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[Funk]

ok i im trying to make a weapon to throw spears,work so far:

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[ITEM_WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_SPEAR_THROWER]
[NAME:throwing spear:throwing spears]
[SIZE:400]
[SKILL:SPEAR]
[RANGED:THROWING:THROWING_SPEAR]
[SHOOT_FORCE:100]
[SHOOT_MAXVEL:1000] I suppose you could blow harder and harder, but the force prevents it from getting out of hand.
[TWO_HANDED:0]
[MINIMUM_SIZE:5000]
[MATERIAL_SIZE:2]
[ATTACK:EDGE:20:10000:stab:stabs:NO_SUB:1000]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:6000:bash:bashes:shaft:1250]

[ITEM_AMMO:ITEM_AMMO_THROWING_SPEAR]
[NAME:throwing spear:throwing spears]
[SIZE:400]
[CLASS:THROWING_SPEAR]
[ATTACK:EDGE:20:10000:stab:stabs:NO_SUB:1000]

yes it works but i cant get the weapon to use throwing skill.
can any one help please?

[TheSummoner]

See where it says [SKILL:SPEAR]?

Try changing that to [SKILL:THROWER]

[Funk]

sadly all that is not work as well is i hoped,it levels archer as well!?

[TheSummoner]

Archer relates to projectiles... I suppose that includes thrown items as well then.

It IS leveling thrower though, right?

[Daywalkah]

I have already done this.

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item_weapon_fanciful

[OBJECT:ITEM]

[ITEM_WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_JAVELIN]
[NAME:javelin:javelins]
[RANGED:SPEAR:BOLT]
[SIZE:400]
[SKILL:SPEAR]
[TWO_HANDED:47500]
[MINIMUM_SIZE:5000] amphibian men, etc., need variants
[MATERIAL_SIZE:3]
[ATTACK:EDGE:20:10000:stab:stabs:NO_SUB:1000]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:6000:bash:bashes:shaft:1250]

[ITEM_AMMO:ITEM_AMMO_JAVELIN]
[NAME:javelin spear:javelin spears]
[CLASS:BOLT]
[SIZE:400]
[ATTACK:EDGE:20:10000:stab:stabs:NO_SUB:1000]

The javelin as a weapon has the same stats as a spear. The javelin as ammo has the same stats as a bolt, but it is the size of a spear. I have not adjusted the stats for 31.10 since the values are different from previous releases, and I haven't played with the values yet.

[MaximumZero]

Just so you know, the handheld spear-thrower thingies are named Atlatls. Just something I thought I'd point out.

[Daywalkah]

Javelins exist as well. Atlatls are a contraption that hold and throw spears, javelins are an actual spear that is designed for throwing.

[MaximumZero]

I know what a Javelin is. I thought the OP was talking about a handheld force multiplier that used spears as ammo, though. That's why I brought it up.

[Daywalkah]

I'm not even sure if you can have a weapon that multiplies force. I will look into this at some point for the OP if they don't want my javelin.

[MaximumZero]

Definitions of Force multiplier on the Web:

    * Force multiplication, in military usage, refers to an attribute or a combination of attributes which make a given force more effective than that same force would be without it. The expected size increase required to have the same effectiveness without that advantage is the multiplication factor.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_multiplier

Basically, "Force Multiplier" is a fancy way of saying "any equipment given to a soldier to make them more effective." Didn't mean to cause any confusion.

[shibdib]

Definitions of Force multiplier on the Web:

    * Force multiplication, in military usage, refers to an attribute or a combination of attributes which make a given force more effective than that same force would be without it. The expected size increase required to have the same effectiveness without that advantage is the multiplication factor.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_multiplier

Basically, "Force Multiplier" is a fancy way of saying "any equipment given to a soldier to make them more effective." Didn't mean to cause any confusion.

Can also fall under a soldier in a group.. Always nice to have a TAC-P when we did dismounted patrols.

[Daywalkah]

Definitions of Force multiplier on the Web:

    * Force multiplication, in military usage, refers to an attribute or a combination of attributes which make a given force more effective than that same force would be without it. The expected size increase required to have the same effectiveness without that advantage is the multiplication factor.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_multiplier

Basically, "Force Multiplier" is a fancy way of saying "any equipment given to a soldier to make them more effective." Didn't mean to cause any confusion.

Sorry, I should have put in Dwarf Fortress. I need to proofread more. I wan't sure if you could have a tag or something else to multiply the force of a weapon in Dwarf Fortress that we can currently work with using the RAWs.

[Mitbick]

All talk of a spear-thrower has made me want to mod one in. It couldn't be too hard, right? I was thinking simply modding a crossbow to use spears as ammo. Can you make it so that the dwarf's strength affects the force of the projectile?

[Daywalkah]

The closest thing I could think of was to use the thrower skill to simulate strength effecting the throw. When I did this, you couldn't fire the object using 'f'. An undesirable (for me) consequence.

[G-Flex]

Sorry, I should have put in Dwarf Fortress. I need to proofread more. I wan't sure if you could have a tag or something else to multiply the force of a weapon in Dwarf Fortress that we can currently work with using the RAWs.

Actually, ranged weapons have [SHOOT_FORCE:x] and [MAX_VELOCITY:x].