0006270: Impossible to penetrate chain mail with edged attack, unlike plate

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0006270	Dwarf Fortress	Combat -- General	public	2012-12-31 08:17	2012-12-31 08:21

Reporter	squishynoob	Assigned To
Priority	low	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	new	Resolution	open
Product Version	0.34.06

Summary	0006270: Impossible to penetrate chain mail with edged attack, unlike plate
Description	Unless a superior metal is used for the weapon, each and every edged attack against chain mail, no matter how powerful, is blunted out. This doesn't happen with plate armor and is due to the [STRUCTURAL_ELASTICITY_CHAIN_X] tags.
Steps To Reproduce	In arena mode: 1) Generate a creature with a chain mail shirt. 2) Generate a powerful creature (e.g. minotaur with full skills) using an edged weapon of the same metal as the chain mail. 3) Strike creature 0000001 repeatedly in the torso. 4) Notice how each and every hit does only bruises, and, at best, broken bones. Now try with plate armor. 5) Generate creature with a breastplate and no chain mail underneath. 6) Same as point 2. 7) Same as point 3. 4) Notice how some hits penetrate the armor, tear tissues and cause bleeding.
Tags	armor, balance, damage, weapon

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Date Modified	Username	Field
2012-12-31 08:17	squishynoob	New Issue
2012-12-31 08:21	squishynoob	Tag Attached: armor
2012-12-31 08:21	squishynoob	Tag Attached: balance
2012-12-31 08:21	squishynoob	Tag Attached: damage
2012-12-31 08:21	squishynoob	Tag Attached: weapon