Game Development: Slingshot

[abt79]

>ranged damage from perc
Haha yes, finally an update that does something for me and makes perception useful beyond getting mad you don't find fates

[Archiplex]

[*] Range on ranged weapons is now determined by the weapons' Essence, used to be Vitality.

Was this a thing before? I don't recall my tests every showing anything other than a 17 tile maximum range, regardless of quality of arrows nor bows

[loftar]

Was this a thing before? I don't recall my tests every showing anything other than a 17 tile maximum range, regardless of quality of arrows nor bows

It sure was. If anything, it may well be possible that the effect on range is too small. Not sure, but may revise.

[TeckXKnight]

Awesome! =D

[loftar]

Just for the record, if the sling turns out to be good and fun, we are strongly considering converting arrows and spears to projectiles as well. It's kind of a trial project.

[strpk0]

Just for the record, if the sling turns out to be good and fun, we are strongly considering converting arrows and spears to projectiles as well. It's kind of a trial project.

Spears perhaps are ok (though I don't honestly think many people actually use them), but with bows I would think the travel time would only nerf archery a decent bit.

[sabinati]

Just for the record, if the sling turns out to be good and fun, we are strongly considering converting arrows and spears to projectiles as well. It's kind of a trial project.

they aren't projectiles currently..?

[DaniAngione]

Just for the record, if the sling turns out to be good and fun, we are strongly considering converting arrows and spears to projectiles as well. It's kind of a trial project.

Spears perhaps are ok (though I don't honestly think many people actually use them), but with bows I would think the travel time would only nerf archery a decent bit.

I'm no pro game dev... But I'm fairly sure they can toy with projectile speed

I would like that. Not only it would be nicer, to see the arrow flying, being able to "dodge" it, etc....
But also (I might be wrong here) because I felt that... it's easier to aim the sling? I mean, not the speed the bar fills, the clicky part. Arrows sometimes behave awkwardly, they simply disappear or go to directions you weren't really expecting... Slings (and other projectiles like snowballs) tend to follow more consistent trajectories.

[Darruin]

Now that we're at it, could we get the opposite, then? Like, some sort of "desecration" scent that allows for an even stronger (1.5 for example) Nidbane if a corpse is destroyed/thrown in water/etc so it is impossible to bury it? Or maybe just "buff" the murder scent nidbane (just like it is debuffed by burying)

This is actually a good idea because it would make players consider if they actually want to murder or not with that possibility (maybe like 1.3-1.4 instead). And the same angered spirit buff could be applied after a while if the raider locks the skeleton in a vault or something.

[loftar]

they aren't projectiles currently..?

Not in the way the sling works.