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Dr. Melon

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Meleé Hunters?
« on: May 07, 2011, 01:19:45 pm »
It used to be (way back, can't remember when) that your hunting dwarves could use any weapon for hunting. Can I set this up again, or do I absolutely have to make crossbows and bolts for my hunter dwarves?

I suppose I technically could "hunt" using my military dwarves, but I'd rather they kept to their schedule and the hunters were autonomous and didn't require me to micromanage their targets and retrieval of the bodies.
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Re: Meleé Hunters?
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2011, 01:22:56 pm »
Would you like to chase a agile deer being a fat,drunk little fella bastard having an axe in hand,or would you like to warm your ass on top of the hill and shoot the fuck out of the region?
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Dr. Melon

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Re: Meleé Hunters?
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2011, 01:39:02 pm »
Quote from: FritzPL on May 07, 2011, 01:22:56 pm
Would you like to chase a agile deer being a fat,drunk little fella bastard having an axe in hand,or would you like to warm your ass on top of the hill and shoot the fuck out of the region?

Would you rather be using a masterwork axe or some crappy bone bolts?
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Re: Meleé Hunters?
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2011, 01:42:58 pm »
Quote from: Dr. Melon on May 07, 2011, 01:39:02 pm
Quote from: FritzPL on May 07, 2011, 01:22:56 pm
Would you like to chase a agile deer being a fat,drunk little fella bastard having an axe in hand,or would you like to warm your ass on top of the hill and shoot the fuck out of the region?

Would you rather be using a masterwork axe or some crappy bone bolts?
Would you rather be using an axe right next to an elephant or would you rather snipe it?
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dwarfhoplite

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Re: Meleé Hunters?
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2011, 01:57:12 pm »
melee hunters? There already is. the only right way to hunt wild beasts is to have all military out chasing the animals into their violent deaths
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Re: Meleé Hunters?
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2011, 02:10:14 pm »
Quote from: dwarfhoplite on May 07, 2011, 01:57:12 pm
melee hunters? There already is. the only right way to hunt wild beasts is to have all military out chasing the animals into their violent deaths
Magma.
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dwarfhoplite

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Re: Meleé Hunters?
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2011, 02:38:24 pm »
Quote from: Necro910 on May 07, 2011, 02:10:14 pm
Quote from: dwarfhoplite on May 07, 2011, 01:57:12 pm
melee hunters? There already is. the only right way to hunt wild beasts is to have all military out chasing the animals into their violent deaths
Magma.
ok it's another and way more dwarfy
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Re: Meleé Hunters?
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2011, 03:46:42 pm »
Make silver crossbows but no bolts? 
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Re: Meleé Hunters?
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2011, 05:06:37 pm »
Why do you need to hunt anyway? Plump helmets, eggs and turkeys, that's what a dwarf needs to be happy.
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Re: Meleé Hunters?
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2011, 05:09:44 pm »
Quote from: Shootandrun on May 07, 2011, 05:06:37 pm
Why do you need to hunt anyway? Plump helmets, eggs and turkeys, that's what a dwarf needs to be happy.
Cave crocodile's are the best egglayers.

They lay 50 eggs at a time  :o
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Re: Meleé Hunters?
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2011, 05:41:29 pm »
Quote from: o_O[WTFace] on May 07, 2011, 03:46:42 pm
Make silver crossbows but no bolts? 
Hunter cancels hunt: No ammunition

Hunters won't hunt without crossbows and bolts. Having your military kill any wildlife works though. That's one of the dwarfiest magma-free ways to do it.
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