0003028: Marksdwarves don't carry enough ammunition into combat. - Dwarf Fortress Bug Tracker

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0003028	Dwarf Fortress	Dwarf Mode -- Combat	public	2010-08-14 15:51	2012-03-28 07:49

Reporter	knofbath	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	tweak	Reproducibility	always
Status	new	Resolution	open
Platform	x86_64	OS	Windows 7	OS Version	Ultimate x64
Product Version	0.31.12

Summary	0003028: Marksdwarves don't carry enough ammunition into combat.
Description	When Marksdwarves are on Active/Training and using ammunition, and then are switched to a kill order, they will not replenish their ammunition before heading into combat. Results in Marksdwarves charging into melee combat because of lack of ammunition.
Steps To Reproduce	Assign Dorfs crossbows, assign ammunition, have quivers available, make archery range, set alert to Active/Training, then order the squad to kill something after firing most of their ammunition on the archery range.
Additional Information	I get a yearly buzzard migration, most of the time they fire their last few bolts, then chase the buzzards around for half an hour. I have to take the squad off alert and training, let it rearm, then assign the kill order again. Not a good option when dealing with the bi-annual goblin horde. The quivers are a nice step, but given that even Elite Crossbowdwarfs seem to miss like 70% of the time, they don't have enough ammunition for a standard engagement. Let alone a full siege. And they won't retreat to reload either. Also maybe allow ammunition to stack, you could transfer the kill to the crossbow that fired the bolt, instead of the individual bolt.
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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2010-08-14 15:51	knofbath	New Issue
2010-08-14 17:31	~~user11~~	Relationship added	parent of 0002946
2012-03-28 07:49	~~user6~~	Relationship added	related to 0001374