0005684: Throwing ammunition is far too effective in adventure mode

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0005684

Dwarf Fortress

Adventure Mode -- Combat

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2012-03-20 09:34

2012-03-21 12:05

Reporter

JasonMel

Assigned To

Footkerchief

Priority

low

Severity

minor

Reproducibility

always

Status

resolved

Resolution

no change required

Platform

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Product Version

0.34.05

Target Version

Fixed in Version

Summary

0005684: Throwing ammunition is far too effective in adventure mode

Description

As a legendary thrower, I can throw arrows from a long range and routinely chip bones, pierce hearts, and pierce skulls and brains. This makes arrows much more effective than stones as thrown weapons. People on the forums are actually bragging (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=87569.0 [^]) about how they don't use launchers (bows and crossbows) in adventure mode, because throwing is at least as effective as a way of using ammo. Besides, with throwing, you don't have to switch weapons.

This should not be the case. Even a legendary thrower should not be able to get the speed necessary to make thrown arrows more than a mildly dangerous nuisance for the target. Thrown rocks and spears should be dangerous, not so much for their speed as their mass, but true ammo should require a launcher to be effective.

Steps To Reproduce

1) Increase throwing skill to legendary (may not even be necessary).
2) Throw arrows at someone.

Tags

adventurer, bolt

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0005516

resolved

Toady One

Absurdly Powerful Bolts/Arrows

Notes
(0021611) Footkerchief (manager) 2012-03-20 10:10	Requests for balance changes generally go in the Suggestions forum. http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?board=5.0 [^]

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2012-03-20 09:34	JasonMel	New Issue
2012-03-20 09:43	JasonMel	Tag Attached: adventurer
2012-03-20 09:43	JasonMel	Tag Attached: bolt
2012-03-20 10:10	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0021611
2012-03-20 10:10	Footkerchief	Status	new => resolved
2012-03-20 10:10	Footkerchief	Resolution	open => no change required
2012-03-20 10:10	Footkerchief	Assigned To	=> Footkerchief
2012-03-21 12:05	Footkerchief	Relationship added	related to 0005516