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[Sting_Auer]

I had decided to put my miners in a militia, since they were the strongest and would be the best at fighting using their picks.

I found a small group of bat people in a cavern. I told my miner-militia to attack, but they didn't use their picks. I set their weapon as pick, but they decided to try hand-to-hand combat instead.


Why didn't they use their picks? They used the shields that I assigned, but not the picks.


Now, the bat people invaded my fortress and killed off most of my dwarves and animals. How can I prevent this from happening again?

[FuzzyZergling]

Miners, woodcutters, and hunters have an invisible uniform that they use to equip their picks/axes/crossbows.
Don't put them in the military, and if you do don't count on them using their profession weapons.

[Sting_Auer]

Miners, woodcutters, and hunters have an invisible uniform that they use to equip their picks/axes/crossbows.
Don't put them in the military, and if you do don't count on them using their profession weapons.

wait, so there is no way to command my miners as a militia?

[FuzzyZergling]

They will still work in the military, but the conflict between their militia uniform and civilian uniform will cause them to drop their pick when drafted. The pick is still "claimed" by their miner "uniform", so no other dwarf will use it either.
If you want miners in the military, first deactivate their mining labour before activating the militia.

[Sting_Auer]

I don't quite follow...


can't I just leave them in their civilian clothing once drafted?

[BlueMagic]

Before you draft them, go to their menu, to preferences(Which are the labors your dwarves are assigned to), and go up to "Mining", which should be in white, which contrasts with the grey text. Click the "Mining", and get out of the menu. It should be grey like the rest of the text.

After drafting your Miners, go to militia, assign pick to their uniforms, which will make them pick it up again.

You now have Miner Soldiers.

[Sting_Auer]

Before you draft them, go to their menu, to preferences(Which are the labors your dwarves are assigned to), and go up to "Mining", which should be in white, which contrasts with the grey text. Click the "Mining", and get out of the menu. It should be grey like the rest of the text.

After drafting your Miners, go to militia, assign pick to their uniforms, which will make them pick it up again.

You now have Miner Soldiers.

Ah thanks. Not useful now, because I just got a migrant wave with 3 spearman and a maceman

Great for future reference though. Thanks.