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Crossbows can be made from wood, bone or metal. Wooden and bone crossbows are created at a bowyer's workshop; metal ones at a metalsmith's forge, using the crossbow-making or weaponsmithing skills respectively.
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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.
  
Hunters do use them and they can be assigned to your military. Ammunition for crossbows are bolts.
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{{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 soldiers using crossbows is buggy currently, including problems with equipping bolts, practising at archery targets and going into melee instead of shooting in actual battle.  A workaround to getting them to practice can be found here: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=57660.msg1266683#msg1266683
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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 reports about problems with hunting, but a hunter will generally use crossbow and  bolts and actually shoot at game.
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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.

Revision as of 16:39, 25 May 2010

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There are reports that Template:Ls using crossbows is Template:L currently, including problems with Template:L bolts, practicing at Template:Ls and going into melee instead of shooting in Template:L. A workaround to getting them to practice can be found here.

There are also various Template:L about problems with Template:L, but a hunter will generally use a crossbow and bolts and actually shoot at game.