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[The Dog Delusion]

So I'm setting up my danger room. I know that the widely accepted method of doing this is to use no-quality training spears, and I'm good with that...my question is whether I should be using my masterwork mechanisms (ensuring more hits) or my no-quality mechanisms (making the traps easier to dodge(?))

I guess I'm just not really sure whether it's the *hit* from a spear that infers experience, or the *dodging* of a poorly constructed one...Or should I use a mixture of both to ensure some are good for hitting soldiers while others are easy to dodge?

[kotekzot]

Doesn't mechanism quality affect speed in upright spear traps? In that case you'd be better off with higher quality mechanisms.

[Montague]

Doesn't matter.

A high-quality (more accurate) mechanism will be harder to dodge and thus hit the soldier's armor, increasing armor skill.

A lower quality one will be easier to block, increasing shield user skill.

Actually, not sure they ever dodge traps. At least not from what I've seen. If they do, then lower quality mechanisms would help level that.

[AutomataKittay]

Doesn't matter.

A high-quality (more accurate) mechanism will be harder to dodge and thus hit the soldier's armor, increasing armor skill.

A lower quality one will be easier to block, increasing shield user skill.

Actually, not sure they ever dodge traps. At least not from what I've seen. If they do, then lower quality mechanisms would help level that.

They does dodges traps, that's what them jumping around is. At least that's what I see my militia taking a run through one did 

[The Dog Delusion]

OH SNAP!

I just realized that the actual construction of an upright spear trap doesn't even use a mechanism, which I suppose means that the quality of the mechanisms used is irrelevant.

I'm dumb...I should have realized that before even posting this.

[AutomataKittay]

OH SNAP!

I just realized that the actual construction of an upright spear trap doesn't even use a mechanism, which I suppose means that the quality of the mechanisms used is irrelevant.

I'm dumb...I should have realized that before even posting this.

The linkage to the trigger does. I don't know if it affects anything, though, other than admiring the BEAUTY of the trap.

[Montague]

Doesn't matter.

A high-quality (more accurate) mechanism will be harder to dodge and thus hit the soldier's armor, increasing armor skill.

A lower quality one will be easier to block, increasing shield user skill.

Actually, not sure they ever dodge traps. At least not from what I've seen. If they do, then lower quality mechanisms would help level that.

They does dodges traps, that's what them jumping around is. At least that's what I see my militia taking a run through one did 

I think thats them sparring. If you got just the one guy in there doing individual combat drills he just stands there and endlessly gets hit or blocks it.

[AutomataKittay]

I think thats them sparring. If you got just the one guy in there doing individual combat drills he just stands there and endlessly gets hit or blocks it.

Nope, used move command to put them in the danger room, instead of using barrack assignment, so they're not sparring. Saw the combat report and there was plenty of -Jump away from- and similar.

[The Dog Delusion]

OH SNAP!

I just realized that the actual construction of an upright spear trap doesn't even use a mechanism, which I suppose means that the quality of the mechanisms used is irrelevant.

I'm dumb...I should have realized that before even posting this.

The linkage to the trigger does. I don't know if it affects anything, though, other than admiring the BEAUTY of the trap.

Yeah...we don't need beautiful traps...

But I guess that this means I can use up all the crappy mechanisms in the danger room, since I used up most of my masterwork ones on the vast field of traps in the entryway. Spiked balls, serrated blades, and menacing spikes, Oh My!

[AutomataKittay]

Yeah...we don't need beautiful traps...

But I guess that this means I can use up all the crappy mechanisms in the danger room, since I used up most of my masterwork ones on the vast field of traps in the entryway. Spiked balls, serrated blades, and menacing spikes, Oh My!

Well, having them pretty would make the poor bugger getting ground up be at least happy they saw something shiny between being poked in the nuts and tripping over