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[Indricotherium]

HOLY SHIT, FEAR THE LASHERS.

Nice. My Militia Commander is a legendary lasher who had kills even in 31.08. He routinely took ears off armoured foes and is nearly impossible to hit. This should be fun to see.

[Rask]

I figured out how ammo works in the arena (really easy in hindsight), so I did some tests with crossbows. Oh dear, do bolts hurt. Wooden bolts bounce off of steel armour fine, but there's that pesky weak spot in the throat and face that's not covered. Boom, headshot! Copper and iron bolts seem to kill targets fine even through armour. Adamantine didn't help (I'm noticing a trend there), though adamantine bolts seem to work fine. I didn't manage to take down a bronze colossus with bolts, though they do damage it. Hammerdwarfs with good shield skill just block the incoming bolts and run over to bash the crossbowdwarf's head in, but they die quickly if there's more than one enemy shooting at them.

[Sevrun]

So digging like a loon for Adamantine isn't quite so useful any more...  huh.

[EyeOfNundinate]

Adamant is very light, hammers rely on weight to generate blunt force.
Armor no matter how good is ineffective against blunt force.
War hammers are very pointy, and in turn are used for piercing armor.


What have you learned, adamant is a shitty material to make blunt weapons.
Blunt weapons are very effective against armored foe.
And iron war hammer is something to be reckoned with.

[techno65535]

SLADE WARHAMMER!


That is all.

[TurkeyXIII]

I had bronze battleaxes constantly being deflected by leather.  Is that normal?

[Rask]

Another test 20 competent hammerdwarfs, all in full steel, standing in a row twenty tiles away from 20 crossbowdwarfs, all equiped with steel bolts. Fight! End result: 15 crossbowdwarfs survived, some mangled badly. Conclusion: don't charge at ranged.

In addition, ballistas seem to work again, though they aren't back to their former glory. At least not with the wooden bolts I tested.

[SmileyMan]

Another test 20 competent hammerdwarfs, all in full steel, standing in a row twenty tiles away from 20 crossbowdwarfs, all equiped with steel bolts. Fight! End result: 15 crossbowdwarfs survived, some mangled badly. Conclusion: don't charge at ranged.

In addition, ballistas seem to work again, though they aren't back to their former glory. At least not with the wooden bolts I tested.

That's an incorrect conclusion. Better to say "If you are going to charge at ranged, have overwhelming numbers."  The bowdwarves will only cut down so many before you reach them.

Militarily, losing soldiers is perfectly acceptable in the course of winning a battle.

[Rask]

Do your soldiers typically outnumber siege groups? Also: tantrum spiral.

[EyeOfNundinate]

Do your soldiers typically outnumber siege groups? Also: tantrum spiral.

Technologically ( equipment, traps, animals ) , legendary fuck near everything.

[SmileyMan]

It's well worth noting that giving shield skill and equipping a shield enhances survivability vs crossbows dramatically, in arena mode at least.

[Shrugging Khan]

Dwarf Fortress levels up +2 to Version 31.10!
Dwarf Fortress gains +20% realism!
Dwarf Fortress gains +35% weapon balance!

[Rask]

It's well worth noting that giving shield skill and equipping a shield enhances survivability vs crossbows dramatically, in arena mode at least.

Agreed. There's a large difference in survivability between dying near instantly and making it almost to the enemy line

[Creamcorn]

I have an important question. Do combatants still fly around after getting hit with hammers.

[Mangled]

I have an important question. Do combatants still fly around after getting hit with hammers.

This is all I want to know as well.