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tompliss

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too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« on: April 03, 2010, 11:51:13 am »
Hey there !

I've seen, in an immigration wave, the following skills :
1)Archer
2)Marksman
3)Bowdwarf

Is BowDwarf the new crossbow maker ?
what are the 3 skills (marksman for crossbow?) ?
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Bouchart

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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2010, 11:54:28 am »
Bowdwarf is the skill for bows, Marksdwarf for crossbows.  Bowyer is crossbow making.  Though I'm surprised that dwarves can use bows in this version.
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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2010, 12:05:35 pm »
They can use blowguns too, if you can get ahold of some. It looks like most foreign weapons (marked as such in the military screen, even!) are available now.
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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2010, 12:21:49 pm »
Problem is, I don't even think you can make bows yourself. So if you want that, or even want the arrows... sorry, gotta trade for it.
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tompliss

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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2010, 12:34:15 pm »
So what about the "Archer" skill ?
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Blackburn

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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2010, 12:37:27 pm »
I'm guessing that a bowyer's workshop let's you make bows.

Just a guess.
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Tally

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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2010, 01:00:20 pm »
Nope. I tried it, only lets you make crossbows. Out of wood or bone.
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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2010, 01:01:35 pm »
Hm.

Guess dwarves only know how to build crossbows and never learned how to build bows (or just abandoned bows in favor of crossbows and forgot how to make them).
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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2010, 01:04:35 pm »
Quote from: tompliss on April 03, 2010, 12:34:15 pm
So what about the "Archer" skill ?


Usually that sort of title indicates that they have proficiencies across several related skills. Like a Ranger instead of a Hunter/Marksdwarf/sneaky mofo. Not sure though, haven't played the new version.
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tompliss

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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2010, 01:20:23 pm »
but it is a SKILL, not a Job-Name.
The guy was (among others):
adequate archer
adequate bowdwarf

so what does that mean ?
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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2010, 01:21:45 pm »
Archer may be a generic "shooting" skill, while bowdwarf and marksdwarf may be skills associated with those specific weapons.
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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2010, 01:23:49 pm »
Quote from: Blackburn on April 03, 2010, 01:21:45 pm
Archer may be a generic "shooting" skill, while bowdwarf and marksdwarf may be skills associated with those specific weapons.
Yeah. It's listed right after "Fighter", at least in Arena mode, so I'd say that Archer is the all-purpose ranged skill, while Fighter is all-purpose melee.
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Re: too many dwarf ranged-skills ...?
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2010, 02:04:36 pm »
Ok ...

It can be this, as both the Marksman and the Bowdwarf have it ...
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