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[DarthCloakedDwarf]

Is there a way to mod in a siege weapon that shoots large, bladed discs at insane velocities? I think it would be a very dwarfy weapon, as it takes the ballista concept and makes it more axey.

Anyways, perhaps with a little work, it might be possible to kill those unkillable megabeasts (a sufficiently powerful slash could take off the head or cut off the lower body).

Is there a way to make this work, or are the current siege weapons hard-coded into the game?

[Warlord255]

You could make a handheld version, but not a siege weapon; siege armaments are currently hardcoded, sadly.

[LegoLord]

No, you can mod in new siege ammo; it's just that it all functions essentially the same way.  I think the only tag for siege ammo is NAME or something of a similar function.

[DarthCloakedDwarf]

No, you can mod in new siege ammo; it's just that it all functions essentially the same way.  I think the only tag for siege ammo is NAME or something of a similar function.

So I'd need to make razordisc ammo for a ballista then.

[LegoLord]

Yeah, but for all intents and purposes it would be a ballista bolt.  You can't do anything about it's edge, or weight, or anything you can fiddle with in the weapon and ammo raws.

[DarthCloakedDwarf]

Yeah, but for all intents and purposes it would be a ballista bolt.  You can't do anything about it's edge, or weight, or anything you can fiddle with in the weapon and ammo raws.

How awful... oh well.

[Adamantine Fist]

You could, however, mod in a handheld version of the above device. Hmm. I wonder how that'd work out? Probably function like a ranged axe, I'm thinking. Except... oh... oh, by Armok, that thing would be unbelievable.


...


*goes to mod in his very own disc-shooter*

[Intelligent Shade of Blue]

You could, however, mod in a handheld version of the above device. Hmm. I wonder how that'd work out? Probably function like a ranged axe, I'm thinking. Except... oh... oh, by Armok, that thing would be unbelievable.

By Armok, this sounds murderously fun! You've gotta share it with us when you've finished.

[Adamantine Fist]

Well, it seems decently effective so far. Haven't tested it on anything but a dragon yet, but I did manage to send the dragon into unconsciousnessThrough bloodloss and extreme bodypart damage. Unfortunately, this was after I got caught in some dragonfire and began to melt.

[Max White]

Sounds like its working well!
Cough up some code...

[Adamantine Fist]

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item_weapons_new

[OBJECT:ITEM]

[ITEM_WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_DISK_THROWER]
[NAME:disk-thrower:disk-throwers]
[SIZE:400]
[SKILL:HAMMER]
[RANGED:CROSSBOW:BOLT]
[SHOOT_FORCE:20000]
[SHOOT_MAXVEL:100]  This is just to make sure a near-weightless object doesn't go faster than the string could possibly go.
[TWO_HANDED:0]
[MINIMUM_SIZE:15000]
[MATERIAL_SIZE:3]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:4000:bash:bashes:NO_SUB:1250]

[ITEM_AMMO:ITEM_LARGESERRATEDDISC]
[NAME:disc:discs]
[CLASS:BOLT]
[SIZE:1000]
[ATTACK:EDGE:100000:10000:saw:saws:NO_SUB:1000]

Had to make a new "ammo" disk, and it can technically be used by crossbows. As I wasn't sure exactly how SIZE affects the whole projectile speed thing, I multiplied SHOOT_FORCE by an amount that should result in the same velocity as a bolt from a crossbow (if my assumptions on the whole SIZE issue are correct). Further testing has shown that it is capable of cutting a giant toad in half with a single blow, and is entirely capable of causing lethal wounds very quickly. Unfortunately, it doesn't penetrate armour very well, as was shown by a fully armoured goblin I tested it on. The disks would just bounce off its armour, and it ended up dieing from blood loss after I lopped its arms off.

Current results:

Elk: chopped in half in one blow. Took several tries to hit it due to range and low skill.
Giant Toad: chopped in half in one blow.
Fox: limbs torn off, bled to death.
Goblin: Wearing iron breastplate, greaves, and helm. could not penetrate armour. Died from blood loss after arms were removed.
Giant: sustained injuries to arms, throat torn open. Killed my diskman with a swift blow to the head, crushing his skull and piercing his brain with the bone fragments. It appears he survived, although he's now listed as "Pale".

[HonkyPunch]

Now we have to make a gun that shoots blobs of acidic stuff. Hm. Unreal Tournament weapon mod time?

[Rhenaya]

you can give the ammo another class than bolt... else dwarfs would use normal bolts for it too

for example "CLASS:DISC" and then ad "RANGED:CROSSBOW:DISC" to the weapon.

i have the same with bullets for my thunderbluss mod, it works just fine to use different classes.

[Itnetlolor]

Now we have to make a gun that shoots blobs of acidic stuff. Hm. Unreal Tournament weapon mod time?

Yes, that would be awesome.

[AnotherDwarvernDeath]

Ooh, in the previous version I had a humongous bow that shot logs (well, you know, bludgeoning arrows that did tons of damage). It worked rather well - half the time you were shot with it, you would fly into the wall so hard that you exploded. I also made a chainsaw (high goring damage).