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DF Gameplay Questions / Another weapon use issue
« on: August 13, 2014, 01:30:13 pm »
A wild troll has entered my fortress, fairly early still; no metallurgy has been done due to lack of anvils.
I ordered my marksdwarves to attack him, and in their bumbling fashion they unloaded all of their wood bolts into him, but to no avail.
My nascent melee squad has attacked him, but instead of using their weapons, even training weapons, they go after him with their fists, even though they are not particularly skilled wrestlers.
Even a child has decided to come punch the troll.
The troll, for whatever reason, is too overcome with terror to retaliate, and the only injury sustained was one broken nose.
The fight has been going on long enough for the combatants to get thirsty, but the troll is not dead yet, only bruised.
I've tried to draft some new squads to pick up something since the already engaged fighters will not disengage. Miners were my first thought but they drop their weapons after they engage in melee.
Please advise, as much as live training can be useful, it needs to end before the dwarves kill themselves via exhaustion.
I ordered my marksdwarves to attack him, and in their bumbling fashion they unloaded all of their wood bolts into him, but to no avail.
My nascent melee squad has attacked him, but instead of using their weapons, even training weapons, they go after him with their fists, even though they are not particularly skilled wrestlers.
Even a child has decided to come punch the troll.
The troll, for whatever reason, is too overcome with terror to retaliate, and the only injury sustained was one broken nose.
The fight has been going on long enough for the combatants to get thirsty, but the troll is not dead yet, only bruised.
I've tried to draft some new squads to pick up something since the already engaged fighters will not disengage. Miners were my first thought but they drop their weapons after they engage in melee.
Please advise, as much as live training can be useful, it needs to end before the dwarves kill themselves via exhaustion.