0003908: Hitting person with silver maul is far weaker than just punching him

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0003908

Dwarf Fortress

Adventure Mode -- Combat

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2011-01-25 20:09

2012-12-25 10:06

Reporter

EnigmaAlpha

Assigned To

Footkerchief

Priority

normal

Severity

minor

Reproducibility

always

Status

resolved

Resolution

unable to reproduce

Platform

Windows XP

OS Version

Product Version

0.31.18

Target Version

Fixed in Version

Summary

0003908: Hitting person with silver maul is far weaker than just punching him

Description

While playing Adventure Mode as a Legendary Hammerman, I came across a strange occurrence. Normally, I just swing for the head and hope for the best, but my silver maul was bouncing quite pathetically off the skulls of ordinary humans. Frustrated, I punch a guy in the face. Cracking his skull through his brain, I realise that I just did what my hammer could not.

I tested this further. My Legendary Hammerman and Competent Striker went on to test versus armour plating (where my maul would be deflected by copper breastplates, and my fist would pierce iron ones) and on several sorts of foes.

I couldn't see any reason why I should be able to punch a guy's skull through his head without being able to dent it with a massive hammer.

Steps To Reproduce

Get a hammerman and beat up a target. Get a striker and punch a target. Compare damage.

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0000033

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Toady One

Bronze colossus, skeletal creatures, fleshballs, and others are impossible to kill

Notes
(0020312) Footkerchief (manager) 2012-02-20 18:55	Reminder sent to: EnigmaAlpha Is this bug still present in 0.34.02?

(0020486) Xotano (reporter) 2012-02-22 13:50	it might be cus mauls suck, if your going to hammer something use a warhammer preferably silver or steel, silver is denser but steel is a better metal and should bounce less often.

(0021947) thvaz (reporter) 2012-03-31 08:55	A legenday hammerdwarf in the arena had no problem in splitting skulls at will with a silver maul.

(0022227) Footkerchief (manager) 2012-04-11 12:03	Please reopen this report or PM me on the forums if this problem is still present in 0.34.07+.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2011-01-25 20:09	EnigmaAlpha	New Issue
2011-01-26 10:52	Hieronymous Alloy	Issue Monitored: Hieronymous Alloy
2012-02-20 18:55	Footkerchief	Relationship added	related to 0000033
2012-02-20 18:55	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0020312
2012-02-20 18:55	Footkerchief	Tag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2012-02-22 13:50	Xotano	Note Added: 0020486
2012-03-31 08:55	thvaz	Note Added: 0021947
2012-04-11 12:03	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0022227
2012-04-11 12:03	Footkerchief	Status	new => resolved
2012-04-11 12:03	Footkerchief	Resolution	open => unable to reproduce
2012-04-11 12:03	Footkerchief	Assigned To	=> Footkerchief
2012-12-25 10:06	Dwarfu	Tag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE