Skeleton Archers - Not registering ammunition

[UndeathReborn]

Hello! I've been experimenting with undead, and i've come across a small issue with the Skeleton archers. They either randomly stop using their bows and attack with their fists, or just run out of ammunition, then attack with their fists.

If it's an issue of them just randomly attacking, then that's an ai script issue.

However, I attempted to address this issue by purchasing and giving arrows to a skeleton archer. They accept the item, but instead of pulling out their bow and firing on as normal, they continue to attack with their fists.

Earlier, DM Tala stated that he was okay with them just stopping using their bows and attacking with their fists, as they are mindless animations. However, this kinda breaks the mobs functionality, and dosin't make much sense, as they can use virtually any weapon, presumably while still being mindless. Why can't they continue to use a bow?

EDIT: ShadowCharlatan took a look and is adding ammo, I'll see how that impacts it. I'll also give a few quivers prior to combat.

[Ebok]

If you want, as this has been a long standing thing for basically all of efu... The issue might be that the AI won't re-equip the bow after changing weapons. Which makes sense, code wise. I'm not certain at all that they acknowledge being given ammunition. However, you can both test that, and do something that would sate both your issue and Tala's mindless construct theory. Provide them with lots more ammo before they run out. Buy an extra five quivers per skeleton. They're cheap, weight nothing, and if they still run out then you've a bug that might garner a second look. Otherwise... I'd be interested in knowing if you can give a skeleton a bow and tell them to equip it. If you can, then you could carry a spare bow for times like these. (you get them back so long as you kill them over dismissing them) However the arrow stocking seems the most apt way to handle this.

[Kotenku]

I would argue that if nobody wants to go to the effort of fixing Skeleton (Archer), and would rather argue that they are mindless undead, that Skeleton (Archer) bones should just be removed altogether.