdraws" or a "Fey Mood" they typically make an item related to their active jobs. When they get a "Possessed" they'll make anything (and get no skill points from doing so).

Other than that, no there's no way to positively guarantee artifact weapons.

Close: what you want to do is give all the dwarves without mood skills dabbling level in armoring or weaponsmithing.

[Hamster Man]

Er, right, yeah. Totally what I meant to say. 

[Roundabout Lout]

Thanks for that link! I had no idea that i was setting up my legendary miner to fail.
I guess my only option is to have every civillian craft one wepon.

I'm playing as humans, however, and can't get them to use bins. Are they missing a job in the raws? And will artifacts even stay put in them upon abandonment?

[Footkerchief]

Thanks for that link! I had no idea that i was setting up my legendary miner to fail.
I guess my only option is to have every civillian craft one wepon.

I'm playing as humans, however, and can't get them to use bins. Are they missing a job in the raws? And will artifacts even stay put in them upon abandonment?

In my experience, artifacts DO stay in bins on abandon -- the bug is that when you grab it out of the bin, it creates a copy, so now there's one artifact in the bin and one in your hand.

No idea why your humans won't use bins, though.  Can they not make them, or do they just not place items in them?

[Roundabout Lout]

They won't place bins in stockpiles, even when I have 4 available and max bins is set to 1-4. I noticed an option for designated bins on + - something like that but it doesn't do anything.

[Random832]

They won't place bins in stockpiles, even when I have 4 available and max bins is set to 1-4. I noticed an option for designated bins on + - something like that but it doesn't do anything.

Do you have a furniture stockpile? I think maybe empty bins don't register properly until they're moved to a furniture stockpile.

[Roundabout Lout]

Both in and out of a stockpile with no avail. I've since abandoned, but I'll be starting a new world and fortress, where hopefully things work out.
I'm gonna copy paste dwarf jobs just to be safe.

[Neonivek]

On a side note: If that Crossbow is made of a particularly good material it becomes MORE then good enough to replace many of the weapons as a melee weapon alone. (with the added bonus of being able to fire its overpowered shots)

Let me see here... 1 x 2 = 2
.5 x 5 = 2.5

Even a wooden/bone/shell/ugh crossbow is better then a masterword iron crossbow and SLIGHTLY worse then Steel.

[Jay]

Actually, artifact crossbows affect nothing but the melee damage, IIRC.
Last I heard, the bolts are what decide the ranged stuff.

[Roundabout Lout]

Actually, artifact crossbows affect nothing but the melee damage, IIRC.
Last I heard, the bolts are what decide the ranged stuff.

Which is why the crossbow is the second worst weapon artifact. Only followed by the blowpipe. Which I also ended up with

[Sunday]

I'm pretty sure weapon quality boosts the skill of the user.  So someone wielding an artifact crossbow will do more damage, because they will have a higher effective skill when using it.  They'll also shoot faster.

I think, anyway.

[chaoticag]

I'm pretty sure weapon quality boosts the skill of the user.  So someone wielding an artifact crossbow will do more damage, because they will have a higher effective skill when using it.  They'll also shoot faster.

I think, anyway.

I support this thought. But it technically is useless as by the time a champion gets to wield it, he is already legendary.