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==Plate mail for marksdwarves==
 
==Plate mail for marksdwarves==
bad idea? or is it the norm?<br>i heard that plate mail greatly reduces the effectiveness of marksdwarves. whether that's 'cause it's heavy and such, i dont know. thus, i've been kitting out my marksdwarves in leather, but they all die pretty quickly in battle (partially my fault - i've been allowing them to chase opponents instead of staying close to their position, meaning they spend more time running than shooting, and die incredibly quick when in close combat, but anyway..). could i upgrade 'em all to plate, so they atleast have a chance? --[[User:DJ Devil|DJ Devil]]
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bad idea? or is it the norm?<br>i heard that plate mail greatly reduces the effectiveness of marksdwarves. whether that's 'cause it's heavy and such, i dont know. thus, i've been kitting out my marksdwarves in leather, but they all die pretty quickly in battle (partially my fault - i've been allowing them to chase opponents instead of staying close to their position, meaning they spend more time running than shooting, and die incredibly quick when in close combat, but anyway..). could i upgrade 'em all to plate, so they atleast have a chance? --[[User:DJ Devil|DJ Devil]]<br>edit: and shields. should i equip them? or would it transform their crossbow into a hammer?

Revision as of 12:31, 8 March 2009

how much is platemail worth? Diabl0658 19:37, 5 January 2008 (EST)

Just about all items have their base and multipliers here. --Edward 20:05, 5 January 2008 (EST)

how to make dwarves wear plate

I've set a lot of dwarves to wear plate in order to get it out of my stockpile. As soon as I draft them, they put it on, but when I relieve them, they put it back in the stockpile. is there any way to make them wear it when they're not soldiering? is there any reason they shouldn't wear it around town, as it were? --Tachyon 18:23, 6 August 2008 (EDT)

I believe you can do this by turning on their "Hunting" labor, but at the same time they will actively hunt things. Since wildlife (apparently) can be depleted rather quickly, this might work. Pavlov 22:54, 6 August 2008 (EDT)
You would think that 100 dwarfs running around in plate with crossbows would quickly deplete the local wildlife, so it might work. Only problem is they might get attacked by goblin raids while all on their own. I'll give it a try once my current fort starts cranking out armour. Dangerous Beans 01:08, 7 August 2008 (EDT)

Plate mail for marksdwarves

bad idea? or is it the norm?
i heard that plate mail greatly reduces the effectiveness of marksdwarves. whether that's 'cause it's heavy and such, i dont know. thus, i've been kitting out my marksdwarves in leather, but they all die pretty quickly in battle (partially my fault - i've been allowing them to chase opponents instead of staying close to their position, meaning they spend more time running than shooting, and die incredibly quick when in close combat, but anyway..). could i upgrade 'em all to plate, so they atleast have a chance? --DJ Devil
edit: and shields. should i equip them? or would it transform their crossbow into a hammer?