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Caesar

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Carrying items but not using them
« on: February 04, 2010, 10:34:19 am »

I had an idea for a creature that will use only it's natural attacks, but that will still carry shields. Is this possible? And if so, as I still want it to be able to attack with its hands, how do I let it do so?
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Re: Carrying items but not using them
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2010, 01:31:07 pm »

Why give it more hands, of course!
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Re: Carrying items but not using them
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2010, 01:44:23 pm »

The problem is, it will have all hands equipped with shields, and it will bash with shields instead of "natural" attacks.
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Re: Carrying items but not using them
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2010, 06:40:17 pm »

You could make a civ entry that has a shield but no other weapons - I'm pretty sure I've seen my modded dragonfolk race use their tail slam and claws in adventure mode when armed with just a shield.  This may not apply to fortress mode or NPCs.
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Re: Carrying items but not using them
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2010, 06:43:27 pm »

You don't get a shield when you start without a weapon in adv. mode.
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Re: Carrying items but not using them
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2010, 06:47:14 pm »

The situation I'm referring to involved accidentally throwing a maul at an opponent and having to kill them the old-fashioned way.
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