v0.31 Talk:Sparring

This isn't funny, guys

But it is Fun. How do I get them to use wooden training sword for training and metal swords for everything else? I spent months watching my swordsdwarves beating an ettin with what are essentially sticks, and when I finally get them using metal swords, one trainee sticks one in his sparring partner's stomach and twists it around! I thought they were supposed to be smart enough to switch on their own; I'm feeling pretty dumb that I can't even get them to switch on command. Help? --Zombiejustice 01:21, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Pffft, you feel dumb, I can't even get them to spar in the current setup :/ Stupid drills and lessons Greep 01:13, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Don't feel dumb, the military is horrendously bugged right now and some people are even having a hard time getting them to pick up something. 24.255.86.193

I'm having the problem right now. They picked stuff up fine (more or less), but this current fort, I can't even get hunters to pick up their stuff. --LegacyCWAL 17:49, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Just to annoy you a little bit, my dwarves train fine, level up quite fast, train with steel and bronze weapons and i have yet to see any injury :P I will admit though that the military screen gave me quite a bit of headache at first. --92.202.9.88 14:26, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

For my edification, are they sparring with these metal weapons, or doing individual training? --Zombiejustice 22:56, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm with Greep; my dwarves don't spar whatsoever. I have the military screen largely figured out, I have my barracks designated for training, another for sleeping, etc. but I only see them standing around in a large group "Waiting for Combat Training" and whatnot. I never see my recruits pushing eachother around with the occasional smear of blood across the wall, like they use to (sparring, basically). Are they supposed to just stand around now and passively gain military skill, or do they move around? If so, HOW DO I GET THEM TO SPAR?! Much thanks. --Bronzebeard 02:58, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

To get them to spar, assign the squad a barracks, make an alert for that squad with a schedule that calls for training, and give that squad that alert. --Zombiejustice 19:23, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

I've done all that. I don't see any sparring, though, unless it's been entirely taken out of the game and replaced with "individual combat drills" and demonstrations. The latter never seem to work because, for whatever reason, the dwarves can't all be there at the same time (unless they do work without the entire squad) BUT I have noticed that one way or another, my dwarves are improving their combat skills by just standing around doing drills and demonstrations. I have to assume that sparring -- dwarves knocking each other around -- has been eliminated from the game.