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[IT 000]

Okay here's my initial results

Out of 100 fights

Light Adamantine 42
Heavy Adamantine 46
Tie 13

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For convenience I created two duplicate dwarf species, one with the soldier tile and one with the normal dwarf tile. The dwarves with the light addy use the normal dwarf tile, the dwarves with the heavy use the soldier tile.

Numbers prone to human error in counting, but I counted it three times and I came up with the same numbers. I'd give it a margin of error of two. Ties are where both dwarves are either dead or both dwarves are running around hitting the other over the head with a crossbow.

:::CONCLUSION:::

These scores are way to close to call just by looking at the kill list, it's dead even 10x the weight should have had a significant impact on kills. As I looked into it more, both sides shared no more serious wounds then the other. IF (big if) weight has an effect on bolts it is negligible. I will try later with 25x the weight and 50x the weight exclusively, but I expect similar results.

[Neonivek]

Adamantine is already SUPER light...

You may want to increase its weight to that comparible to other materials.

Afterall you were basically making a contest between feathers and a feather 10 times heavier.

Don't forget Armor Vs. Armorless

Also I am surprised by the sheer number of those that were actually settled with punches and kicks.

[IT 000]

But 10x heavier is still 10x heavier. Again

I will try later with 25x the weight and 50x the weight exclusively, but I expect similar results.

Furthermore, I'll probably try it with a less potent metal such as iron or bronze.

Don't forget Armor Vs. Armorless

I will be running these along with the iron/bronze, but overall it will be tough to tell. If I test it with the same or stronger material, chances are it'll glance off, if I test it with a weaker material, chances are both will bore through regardless.

Also I am surprised by the sheer number of those that were actually settled with punches and kicks.

Not very many were settled in melee combat, As soon as I stopped seeing bolts fly I paused the game. Dwarves had the time to approach each other, smack each other a few times but overall they didn't do much damage. This may still be a factor though, I'll slap on some adamantine helmets next time.

[IT 000]

Here's a link to further tests Test on Bolts and Weight

[Neonivek]

Odd, I guess your right IT. Weight has no effect and Density is magical.

[dwarfhoplite]

if you cannot afford losing bolts, then use cheaper material. Seeing 30 bolts stuck in one goblin is priceless

[antymattar]

Cool but what about the suggestion?

[GreatWyrmGold]

Let me think.
You want bolts to not break because...you want to waste adamantine on them? I have little sympathy for you. Use addy for helms and breastplates and axes!

Oh, and remember how one bolt can be melted down for as much metal as a whole stack? Yeah, that'll be an issue with your idea.

[antymattar]

Wait, what!? That can work!? But that means infinite metal resources!

[IT 000]

If I recall correctly, you must break down the bolt stack first. 25 different bolts = 2.5 bars but a stack of 25 bolts = 1 bar.

[antymattar]

If I recall correctly, you must break down the bolt stack first. 25 different bolts = 2.5 bars but a stack of 25 bolts = 1 bar.

complicated as hell but still endless resources.

[GreatWyrmGold]

And if you want infinite metal, you need a really complicated setup, not just shooting at goblins. Although that can help.

[Jake]

Just as an aside, whether or not projectiles break on impact with the ground might be related to their velocity. I've yet to see one of my modded-in bullets hit the ground in a useable form, for example.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Have you tried the bolt-retrieval setup on the wiki? Getting useable single bolts is difficult enough that if you aren't specifically trying you might not see it.