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: "Pressure" (momentum divided by contact area) determines the armor-piercing ability but '''not''' damage. Whips still do good damage, but it's essentially concentrated in a single point on the body, so if you don't choose this point well (i.e. an aimed attack), it probably won't do much. In particular, fortress mode dwarves aren't very smart about this. It's still good in adventure mode -- as a human outsider you can even start with a platinum whip, which is about 20% stronger than a silver one. [[Special:Contributions/95.221.237.87|95.221.237.87]] 20:34, 30 April 2024 (UTC) | : "Pressure" (momentum divided by contact area) determines the armor-piercing ability but '''not''' damage. Whips still do good damage, but it's essentially concentrated in a single point on the body, so if you don't choose this point well (i.e. an aimed attack), it probably won't do much. In particular, fortress mode dwarves aren't very smart about this. It's still good in adventure mode -- as a human outsider you can even start with a platinum whip, which is about 20% stronger than a silver one. [[Special:Contributions/95.221.237.87|95.221.237.87]] 20:34, 30 April 2024 (UTC) | ||
− | + | :: However, the damage is determined by momentum - and whip has about twice as much momentum as other blunt weapons. So, the raw damage is also going to be bigger. Not to mention what it effectively ignores armor. The momentum could be made even bigger by heavy/wild attacks and stealth attacks. --[[Special:Contributions/109.62.164.162|109.62.164.162]] 13:24, 1 May 2024 (UTC) | |
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== Miscellaneous weapon use effectiveness == | == Miscellaneous weapon use effectiveness == | ||
How does miscellaneous objects compare to proper weapons in effectiveness? Did anyone experiment with this - like, arming the dwarves with some kind of misc.items to use in serious fights, or experimenting on that? What kind of item would be most effective? Maybe something really small and really dense - like individual platinum coin, or an platinum earring, or something like that? Or maybe, the biggest - and also very dense - item your characte can wield? Also, did anyone tried to carry [[Trap component]]s in hands and punch someone with it - was it effective, and what skill was used in this case (they are big, so IDK if a human could wield it; probably someone even bigger could)? --[[Special:Contributions/109.62.164.162|109.62.164.162]] 16:26, 30 April 2024 (UTC) | How does miscellaneous objects compare to proper weapons in effectiveness? Did anyone experiment with this - like, arming the dwarves with some kind of misc.items to use in serious fights, or experimenting on that? What kind of item would be most effective? Maybe something really small and really dense - like individual platinum coin, or an platinum earring, or something like that? Or maybe, the biggest - and also very dense - item your characte can wield? Also, did anyone tried to carry [[Trap component]]s in hands and punch someone with it - was it effective, and what skill was used in this case (they are big, so IDK if a human could wield it; probably someone even bigger could)? --[[Special:Contributions/109.62.164.162|109.62.164.162]] 16:26, 30 April 2024 (UTC) | ||
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