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| + | Ballista arrows are created at a [[siege workshop]] and used as ammunition by a [[ballista]]. Wooden ballista arrows are made using one log, and (presumably){{verify}} more powerful ones can be made using one log plus a metal [[ballista arrowhead]] from the [[forge]]. | ||
| − | Ballista arrows, even mere | + | Ballista arrows, even mere [[wood]]en ones, are extremely deadly, able to turn a vast swathe of troops into flying [[corpse]]s. It usually takes a [[wall]] or other similar object to stop them, but even then they can still be reused by firing into a wall or raised [[bridge]] above a channel. |
Additionally, ballista arrows can be destroyed by hitting too many targets in a row. After a certain number of impacts, the arrow is simply destroyed. Hitting around 5-6 goblins at a time seems to be the rough limit of a ballista arrow's durability. It is currently unknown if adding an arrowhead improves this durability. | Additionally, ballista arrows can be destroyed by hitting too many targets in a row. After a certain number of impacts, the arrow is simply destroyed. Hitting around 5-6 goblins at a time seems to be the rough limit of a ballista arrow's durability. It is currently unknown if adding an arrowhead improves this durability. | ||
| − | '''See also:''' | + | '''See also:''' [[Siege engine]] |
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Ballista arrows are created at a siege workshop and used as ammunition by a ballista. Wooden ballista arrows are made using one log, and (presumably)[Verify] more powerful ones can be made using one log plus a metal ballista arrowhead from the forge.
Ballista arrows, even mere wooden ones, are extremely deadly, able to turn a vast swathe of troops into flying corpses. It usually takes a wall or other similar object to stop them, but even then they can still be reused by firing into a wall or raised bridge above a channel.
Additionally, ballista arrows can be destroyed by hitting too many targets in a row. After a certain number of impacts, the arrow is simply destroyed. Hitting around 5-6 goblins at a time seems to be the rough limit of a ballista arrow's durability. It is currently unknown if adding an arrowhead improves this durability.
See also: Siege engine