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Where? I cant find them
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You can't buy them, you must hunt for them in Kobold or Goblin forts.
If you're suicidal, hunt for them in Dwarf Forts.
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Or you could use cheat-o-matic...
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I very much think that if bolts aren't available in the 'general stores' in towns, they damned well should be!
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Bolts and arrows definitely need to be made available, and need to be produced over time. Of course, there's also the strategic element you need to consider; if you can get all of the arrows you'll ever need, the balance goes through the attic ceiling because there's no more strategy to choose an archer character. You can just carry thousands of arrows and have access to one of the most deadly piercing weapons in the game at ranges well in excess of a single screen.
I've stopped using archer characters until arrows are stocked.
(I tend to tweak the data/raw file for arrows to halve the arrow's damage. Arrows don't inflict lots of damage -- the damage they do is because they pierce organs, and even at half damage they're still pretty lethal against living targets. But you can shoot a zombie until the cows come home, and it'll just keep on walking.)
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I divided arrow damage by 10 and liked the results.
Getting archers to join your party is one effective way to get more ammo. Of course, it's not long before they shoot all their arrows and become a ridiculous bow-basher, but they usually get killed quickly, leaving a good part of their ammo for you.
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Maybe the production of bolts shoulld be limited, because of...I don't know, the lack of competent craftsmen/dwarves ?