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[Chocolatemilkgod]

Does the material that they're made out of affect how fast miners are able to dig?

[HermitDwarf]

Nope.

[Valdus]

Does the material that they're made out of affect how fast miners are able to dig?

Nope, but having higher quality picks can be useful if the miners get cornered by a hostile and try to defend themselves.  A steel pick in a legendary miner's hands does wonders against most basic cave life such as elk birds.

[candylord]

Does the material that they're made out of affect how fast miners are able to dig?

Nope, but having higher quality picks can be useful if the miners get cornered by a hostile and try to defend themselves.  A (masterwork) steel pick in a legendary miner's hands does wonders against most basic ANY cave life such as elk birds FBs

Fixed =]

[celem]

indeed the fix is important.

Your legendary miners can and will 1-shot FBs given the right weapons-grade pick, remember they use their mining skill as a weapon skill while they carry it

[Kipi]

Miners are, in fact, very good alternative for early military until you get the steel equipment going. FB, titans, Megabeast... anything goes. Though I wouldn't suggest sending your army of miners against goblin ambush or even siege, that could result the needless death of your miners. And I speak from experience.

[petersohn]

Their only drawback is that they don't wear armour so they go down fast if they can't one-shot their target.

[pbheadtemp]

even if you assign them armor in the millita screen?

make them a squad, and let them fight... unarmed? and see what happens?

[Salacavalini]

You could assign them to an inactive squad and set them to wear a uniform even when off-duty.

[Rowanas]

Hmmmm... I've got so much goblin copper armour, masks and caps that I'm tempted to assign everyone in my fortress to squads of permanent armoured civilian duty. It would give them one up against the endless hordes of goblins.

[candylord]

You could assign them to an inactive squad and set them to wear a uniform even when off-duty.

I think theres a bug with using miners and wood cutters in your military
something to do with an invisible miner/wood cutting uniform, and forcing the two to change between them constantly

[JarinArenos]

Hunters have the same issue, I've found. Haven't tested armored miners.

[Zidane]

Does the weight of the pick matter? and if it does, which would be better platinum, or Cotton Candy?

[Mechanoid]

Does the weight of the pick matter? and if it does, which would be better platinum, or Cotton Candy?

Picks arn't maces so they don't rely on weight to get the job done.

[Zidane]

Does the weight of the pick matter? and if it does, which would be better platinum, or Cotton Candy?

Picks arn't maces so they don't rely on weight to get the job done.

I myself thought picks were like warhammers with spikes on both sides of the hammerhead.