40d Talk:Crossbow

Training with Crossbows, Wooden/Bone Bolts more than preferred

Dwarves will automatically use only wooden or bone bolts, you needn't worry about metal bolts being wasted on practice.

Based on classic DF, bone or wooden bolts will indeed be used to fight if the dwarf doesn't have anything else though, and they sometimes would just coincidentally have a handful of "practice" bolts when they went out to battle thus having a useful backup. Especially nice when they're very highly skilled and 35-45 bolts isn't enough to last the duration of a fight!

Out of ammo

Is it worth noting (on this page) that dwarves will use the hammer skill to bludgeon with their crossbow if they run out of ammo? --Matryx 09:22, 5 November 2007 (EST)

I think it is, if only to warn that if they run out of bolts while they're fighting something, they won't immediately run back to the stockpile to get more. --Xazak 09:26, 5 November 2007 (EST)

Xbow material

Do someone know if your crossbow hit harder, or do more damage, when it's made of metal rather than wood or bone in the same way a melee weapon would? --Eagle of Fire 02:42, 28 November 2007 (EST)

When it is used in melee - crossbow material is important as all other melee weapons. In ranged only material and quality of the bolt affect it's damage potential. Crossbow's quality level is directly added to the soldier's effective marksdwarf skill increasing his accuracy and rate of fire.--Another 13:11, 9 December 2007 (EST)

training =

Does say, hunting with a crossbow increase marksdwarf skill? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shadow archmagi (talk•contribs)

Yes it does. Unfortunately it will also increase hammerdwarf skill ;) --Koltom 23:53, 27 February 2008 (EST)

dual wielding

I set one of my marksdwarves to wield 2 crossbows, and he's currently holding them both in the same hand. Can he use them both like this or does it mean he'll just going to be using one of them? --Tachyon 18:18, 6 August 2008 (EDT)

Late as hell, but for the record no dwarves truly dual wield in DF. When they carry 2 weapons, it's just in case they lose one in an enemy or it shatters in the middle of a fight. --ThunderClaw 14:59, 3 November 2008 (EST)

Shatter? Wow, I've never seen that.--Maximus 15:20, 3 November 2008 (EST)

Two-handed?

Are crossbows two-handed when used at range? You'd think they'd be two-handed for re-loading, and one-handed (at the very least, two hands are more accurate) for firing, but I don't know if DF supports this.StrawberryBunny 10:34, 8 August 2008 (EDT)

On a more important issue; will a Dwarf be capable of carrying a shield while using a crossbow in case he was forced into melee? Would he only equip the shield up close? How would it affect his ability to carry bolts in his off-hand?

Z-levels and Range

How does firing up or down affect the range of a marksdwarf? Gairabad 17:15, 10 November 2008 (EST)

From what I've seen, marksdwarves can shoot up or down with little problem. The range of a marksdwarf is pretty finite anyway, something like 20 squares.--Maximus 17:36, 10 November 2008 (EST)