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[The Scout]

Can blunt weapons smash limbs off? Or does it have to really extreme for that to happen?

[Agent_86]

Blunt weapons don't NEED to lob off limbs, they just shatter bones.  A disabled limb is just as useless as one that isn't there.

[Avo]

Blunt weapons don't NEED to lob off limbs, they just shatter bones.  A disabled limb is just as useless as one that isn't there.

Yes and no. Some animals can only be killed via dismemberment.

In answer to the OP's question: Kind of. I remember you used to be able to hit something so hard it exploded.

[The Scout]

I kinda need a weapon that can smash limbs off. Ie, necromorphs. Gotta beat most of their limbs off before they die.

[Avo]

What you want is a handy steel shortsword. This unique piece of weaponry comes with dual cutting surfaces and an innovative tip designed to skewer your organed enemies.

[Alastar]

Hammers are can openers and not very good at anything else.

[Lagslayer]

What you want is a handy steel shortsword. This unique piece of weaponry comes with dual cutting surfaces and an innovative tip designed to skewer your organed enemies.

But are the types of attacks your dwarves use randomized? Like, they will randomly stab, slash, or pommel strike any target regardless of what their defenses are?

[Agent_86]

What you want is a handy steel shortsword. This unique piece of weaponry comes with dual cutting surfaces and an innovative tip designed to skewer your organed enemies.

But are the types of attacks your dwarves use randomized? Like, they will randomly stab, slash, or pommel strike any target regardless of what their defenses are?

I don't know, but I do know that skilled swordsdwarves do enjoy stabbing goblins in the face.   

[NecroRebel]

What you want is a handy steel shortsword. This unique piece of weaponry comes with dual cutting surfaces and an innovative tip designed to skewer your organed enemies.

But are the types of attacks your dwarves use randomized? Like, they will randomly stab, slash, or pommel strike any target regardless of what their defenses are?

Yes, though I seem to recall a quote from Toady that claimed that slashing an piercing attacks are 100x as likely as blunt attacks, so a sword will slash 49.5% of the time, stab 49.5% of the time, pommel pummel .5% of the time, and flat slap .5% of the time.

[nordak]

Hmmm... some of the wird FB's still explode when hit by spears but only bruise when hit by blunt force, only hard parts, IE teeth/hooves are severed from blunt trama.  However, if you like smashing brains out... ...the warhammer is still the weapon of choice.

[thunktone]

One of my marksdwarves bashed the head off a forgotten beast with his crossbow so it is possible. That was a giant toad made of snow though so it is probably a rare exception to the rule.

[Dynastia]

Yes, though I seem to recall a quote from Toady that claimed that slashing an piercing attacks are 100x as likely as blunt attacks, so a sword will slash 49.5% of the time, stab 49.5% of the time, pommel pummel .5% of the time, and flat slap .5% of the time.

I was going to say that warhammers should have a piercing spike like in real life, but I guess that's the reason they don't. What a shame.

[The Scout]

Edge things won't do much against them. They'll cut through most of the limb, but the limb will still work, and since the don't bleed to death, they'll continue murdering. Blunt weapons, break bones, and atleast disable them. I need a blunt weapon that can also smash limbs OFF. Otherwise I just created hordes of unkillable monsters.

[NecroRebel]

Edge things won't do much against them. They'll cut through most of the limb, but the limb will still work, and since the don't bleed to death, they'll continue murdering. Blunt weapons, break bones, and atleast disable them. I need a blunt weapon that can also smash limbs OFF. Otherwise I just created hordes of unkillable monsters.

Then you just created hordes of unkillable monsters.

Get slashing weapons, like axes, made of a good material, like steel or adamantine, and make sure your soldiers are well-trained and strong. Lopping limbs off of things like metal forgotten beasts is possible with a couple strikes, and I'm guessing that whatever you modded isn't as strong as that.

I guess the question is, "What did you mod that you're so sure is immune to edged weapons?"

[The Scout]

Thread closed. Nothing kills them. Even fire is hopeless to these beasts. But can someone explain how whips smash limbs off?