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Would you be interested in seeing a better analysis of weapons than is available on the wiki?

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Fawnek

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Weapon Analysis
« on: January 04, 2018, 03:52:09 am »
I'm wanting to make a better analysis of weapons and the effect their materials have on them in Dwarf Fortress, I'm talking Charts, Graphs, Real numbers, just trying to figure out if it would be worth the time. :)
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Re: Weapon Analysis
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2018, 02:54:46 pm »
I'd use it a lot.
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IT 000

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Re: Weapon Analysis
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2018, 09:30:24 pm »
More information is always wanted. I would strongly advise posting your results on the forum here as a quazzi-pier review before editing the wiki directly.
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Bumber

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Re: Weapon Analysis
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2018, 10:25:08 pm »
Yes, we need research on how the new mechanics affect things. How long do certain materials last against one another before they are damaged? How does joint-twisting force play into various weapons' effectiveness?

Morning stars used to be considered one of the best weapons, but now the copper and silver ones you can find will probably fall to pieces quickly against armor. Steel war hammers could be the new thing.
« Last Edit: January 06, 2018, 10:30:58 pm by Bumber »
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thvaz

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Re: Weapon Analysis
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2018, 10:36:33 pm »
Combat in general is always changing. Im surprised how the last changes in material wear and force transfer nerfed armors. Large creatures are a lot more dangerous now even if they cant pierce armor.
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angelious

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Re: Weapon Analysis
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2018, 02:46:10 pm »
i usually go with silver hammers..its my thing you see...

outside of that i have a tendency to favor whips whenever i find them because back when i started they were all the rave among the hardcore players....
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Re: Weapon Analysis
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2018, 04:19:14 pm »
On the topic of whips. Finding my dwarves lacking some evil style, I modded them to be able to make whips.
I have a dwarf primed for a weaponsmith mood, that likes whips.
What should I give him when he moods? Steel or platinum?
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Re: Weapon Analysis
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2018, 05:09:08 pm »
Quote from: martinuzz on January 08, 2018, 04:19:14 pm
On the topic of whips. Finding my dwarves lacking some evil style, I modded them to be able to make whips.
I have a dwarf primed for a weaponsmith mood, that likes whips.
What should I give him when he moods? Steel or platinum?

if i recall correctly; the heavier the metal. the better whip it makes...or was it something to do with sharpness??

idk if i recall correctly, silver whips could flay steel armor in two back in the day..but it HAS been ages since i last played
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Re: Weapon Analysis
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2018, 02:03:52 am »
Quote from: martinuzz on January 08, 2018, 04:19:14 pm
On the topic of whips. Finding my dwarves lacking some evil style, I modded them to be able to make whips.
I have a dwarf primed for a weaponsmith mood, that likes whips.
What should I give him when he moods? Steel or platinum?
Whips are blunt. Platinum.
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angelious

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Re: Weapon Analysis
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2018, 01:57:58 pm »
Quote from: Bumber on January 09, 2018, 02:03:52 am
Quote from: martinuzz on January 08, 2018, 04:19:14 pm
On the topic of whips. Finding my dwarves lacking some evil style, I modded them to be able to make whips.
I have a dwarf primed for a weaponsmith mood, that likes whips.
What should I give him when he moods? Steel or platinum?
Whips are blunt. Platinum.

isnt silver heavier than plat?
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Re: Weapon Analysis
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2018, 03:14:55 pm »
Platinum is twice as dense, but only available by moody dwarfs, so silver is the one used commonly.
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Re: Weapon Analysis
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2018, 08:53:16 am »
copper bronze or bismuth bronze for a warhammer... im kinda running low on points on embarking and cant get my usual silver warhammer for the starters...
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