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An archery target is a building used to improve the [[marksdwarf]] skill. They can be built by pressing the {{k|A}} key ({{k|shift}} and {{k|a}}) under the {{k|b}}uild menu. It uses one [[stone]], log, bar or block to be built and requires [[architecture]] [[skill]].
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An archery target is a building used to improve the [[marksdwarf]] skill. An archery range is the 'room' defined from an archery target.
  
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To create an archery range from an archery target, select the target using {{k|q}} and hit {{k|r}} to "Make Archery Range."  After choosing the size of the archery range, you must then set a safe shooting direction using {{k|w}}, {{k|a}}, {{k|s}}, or {{k|d}}. The range must be large enough that a marksdwarf can stand in the designated area with one tile of separation from the target, or the marksdwarf will complain that there is no floor space and refuse to train.
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=====Creating an Archery range=====
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#To create a target, open the {{k|b}}uild menu and select {{k|A}}rchery target. It uses one [[stone]], log, bar or block and requires the [[architecture]] [[skill]].
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#Then an archery range must be defined from the archery target. Open the buildings menu ({{k|q}}) and select the target. Select "Make archery {{k|r}}ange" and define its size using {{k|+}} / {{k|-}}.
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#After choosing the size of the archery range you must decide on the shooting direction using {{k|w}}, {{k|a}}, {{k|s}}, or {{k|d}}.  
  
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Shooting at an archery target improves a [[dwarf]]'s [[marksdwarf]] skill. Shooting requires a [[crossbow]] and [[wood]]en or [[bone]] [[bolt]]s ([[metal]] bolts are considered too valuable and will not be used). Bolts shot at a target are destroyed and cannot be reclaimed, but will form a small rubble pile that can be cleaned up by a dwarf with the [[cleaning]] labor enabled.  Only off-duty squads will use archery targets. You can switch a squad to off-duty by accessing the military menu with {{k|m}}, selecting the appropriate squad with {{k|v}}, and setting it to off-duty with {{k|t}}.
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*Only one marksdwarf seems to practice at an archery range at a time, so having multiple targets at one range is unneccesary{{Verify}}.
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*An archery range requires a minimum length of 3 squares - the one the archery target is on, one empty square, and one for the marksdwarf to stand on. Otherwise the marksdwarf will complain that there is no floor space and refuse to train.
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**The effects of having longer ranges are unknown.
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=====Using an Archery range=====
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Only off-duty dwarves equipped with crossbows will use archery ranges. You can switch a squad to off-duty by accessing the military menu with {{k|m}}, selecting the appropriate squad with {{k|v}}, and setting it to off-duty with {{k|t}}.
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Shooting requires a [[crossbow]] and [[wood]]en or [[bone]] [[bolt]]s ([[metal]] bolts are considered too valuable for practice and will not be used). Bolts shot at a target are destroyed and cannot be reclaimed, and will form a small rubble pile that will be cleaned up by a dwarf with the [[cleaning]] labor enabled (whether or not the range is in use at the time!).   
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For furthur information on training martial skills, see [[sparring]].
  
 
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Revision as of 05:24, 6 May 2008

An archery target is a building used to improve the marksdwarf skill. An archery range is the 'room' defined from an archery target.

Creating an Archery range
  1. To create a target, open the build menu and select Archery target. It uses one stone, log, bar or block and requires the architecture skill.
  2. Then an archery range must be defined from the archery target. Open the buildings menu (q) and select the target. Select "Make archery range" and define its size using + / -.
  3. After choosing the size of the archery range you must decide on the shooting direction using w, a, s, or d.


  • Only one marksdwarf seems to practice at an archery range at a time, so having multiple targets at one range is unneccesary[Verify].
  • An archery range requires a minimum length of 3 squares - the one the archery target is on, one empty square, and one for the marksdwarf to stand on. Otherwise the marksdwarf will complain that there is no floor space and refuse to train.
    • The effects of having longer ranges are unknown.


Using an Archery range

Only off-duty dwarves equipped with crossbows will use archery ranges. You can switch a squad to off-duty by accessing the military menu with m, selecting the appropriate squad with v, and setting it to off-duty with t.

Shooting requires a crossbow and wooden or bone bolts (metal bolts are considered too valuable for practice and will not be used). Bolts shot at a target are destroyed and cannot be reclaimed, and will form a small rubble pile that will be cleaned up by a dwarf with the cleaning labor enabled (whether or not the range is in use at the time!).

For furthur information on training martial skills, see sparring.

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