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Richards

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Artifact bonuses?
« on: March 28, 2011, 01:07:10 pm »
One of my dwarves came up with a Legendary crossbow made of iron. What kind of bonuses can I expect from this over an ordinary iron crossbow?
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Urist McGyver

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Re: Artifact bonuses?
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2011, 01:09:56 pm »
Shoot more accurately.
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Re: Artifact bonuses?
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2011, 01:17:01 pm »
IIRC, artifact level weaponry adds something like 5 levels to the wielder's crossbow skill, so whoever uses it should both shoot significantly more accurately and reload much more quickly.

Basically, it's a machine gun (especially when used by a skilled crossbowdwarf).

Edit: Actually, I'm wrong (according to Wiki): it's a 3x multiplier rather than a +5 skill bonus, so no reload bonus, but a (probably) better accuracy bonus.
« Last Edit: March 28, 2011, 01:19:29 pm by Sunday »
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Richards

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Re: Artifact bonuses?
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2011, 05:30:06 pm »
Is there any bonus to the hammering side of it?
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Hyndis

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« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2011, 06:13:22 pm »
IIRC an artifact crossbow will not benefit ranged skill at all, but will improve the melee skill.

The crossbow is the artifact, not the ammo being shot from it, so the ammo is only as good as whatever ammo you're making.
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« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2011, 06:20:53 pm »
It's also indestructible, but you really should have known that.
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Re: Artifact bonuses?
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2011, 06:44:27 pm »
I knew none of these things..

Thanks a lot guys :)
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Re: Artifact bonuses?
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2011, 06:48:31 pm »
Quote from: Sarda on March 28, 2011, 06:20:53 pm
It's also indestructible, but you really should have known that.

That is more handy for furniture, not really that useful for weapons.

You can set up an artifact statue as building destroyer bait. They will keep attacking it but be unable to destroy it. Or you can set a wooden/graphite/lignite/coal artifact building on fire and it will continue to burn forever.
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Re: Artifact bonuses?
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2011, 06:54:49 pm »
As far as I know, artifact buildings ARE destructible, and cause a lot of depression for the creator when this happens...
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Re: Artifact bonuses?
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2011, 07:03:28 pm »
Quote from: Minnakht on March 28, 2011, 06:54:49 pm
As far as I know, artifact buildings ARE destructible, and cause a lot of depression for the creator when this happens...

I've never had one destroyed.

I have had building destroyers continually attack the artifact building, in my case a statue, for years. Its great for distracting some really tough building destroyers until you can get your military out there to take care of them. Keeps them busy indefinitely.
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