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[USEC_OFFICER]

Yes, I have bolts. Yes, I have assigned them. Yes, one of them has a checkmark. Yes, they have quivers and crossbows. But they don't want to pick up any bolts! Any solutions?

[blue emu]

Have you gone to the Alerts page ('m' - 'a') and set that squad on Alert/Training? They don't do squat unless you tell them that they're on duty. Also, have you set your Schedule and marked your Archery Targets with a 'T' for that particular squad?

[greycat]

They don't do squat unless you tell them that they're on duty.

That's not true.  Even off-duty marksdwarves should be wearing their armor, crossbow, quiver and bolts.  Here's what I can think of off-hand:

0) Make sure you're on the latest version (0.31.12).

1) Under [m] -> [e], make sure the dwarves are assigned a crossbow, not "indiv choice, ranged".  I'm not sure if that bug is still in the game, but at least in certain previous versions, you HAD to use "crossbow" here to get them to train at an archery range.

2) Under [m] -> [f], make sure the squad has bolts under ammunition and under assigned.  I'm not entirely sure what the green check-marks mean, but they seem to be a good sign.  Note that hunters and military will (in many cases) compete for the same bolts.  The military should win any such conflicts.  In fact, I believe the assignment of bolts is done from the bottom up (as the squads are listed) -- exactly the opposite of equipment assignments, which go from the top down.

3) Make another pile of bolts, and see if anyone grabs those.

4) Make sure there are no arrows assigned to anyone.  Ever.  (That may be too strict a requirement, but hey....)  If you did accidentally assign arrows to someone, destroy them.  That dwarf will never pick up bolts until those arrows are destroyed.

[Dahenk]

Also, don't store the bolts in bins.
I think they leave the last stack of bolts in the bin, because i had three bins with one stack of 25 bolts in each. I even tried dumping the bolts and then forbidding them while being hauled away so that they were dropped. Then i made an ammo stockpile for only bolts with NO BINS ALLOWED and also produced alot more new bolts.
It seemed to work because the stockpile was half filled and after a while there were only three stacks left... guess which three stacks =/
seems i have to melt them and forge them again or something lol..

[USEC_OFFICER]

They don't do squat unless you tell them that they're on duty.

That's not true.  Even off-duty marksdwarves should be wearing their armor, crossbow, quiver and bolts.  Here's what I can think of off-hand:

0) Make sure you're on the latest version (0.31.12). (Done.)

1) Under [m] -> [e], make sure the dwarves are assigned a crossbow, not "indiv choice, ranged".  I'm not sure if that bug is still in the game, but at least in certain previous versions, you HAD to use "crossbow" here to get them to train at an archery range. (Not an idiot, already tried that.)

2) Under [m] -> [f], make sure the squad has bolts under ammunition and under assigned.  I'm not entirely sure what the green check-marks mean, but they seem to be a good sign.  Note that hunters and military will (in many cases) compete for the same bolts.  The military should win any such conflicts.  In fact, I believe the assignment of bolts is done from the bottom up (as the squads are listed) -- exactly the opposite of equipment assignments, which go from the top down. (under assigned?)

3) Make another pile of bolts, and see if anyone grabs those. (Doing that now.)

4) Make sure there are no arrows assigned to anyone.  Ever.  (That may be too strict a requirement, but hey....)  If you did accidentally assign arrows to someone, destroy them.  That dwarf will never pick up bolts until those arrows are destroyed. (No arrows at all. Zip, zero, nada.)

[USEC_OFFICER]

UPDATE: THEY NOW HAVE BOLTS!

However they still won't fire at the targets. Have the set targets with T and set them to train.

Would help if I knew my right from my left.