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[Umi]

The wiki is showing a lot of number on a graph.  If you had to calculate average damage, how would one do it?  Is it possible?

I'm just not sure how to read the wiki...

The wiki:
http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Weapon

[breadbocks]

Sorry dude. We've got no clue as to how Toady made the formulas.

[Funk]

ok
a axe this table shows all three attack a dwarf can make with a axe.

Type            Size    Attack  Attack Type     Contact Area     Penetration     Velocity     Skill Used    
Battle Axe    800    Hack    Edge    40000                6000              1.25x    Axe       
                              Flat slap     Blunt    40000               (6000)              1.25x
                     Pommel strike     Blunt    1000               (1000)                   1x

size is just the weapons weight
Attack Type,edge use the MAX_EDGE (How sharp the material is) to set how good a weapon is at cuting.
Contact Area how much of the weapon is used is the attack,high numbers can cut of bigger body parts.
Penetration only works with edged attacks,how deep a cut can go.
Velocity helps to add force (E_k =\tfrac{1}{2} mv^2 )

[monkeyfetus]

There is no "Average damage" because the system isn't based on hit-points anymore. What it is based on, nobody but toady really knows. Sometimes I wish I could have a peek at the source code and see how things really work. I have a fantasy that I'd see some bit of code and say "Silly Toady, it would be so much simpler if you just did this." but in reality I'd probably stare at it dumbfounded and get that weird feeling in my brain when I almost understand something that I get when I read something like this.

[Umi]

What does weapon material do?  I know it makes hammers heavier, but what is it's effect on other weapon classes?

[Caesar]

Sharpness of the edge, which is probably related to, putting it bluntly, how easy it is to cut through things.

Some other things as well, probably.

[Bauglir]

-snip-

[Funk]

What does weapon material do?  I know it makes hammers heavier, but what is it's effect on other weapon classes?

short answer every thing.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Material_science