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[kellen]

So, I finally got a population big enough to support the beginnings of an army. Made 5 silver warhammers and 5 copper armour sets (nothing but galena and copper dug up so far), made the squad, equiped them properly (when inspected, the dwarfs show all the gear I assigned to them), assigned training schedule, and left them to train.

Its been almost a dwarf year now, and they've been training - so I left them to it. But just now I checked up on them and found out that they're training in everything but Warhammers and Shield Use. Right now, they've gained and are gaining exp in dodging, kicking, fighting, and armor use....but not in the weapons they have equipped, nor the shields that they have.

Did I fudge up something somewhere?

[Yeti]

If they're not at least level 1 in whichever weapon skill you want them to use, then they won't train using the weapons. In order to get them to level one you have to have them off-duty, so they'll carry out "individual training" in their spare time.

[Gyvon]

Make sure their weapon is not set to "individual choice".

[tivec]

If they're not at least level 1 in whichever weapon skill you want them to use, then they won't train using the weapons. In order to get them to level one you have to have them off-duty, so they'll carry out "individual training" in their spare time.

... So this is why my soldiers never train with weapons! Many thanks for this little gem, I'm going to have to try it asap.

Side note: Shouldn't this be on the wiki? Is it already?

[kellen]

Side note: Shouldn't this be on the wiki? Is it already?

Nope. Its not.

And here I was, thinking that my dwarfs were right handed and were throwing a quiet fit of non-compliance because they had their hammers in their left hands.

[Monk321654]

Side note: Shouldn't this be on the wiki? Is it already?

Nope. Its not.

And here I was, thinking that my dwarfs were right handed and were throwing a quiet fit of non-compliance because they had their hammers in their left hands.

Actually, I think ALL creatures are left handed.
In Adventure Mode, whichever weapon is in your left hand is the first thing you'll have available to swing, then the weapon in your right.

[kotekzot]

Side note: Shouldn't this be on the wiki? Is it already?

Nope. Its not.

And here I was, thinking that my dwarfs were right handed and were throwing a quiet fit of non-compliance because they had their hammers in their left hands.

Actually, I think ALL creatures are left handed.
In Adventure Mode, whichever weapon is in your left hand is the first thing you'll have available to swing, then the weapon in your right.

Nope. Items are sorted in order of being equipped.

[kellen]

If they're not at least level 1 in whichever weapon skill you want them to use, then they won't train using the weapons. In order to get them to level one you have to have them off-duty, so they'll carry out "individual training" in their spare time.

One legendary skirt and two caravans later, I'm still trying to figure out how to get them to do individual training. I have set up the barracks, weapons and all, and have completely freed up the dwarves who I wish would train. Instead of training, however, they're just idling.

[RAKninja]

If they're not at least level 1 in whichever weapon skill you want them to use, then they won't train using the weapons. In order to get them to level one you have to have them off-duty, so they'll carry out "individual training" in their spare time.

One legendary skirt and two caravans later, I'm still trying to figure out how to get them to do individual training. I have set up the barracks, weapons and all, and have completely freed up the dwarves who I wish would train. Instead of training, however, they're just idling.

squad of ten, train order, two minimum?  the rest should be "off duty but active" and thus individual drills.  i think ANY order will work,  you only need that the squad have an order

i think.

[Yeti]

It's vital that your potential soldiers are in an "active" squad. However the squad must not have any orders to carry out.