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* As with any friendly creature, dogs can spot ambushers and thieves. You can assign dogs to [[cage]]s or [[chain]]s to act as guard dogs. | * As with any friendly creature, dogs can spot ambushers and thieves. You can assign dogs to [[cage]]s or [[chain]]s to act as guard dogs. | ||
| − | * You can [[Assign animal|assign]] a war dog or hunting dog to a dwarf via his dogs menu ({{K|v}}, select dwarf, {{K|p}}, {{K|e}}) to help him in combat. It will follow the dwarf like a [[pet]]. Unassigned war dogs | + | * You can [[Assign animal|assign]] a war dog or hunting dog to a dwarf via his dogs menu ({{K|v}}, select dwarf, {{K|p}}, {{K|e}}) to help him in combat. It will follow the dwarf like a [[pet]]. Unassigned war dogs follow the dwarf who trained them. Since a skilled animal trainer isn't useful, this can be used to assign dogs but allow them to be placed in cages later. |
** Note: Once a dog is assigned to a dwarf it can not be unassigned or placed in a [[cage]]{{version|0.27.173.38a}}. | ** Note: Once a dog is assigned to a dwarf it can not be unassigned or placed in a [[cage]]{{version|0.27.173.38a}}. | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 31 May 2008
A dwarf's best friend, dogs are the only animals that can be trained to assist your dwarves as war dogs and hunting dogs in combat. Like all tame animals they can serve as an emergency food supply and provide you with bones, leather, and skulls.
Using dogs
- Dogs left to their own devices will wander around, spending most of their time in meeting areas, and will attack any hostiles they see.
- As with any friendly creature, dogs can spot ambushers and thieves. You can assign dogs to cages or chains to act as guard dogs.
- You can assign a war dog or hunting dog to a dwarf via his dogs menu (v, select dwarf, p, e) to help him in combat. It will follow the dwarf like a pet. Unassigned war dogs follow the dwarf who trained them. Since a skilled animal trainer isn't useful, this can be used to assign dogs but allow them to be placed in cages later.
- Note: Once a dog is assigned to a dwarf it can not be unassigned or placed in a cagev0.27.173.38a.
War/hunting dogs
War and hunting dogs are trained at the kennel. War dogs do double damage.
Toady One: "A hunting animal will target the creature its owner is targeting if the owner is hunting, and it will be sneaking without a movement penalty if it is reasonably close to its hunting owner. A hunting animal notices creatures from farther away, although this isn't exactly effective if it decides to target what its owner is targeting. It all needs a bit of work, but that is true of hunting in general."