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Sting_Auer

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Can dwarves use bows?
« on: August 28, 2011, 05:04:42 pm »




so, can I use it as a weapon, or should I just stick it in a weapon trap and put it in the middle of a room?
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Re: Can dwarves use bows?
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2011, 05:12:10 pm »
I'm relatively sure they can, but you're going to need to import arrows.  :-\
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Re: Can dwarves use bows?
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2011, 05:23:44 pm »
Quote from: FrisianDude on August 28, 2011, 05:12:10 pm
I'm relatively sure they can, but you're going to need to import arrows.  :-\






Okay, into the weapon trap you go!
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Re: Can dwarves use bows?
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2011, 07:32:16 pm »
Dwarves can also smack their enemies with bows. It's about as effective as you'd expect.
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Re: Can dwarves use bows?
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2011, 04:11:03 am »
Quote from: Sting_Auer on August 28, 2011, 05:23:44 pm


Okay, into the weapon trap you go!
Weapon trap bows need arrows as well. :(
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Re: Can dwarves use bows?
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2011, 04:19:31 am »
Give that bow to your captain of the guard!
also, my forts usually end up having craptons of arrows brought by savaged elven caravans and goblin sieges. Just don't melt them.
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Re: Can dwarves use bows?
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2011, 01:34:05 pm »
dwarves can just barely use crossbows as anything other than a odd shaped mace, asking them to figure out this weird "bow" contraption is probably too much.
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Re: Can dwarves use bows?
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2011, 03:57:48 pm »
Quote from: FrisianDude on August 29, 2011, 04:11:03 am
Quote from: Sting_Auer on August 28, 2011, 05:23:44 pm


Okay, into the weapon trap you go!
Weapon trap bows need arrows as well. :(
Only if you need them to work. It's perfectly valid to put a bow into a weapon trap built in a common area so everyone can see it, and then forbid the trap and bow to prevent "can't load weapon trap" spam messages. I do this with all relatively poor artifact weapons (bone, frex.)
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Re: Can dwarves use bows?
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2011, 11:43:24 pm »
Quote from: nanomage on August 29, 2011, 04:19:31 am
Give that bow to your captain of the guard!
also, my forts usually end up having craptons of arrows brought by savaged elven caravans and goblin sieges. Just don't melt them.
Goblins?  My invaders carry bolts.  However, humans and elves both trade arrows, so I just buy them up.  I'm never short of trade goods anyway and I keep hoping to train up an amazing bowdwarf someday. 
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Re: Can dwarves use bows?
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2011, 01:15:30 am »
A word of warning, however: place your bowdwarf in a separate squad from your marksdwarves. Otherwise, your bowdwarf is liable to pick up bolts by mistake, and your marksdwarves are likely to pick up arrows by mistake. Assign the appropriate type of ammo to each squad so they don't get confused.
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Re: Can dwarves use bows?
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2011, 01:04:40 pm »
Quote from: Grumbledwarfskin on September 01, 2011, 01:15:30 am
A word of warning, however: place your bowdwarf in a separate squad from your marksdwarves. Otherwise, your bowdwarf is liable to pick up bolts by mistake, and your marksdwarves are likely to pick up arrows by mistake. Assign the appropriate type of ammo to each squad so they don't get confused.

I figured this out the hard way. I still can't get most of them to drop the bolts.... no matter, they'll die eventually.

I've noticed that Bowdorfs with enough training are far superior to Marksdorfs with the same experience level. I have no idea why, possibly other factors involved. As far as I can tell, bows are nice~ And there are plenty of goblinite arrows laying around, and elvenite arrows for training :)
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