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atomicoctobot

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Throwing Tantrum
« on: November 19, 2010, 06:18:45 pm »

What kind of objects are especially good at destroying enemies?

I like to use an iron shield. For some reason, it just seemed obvious to me that shields would make good throwing weapons. I've actually one-hit-killed an opponent by surprising them with a lucky throw straight into their unsuspecting head while having relatively low throwing ability.

Do coins, snow, dirt etc. work as well as weapons such as axes do? Also, when you throw a corpse, does that just use your throw skill, misc. object skill or both? There's nothing more fun than surprising a band of enemies with the corpses of their slain allies flying out of them mist at them while you sneak around. Good times.

For me, the most useful throwing item is a stack of arrows because they are easy to obtain and I don't have to hunt around picking them up after a battle. The only issue I have with them is they seem to weigh a lot.
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Re: Throwing Tantrum
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2010, 06:25:09 pm »

I was lying on the floor, bleeding, all limbs chopped off, unable to move, unable to even scratch and bite, and I could still throw stuff and wound enemies. Insane... and buggy.
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Re: Throwing Tantrum
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2010, 07:29:50 pm »

Picks are outright DEADLY as a thrown weapon, and after testing it on Arena I found out that steel picks are the best to throw.
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Re: Throwing Tantrum
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2010, 08:52:03 pm »

I was lying on the floor, bleeding, all limbs chopped off, unable to move, unable to even scratch and bite, and I could still throw stuff and wound enemies. Insane... and buggy.
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Re: Throwing Tantrum
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2010, 02:20:08 am »

I was lying on the floor, bleeding, all limbs chopped off, unable to move, unable to even scratch and bite, and I could still throw stuff and wound enemies. Insane... and buggy.
Yeah I got this. I was wondering why I couldn't attack or wrestle the bandit leader, thinking the game had frozen, then scrolled back through the combat logs and realised somebody had broken both my upper and lower spine.

I'd dropped my shield and axe, so I threw them at his head and killed him.

And was alone in the wilderness, utterly unable to move, with the cooling corpse of a bandit and his entourage.

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Re: Throwing Tantrum
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2010, 02:27:02 am »

I've noticed coins always glance away when thrown at a target.  Each time I see the dollar sign hit an enemy I get excited but then I see it just glances away. 
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Re: Throwing Tantrum
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2010, 03:05:54 am »

I've noticed coins always glance away when thrown at a target.  Each time I see the dollar sign hit an enemy I get excited but then I see it just glances away.

Possibly they do not have enough mass?
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Re: Throwing Tantrum
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2010, 03:46:22 am »

I've found that picks, knives, and spears work well as throwing weapons. Battle axes are my go-to, as they are plentiful and usually they kill or cripple in one hit.

Basically,
Edged weapons.
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Re: Throwing Tantrum
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2010, 08:08:13 am »

I like my shield(s. Twenty of them). Tons of skull fractures thanks to it.
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Re: Throwing Tantrum
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2010, 10:39:01 pm »

I like my shield(s. Twenty of them). Tons of skull fractures thanks to it.
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Re: Throwing Tantrum
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2010, 11:07:40 pm »

I like my shield(s. Twenty of them). Tons of skull fractures thanks to it.
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Guess he won in the end... !
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