Editing v0.31:Crossbow

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Crossbows can be made from {{l|wood}}, {{l|bone}} or {{l|metal}}. Wooden and bone crossbows are created at a {{l|bowyer's workshop}}; metal ones at a {{l|metalsmith's forge}}, using the {{l|crossbow-making}} or {{l|weaponsmithing}} {{l|skills}} respectively.

{{l|ambusher|Hunters}} do use them and they can be assigned to your {{l|military}}. {{l|Ammunition}} for crossbows are bolts.

There are reports that {{l|soldier}}s using crossbows is {{l|known bugs and issues|buggy}} currently, including problems with {{l|equipment|equipping}} bolts, practicing at {{l|archery target}}s and going into melee instead of shooting in {{l|Fun#Ambush|actual battle}}.  A workaround to getting them to practice can be found [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=57660.msg1266683#msg1266683  here].

There are also various {{l|known bugs and issues|reports}} about problems with {{l|hunting}}, but a hunter will generally use a crossbow and  bolts and actually shoot at game.

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-:''See [[Weapon]] for a general overview of weapons and related information.''
+Crossbows can be made from {{l|wood}}, {{l|bone}} or {{l|metal}}. Wooden and bone crossbows are created at a {{l|bowyer's workshop}}; metal ones at a {{l|metalsmith's forge}}, using the {{l|crossbow-making}} or {{l|weaponsmithing}} {{l|skills}} respectively.
-'''Crossbows''' can be made from [[wood]], [[bone]] or [[metal]]. Wooden and bone crossbows are made at a [[bowyer's workshop]] using the [[crossbow-making]] skill; metal crossbows are made at a [[metalsmith's forge]] using the [[weaponsmithing]] skill.
-A dwarf will open fire at a range of '''20''' tiles, but the bolts may travel further and hit something by accident.
-== Crossbows in Ranged Combat ==
+{{l|ambusher|Hunters}} do use them and they can be assigned to your {{l|military}}. {{l|Ammunition}} for crossbows are bolts.
-Crossbows use [[Bolt|bolts]] as their [[ammunition]]. The quality of the crossbow affects the accuracy of the shot, while the material of the crossbow is unimportant.
-== Crossbows in Melee ==
+There are reports that {{l|soldier}}s using crossbows is {{l|known bugs and issues|buggy}} currently, including problems with {{l|equipment|equipping}} bolts, practicing at {{l|archery target}}s and going into melee instead of shooting in {{l|Fun#Ambush|actual battle}}.  A workaround to getting them to practice can be found [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=57660.msg1266683#msg1266683  here].
-In melee combat, crossbows use the [[Hammer]] skill. [[Cross-training]] your marksdwarves so that they can hold their own in a melee is advisable. Choosing a better material will, of course, result in a more damaging butt-stroke - but crossbows make a poor melee weapon anyway.
-== Hunters and Crossbows ==
+There are also various {{l|known bugs and issues|reports}} about problems with {{l|hunting}}, but a hunter will generally use a crossbow and  bolts and actually shoot at game.
-[[ambusher|Hunters]] use crossbows to hunt with, and will automatically pick one up if they don't already have one.  They'll also carry a quiver and bolts.  You can modify their ammunition allotment using the [[Military_interface#Ammunition|Military screen]].
-Hunters will typically give up on hunting if they run out of ammunition, thus the material of their crossbows is unimportant.
-==Bugs==
-*If squad is assigned multiple ammo types, dwarves with "individual choice ranged" carry wrong ammo{{bug|1374}}.
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