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Your '''soldiers''' are the dwarves who make up each '''[[squad]]''' of your '''[[military]]'''. Turning your [[lye maker|useless civilians]] into hardened harbingers of death is one of the most important jobs in the fort. With all the [[forgotten beast|horrors]] [[megabeast|awaiting]] [[titan|you]], you'll need the toughest dwarves you can get. | Your '''soldiers''' are the dwarves who make up each '''[[squad]]''' of your '''[[military]]'''. Turning your [[lye maker|useless civilians]] into hardened harbingers of death is one of the most important jobs in the fort. With all the [[forgotten beast|horrors]] [[megabeast|awaiting]] [[titan|you]], you'll need the toughest dwarves you can get. | ||
− | Note that soldiers will not follow any orders, alerts or schedules when they are in line of sight of an "enemy", be it a goblin, alligator or even a hoary marmot. Instead they will chase right into the perceived opponent, no matter how badly outnumbered they are. Removing them from their squads "works", for a certain value of "works", but has additional downsides. | + | Note that soldiers will not follow any orders, alerts or schedules when they are in line of sight of an "enemy", be it a goblin, alligator or even a hoary marmot. Instead they will chase right into the perceived opponent, no matter how badly outnumbered they are. Removing them from their squads "works", for a certain value of "works", but has additional downsides. (Now aren't we happy that the 40d 'don't attack dangerous animals' option is replaced with this more sophisticated system') |
=Weapons and Skills= | =Weapons and Skills= |