So while not a total fix for all outstanding issues, I think I just had a minor breakthrough:įrom some quick tests, it appears that a squad that had the 'Archer' uniform any uniform with crossbows selected when it was created, and then never had a different uniform set via the 'Assign Uniform' button, will equip and use bolts properly. Of course it's also quite possible that there's just some obscure bug that is active in most saves, but randomly not affecting some saves However, I keep seeing messages from people claiming they have gotten marksdwarves to equip ammo, and often attributing their success to one of these tips, so maybe it is possible? I think maybe the best thing to do is try to get anybody who HAS gotten them to equip ammo to chime in and say / post a screenshot of exactly what their uniform/squad settings are, and what their barracks/archery range/bolt stockpile settings / locations are, and hopefully we could pin down a common trait? I've been trying all of these, but still no luck. Click 'Update Equipment' in the uniform menu for their squad.

Toggle your marksdwarves squad from Off DUty to Active/Training to get them to equip bolts.Use 'Move' orders to move your marksdwarves near the stockpiles with the bolts.Use the default 'Archery' uniform for marksdwarves, not a custom one.

Place separate stockpiles for metal or wood/bone bolts, metal in the barracks, wood/bone within an archery zone.Place stockpiles for bolts inside the barracks assigned to your marksdwarves.Place extra coffers in the barracks assigned to the marksdwarves for them to put bolts in.However, so far in Premium I have not been able to get any marksdwarves to pick up bolts, either by attempting to follow my old habits, or trying some of the rumored fixes for Premium such as: I know military in general & marksdwarves & bolts specifically have always been pretty fickle, but I've been successfully using them up through 47.04. So far only problem is that archer dwarves shoot their 25 bolts each before trying to go melee, and thus try leave the secure fortified room.Įdit: yes fishy things with ammo, not all dwarfs take more bolts.I'm also very interested in this topic. I have an ammo stockpile of bolts on their barracks, and a work order to have bolt count above 1.000. Have not really tracked them after a kill, but the fact that same dwarves are able to shoot bolts a couple of month safter when new enemy arrives makes me think they are able to take more ammo in the meanwhile.įYI, I have 2 archers squads with staggered training and station orders on a room surrounded by fortifications near my entrance. So far all (turns out not all of them after after closer inspection) my archers shoot their bolts until they run out, and try to melee enemies. So far In premiun have not encountered this, I use the default archer uniform for my archer squad, and made sure to have plenty of quivers. Kitfox Discord #modding-discussion channelīronzemurder and Oilfurnace (illustrated) A three step guide:ĭownload DF Classic or install the premium version from Steam or Itch.ioįollow the quickstart guide on the wiki, or see other learning resources (below)Īsk any questions in the ☼Dwarf Fortress Questions Thread☼ - it's always active See the reasons for our rules here, and please report any problems!ĭF can be intimidating, but we're dedicated to helping new players.

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