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Do you already have the squads created?  Thats something I was seriously considering doing with my current fortress.

Considering the 15 to 20 tile range (-1 per z-level difference between marksdwarf and target) a group of noob militia on a wall overlooking the siege milling around outside should be able to skill up relatively safely.  Assuming no counterfire from the gobbos, that is.  Firing at ground level works well because misses against the close one might be a hit against someone behind him.  You'd need fortifications and a moat for that, of course.


That reminds me, I need to make sure to add the fortifications on my fortress.

Assuming the latest version, are you using give/take rules on the stockpile?

I do something similar. I didn't do the  target ranges in the length I normally use, 15 or 20 tile long, in the picture. Since on-target bolts are lost the closer the target the sooner they start hitting it accurately.  Put them far away and they can gain a few levels before they start consistently hitting a stationary target.  Oh, and don't forget walls around the target range.  Complete noobs can fire up to about 45 degrees off target!

     Z-level 0                    Z-level -1
###################          ###################         
#..............v++#          #++++++++++++++^###          # wall
#.A+++++++++++++M+#          #+O++++++++++++####          O wall/pillar
#..............v++#          #++++++++++++++^###          + floor
#.A+++++++++++++M+#          #+O++++++++++++####          ^ ramp up
#..............v++#          #++++++++++++++^###          v ramp down
#.A+++++++++++++M+#          #+O++++++++++++####          . open space
#..............v++#          #++++++++++++++^###          A archery target
#.A+++++++++++++M+#          #+O++++++++++++####            - set for "from the E" shooting
#..............v++#          #++++++++++++++^###          M marksdwarf firing position
###################          ###################

My floor to the target can be walked under. This prevents shots from hitting the "wall" of the walkway one level down, though thinking about it now, having it hit the wall may help save on bolts (I can't remember what happened with I did this before).  I'm thinking of making the last three rows of tiles on the target end into a bolt stockile (no bins) to prevent unnecessary hauling jobs for individual bolts.


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So, did we ever hear back from Fen, or is it Torrasque666 getting another shot this time?


(don't mean to pester, but i'm really interested in seeing how this all plays out. )

Loyalty cascades when everybody has crossbows are quite interesting. Less job cancellation spam, more horrifying deathgasm.

You make that sound like a bad thing.

How much swap space is available for use on your system?  What OS are you running?  I'm assuming its 64bit, or having 8G of memory is a waste (32bit can only see 4G, and only use 4G minus what it allocates for internal addressing, so usually 3.25 to 3.5 G available).

The problem with this problem is that there are a number of variables that could be affecting it, and most of them directly affect the others.

Are you using any mods?

Does it dig out like ice?