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[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   I don't really count that reason because it more of a self fulfilling prophesy rather then a real reason. Yes many people don't frequent it but if we all went there instead of here then there would be a lot more people frequenting it but we don't because there are not a lot of people frequenting it.

[forsaken1111]

   I don't really count that reason because it more of a self fulfilling prophesy rather then a real reason. Yes many people don't frequent it but if we all went there instead of here then there would be a lot more people frequenting it but we don't because there are not a lot of people frequenting it.

If you all did then I guess I would no longer talk about the game since I really haven't the time to keep up with more than the 2-3 forums I already do.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   Ah now there is a reason. We are here because we are a part of the Dwarf Fortress community first and CataDDA community second. While we may dearly love the game this is our figurative home on the net and while we might travel elsewhere its nice when we can find what need at home.

[miauw62]

Also, there would be no point in having an Other Games board if we just moved all discussion out to the official forums.

[Mephansteras]

Yeah, I really don't keep up with other game forums much either, and then usually to look up something specific. But here...here I'll just see what's new and read it.

[Tomcost]

So, I was trying my new longbow and I headshooted a cougar for 52 damage, with those crappy fire-hardened arrows. Is this normal? My archery level is at 6, and I have 9 strength.

[Aseaheru]

Its an arrow. To the head. And fire-hardened arrows are actually pretty good IRL.

[Lightningfalcon]

So, I was trying my new longbow and I headshooted a cougar for 52 damage, with those crappy fire-hardened arrows. Is this normal? My archery level is at 6, and I have 9 strength.

I've never used fire hardened, but with heavy field point arrows it's not at all hard to get upwards of 200+ damage.   Bows are just very unbalanced right now. 

[Girlinhat]

So, I was trying my new longbow and I headshooted a cougar for 52 damage, with those crappy fire-hardened arrows. Is this normal? My archery level is at 6, and I have 9 strength.

With 12 strength composite bow, wooden arrows and exactly 0 skill (first shot) I headshot a zombie child for 172.

[Tomcost]

Wow, didn't know that. I was using the crappiest arrows available, so that's why I was surprised. As a side note, the arrow wasn't fletched or anything.

I guess that I can take a jabberwock if I make good arrows.

Any words on flaming arrows?

[Lightningfalcon]

So, I was trying my new longbow and I headshooted a cougar for 52 damage, with those crappy fire-hardened arrows. Is this normal? My archery level is at 6, and I have 9 strength.

With 12 strength composite bow, wooden arrows and exactly 0 skill (first shot) I headshot a zombie child for 172.

Where do you get composite bows?  I know you can craft reflex/recurve bows, along with giant German crossbows that look like an over sized ballista.  Also, are the giant over sized ballistas any good?  I was thinking of crating one to put in my car, but there's nothing I count kill with just a regular bow and fletched field point arrows. 

Wow, didn't know that. I was using the crappiest arrows available, so that's why I was surprised. As a side note, the arrow wasn't fletched or anything.

I guess that I can take a jabberwock if I make good arrows.

Any words on flaming arrows?

I got one to heavily wounded with a starting character who had nothing but a longbow and twenty field point arrows, so I have no doubt that it's possible. 
They are very, very heavy compared to regular arrows.  I've never gotten the chance to actually use them.  The moment I finally crafted them I unlocked even better arrows, which I didn't get the chance to use because I accidentally deleted the game when cleaning up my download folder. 

[Girlinhat]

So, I was trying my new longbow and I headshooted a cougar for 52 damage, with those crappy fire-hardened arrows. Is this normal? My archery level is at 6, and I have 9 strength.

With 12 strength composite bow, wooden arrows and exactly 0 skill (first shot) I headshot a zombie child for 172.

Where do you get composite bows?  I know you can craft reflex/recurve bows, along with giant German crossbows that look like an over sized ballista.  Also, are the giant over sized ballistas any good?  I was thinking of crating one to put in my car, but there's nothing I count kill with just a regular bow and fletched field point arrows. 

Found it in a pawn shop, with 10 wooden arrows.  So I just started using it.

[Mephansteras]

Huh. I'll have to craft one and try it out. I'd tried to make several archer characters, but they all died before they got enough string to make a bow. My current character has plenty of string, and it sounds like it might be worth training it up.

[Girlinhat]

Huh. I'll have to craft one and try it out. I'd tried to make several archer characters, but they all died before they got enough string to make a bow. My current character has plenty of string, and it sounds like it might be worth training it up.

Get string by breaking windows, you can do so in the evac shelter.  6x 6" combine into 1x 3' - and you can make 6" from thread or sinew as well.

[Mephansteras]

Huh. I'll have to craft one and try it out. I'd tried to make several archer characters, but they all died before they got enough string to make a bow. My current character has plenty of string, and it sounds like it might be worth training it up.

Get string by breaking windows, you can do so in the evac shelter.  6x 6" combine into 1x 3' - and you can make 6" from thread or sinew as well.

I have a bad habit of starting out in evac shelters surrounded by monsters. Usually fungaloids, so I don't stick around too long. This character is a slight aversion, in that he just had to deal with some basic zombies and is actually really close to a few houses. So broken windows are plentiful.

My previous archers all had short, brutal lives that precluded any such frivolities like breaking windows that might attract hordes of monsters.