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v0.31:Sparring
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Introduction
Sparring is a form of non-lethal melee Template:L, led by the Template:L in charge of the respective Template:L, to train Template:Ls in their Template:Ls in Template:L. Sparring takes place at a Template:L; on-duty soldiers will engage in training activities such as sparing and Template:L combat demonstrations while off duty soldiers will primarily conduct Template:L. Training is a safe way to get experienced soldiers.
Equipment
The weapon you wish for a squad to use can be chosen through the military screen, and then the equip selection. When soldiers spar, they practice (and thereby gain experience) with whatever Template:L and Template:L they have been assigned, including Template:Ls. Your soldiers will put on their uniforms and grab their weapons once they are assigned equipment in a squad (and don't have any other civilian jobs).
Organized squad training
You cannot directly assign a soldier to spar. Instead, you need to Template:L his or her squad to train. This is accomplished by opening the mTemplate:L. Open the alerts panel, then assign the squad to Active/Training (or establish a more complex schedule of alerts). Now query the Template:L, Template:L, and/or Template:L to designate a barracks. Highlight which squad you wish to train and press t. A T should appear on the right side of the screen beside that squad's name. Now your squad is set to be training, and has a place to train in. A squad set to the default Alert/Training alert level (or a more complicated schedule using the advanced calendar system) will predominantly train in their training barracks and occasionally engage in their civilian lives. A squad with active orders delivered through the squad menu will first carry out those orders, taking breaks to eat or sleep, but will not train.
- Defined a squad with members (equip with whatever armor and weapons you like)
- Designate a Template:L and have the squad set to train there
- Have an active training order for the squad
Individual Training
Your soldiers will continue to do jobs outside the military if they don't have a place to spar or an active schedule. Template:L dwarves will also conduct individual training. This happens if:
- the dwarf squad has no scheduled orders
- the squad has a designated barracks to train at
- the dwarf doesn't have a job
Other Notes
Injury
Unlike previous versions (0.31.11 and earlier), dwarves are very unlikely to hurt each other while sparring, even when equipped with otherwise lethal weapons.
Default Schedule
The default Active/Training alert requires a full 10 member squad. This can be changed from the Template:L menu. If you have a dwarf die, remember that another member must be appointed or the minimum number required to train lowered to accommodate the new squad count.
Happy Soldiers
Be kind to your soldiers. Civilians with no military experience will get bad thoughts from going on duty. Soldiers will get a bad thought if they don't have any civilian experience. Having the wrong number assigned to train in a squad can also generate bad Template:L.
Optimal squad size
Only one sparring match can be going on in any one Template:Lsource[Verify], so to get the most sparring done make your squads size 3 with a minimum of 2.
Training on disarmed prisoners
A very effective way to train your dwarves is to let them fight stripped prisoners while heavily armored and carrying training weapons themselves.
See Template:L for more information.
See also