Have they fixed arrows yet (minus workaround)?

[Mute]

Just as the title said. Have they fixed arrows?

[Fel]

Not yet and no eta (not even vague) on when, sadly.

[Captainlonglegs]

I hope more work go's to fixing it. I've been looking for new's on that. thanks.

[Mick]

Can you be more specific as to the workaround and what exactly it's for?

The only way to get archers working in the first place is to start squads with default 'archer' loadout then change them as you please.

Maybe you are referring to the mememanagement of dump/forbidding/reclaiming to make sure they use the type of ammo you want them to.

[malthenielsen]

Originally posted by natsukashinoneko:

Toady said it could be fixed in 50.09 4 months ago, while exposing his 3-part (or was it 2-part ?) plan for dealing with crossbow issues.
Then he said something about part one failing on Bay12 monthly Q&A.
Then he just swept the whole issue under the rug.

See here for details.

Your choice of words "sweeping it under the rug" sounds like you think Toady is a politician or something? Or that he for some reason is not allowed to change work plans? And also that you think the community is somehow not aware of the issues.

It's like fundamentally you don't get that a) people know about the issues b) work on the game never stops, but they work on what makes most sense to them atm c) they're mainly working towards the vision of the finished game.

[Moisesjns]

I want to play the game but the lack of arrows selection, and more importanlty that stupid backpack bug ruins my time. i dont want to keep checking every migrant wave for backpacks to forbid.

[Fel]

Do they ever come with a backpack?
I did get some from raiding, not that frequently, I think I saw a visitor with one at some point as well (not too sure) but never from a migrant.

[AlP]

Originally posted by Arma 2 is better thanCSGO:

Can you be more specific as to the workaround and what exactly it's for?

This is the workaround that lets your dwarves equip and use bolts:

Originally posted by AlP:

The uniform for them has to exist before you make the squad, and the bolts must be created after the uniform. So:

1. Create a squad and a uniform with crossbows

2. Delete the squad

3. Create new squads and assign the uniform to them

4. Make bolts

[malthenielsen]

Mine have bolts fine. I'm using 2 marksdwarves to kill 50 snake men through fortifications.

I think they just take their sweet time picking the bolts up. I gave them some years to train, and it works fine now. IDK even where they take them, there's bolts all over the place.

[ndjs]

I found an easy fix for this issue... Assign standard archer uniform, put up a bolt only stockpile next to the archery range ( Don't forget to activate all the quality types, don't include any bins, and voila all works with no issues, the containers are messing it up somehow.

[Kazaanh]

Marksdwarf system sucks absolute balls.

Way to clunky to setup and use, rather have another spear dwarf

[ndjs]

Seriously... try my suggestion it always works for me now.

[AlP]

Originally posted by ndjs:

Seriously... try my suggestion it always works for me now.

It doesn't or wasn't working some months ago.

[ndjs]

Originally posted by natsukashinoneko:

You found a 2-line solution to a problem that's been pestering thousands of players for 12 years. Have you considered a career in rocket science?

:D Did you try it? It's great isn't it? Better to actually fix it i know but still, it's a fairly simple workaround . Oh yeah and don't use bows and arrows :D

And ty.

[Fel]

I have been using the standard "archer" uniform successfully in many forts, not for archery range but to weaken invaders (or even kill them).

It still takes efforts to put them in a place where they can shoot without going into melee right after emptying their ammo.

[Intrinsic]

Originally posted by natsukashinoneko:

You found a 2-line solution to a problem that's been pestering thousands of players for 12 years. Have you considered a career in rocket science?

This was always the known solution to the problem since they go broken ~2012.

And bin's in general can cause other issues, like half of your cancellation spam is due to someone else picking up/using the bin when another dwarf also needed to. As a rule i still use no bins because of this, barrels are fine most of the time though.


Edit: A more expanded way of making them super useful was if you have ramparts or towers built, you'd set a Barrow up covering where you wanted them which would also include a stockpile of bolts and they'll shoot away happily until they ran out of bolts.