0005684: Throwing ammunition is far too effective in adventure mode

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0005684	Dwarf Fortress	Adventure Mode -- Combat	public	2012-03-20 09:34	2012-03-21 12:05

Reporter	JasonMel	Assigned To	~~user6~~
Priority	low	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	resolved	Resolution	no change required
Product Version	0.34.05

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

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	~~user6~~	Note Added: 0021611
2012-03-20 10:10	~~user6~~	Status	new => resolved
2012-03-20 10:10	~~user6~~	Resolution	open => no change required
2012-03-20 10:10	~~user6~~	Assigned To	=> user6
2012-03-21 12:05	~~user6~~	Relationship added	related to 0005516

~~user6~~ 2012-03-20 10:10 ~0021611	Requests for balance changes generally go in the Suggestions forum. http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?board=5.0