Bows are a ranged Weapon that can either be found or Crafted.
Obtaining[]
Metal Bows[]
Metal Bows can commonly be found in Chests in the Overworld or in the Mines. They can also be crafted putting a wooden bow and three metal plates in your belt, each one in a different slot (thus filling all four slots), and then clasping your hands in front of you. The materials will then disappear and the metal bow will appear in your hand or your mail box. Regardless of which metal you use, it will make an iron bow.
Metal Bows can be melted down into Iron at the Recycler.
Note metal bows have an extremely long draw time and are believed to not do any additional damage than wooden bows just have increased range
Wooden Bows[]
Wooden Bows must be crafted at the Carpentry Workshop. The Bow Handle recipe is located on page 29 of the carpentry Profession Book.
Once the Bow Handle has been crafted, Dried Grass can be applied at either end to be crafted into a full bow.
The Draw Speed of a bow corresponds to the weight of the Wood it is made with.
| Wood | Draw Speed and Weight |
|---|---|
| Oak | 2 |
| Birch | 1 |
| Walnut | 4 |
| Ash | 5 |
| Redwood | 3 |
Use[]
Bows require Arrows to be shot, and these can be crafted.
To use the Bow, the Arrow must be nocked, and the string must be drawn.
A heavy Bow with a long draw time must use a heavy Arrow to be effective, and the opposite is true with light Bows.
Bows seem to have a minimum distance to enemies in order to do optimal damage, a player shooting at near point blank range will find themselves doing very little damage.
History[]
| Pre-Alpha | |
|---|---|
| 0.0.1.0 | Bow was added |
| Pre-Alpha | |
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| 0.0.60.0 | Wooden Bows were made craftable |