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After the initial stack of bolts my marksdwarfs won't pick up any more. I can make a new marksdwarf and he will go get equipped with a quiver and get bolts but after he is done with those he will just be stuck on (cannot follow order).

There are bolts in stacks in the training grounds (not in bins). Archery targets set to train and set facing the correct direction. There are no pathing issues (no burrows forbidden doors, etc. My axedwarfs are happily training away right next to the bolts.) I even set a pile of arrows in one of the dwarf's rooms that he sleeps next to. They have wooden bolts set in the military screen with only train set on them. (Didn't work with T and C set either.) Plenty of quivers. None of the above are forbidden or dumped.

At least one of the dwarfs was forever swapping his quiver out for a new one for some reason but he seems to have stopped that. That one is also not wearing any of the armor I set for him but the other one is so I don't think that is the issue. Though the one with no armor has an empty quiver and the one with armor has no quiver at all so that doesn't make sense.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

I just found my dream embark with a massive waterfall that I plan on putting my entrance bridge in front of. I want to hide my dwarfs behind the falls, in alcoves that I will dig, and have them snipe enemies as they cross. I don't know if the falling water is going to effect the bolts and make them inaccurate though. Anyone tested this out yet?