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:::I put a table with guidelines for what is better for what. Unfortunately, in the case of blunt attacks, there is generally very little discernible difference between one metal and another. More testing needs to be conducted for finer granularity, I am afraid. --[[User:PencilinHand|PencilinHand]] 02:57, 23 April 2010 (UTC) | :::I put a table with guidelines for what is better for what. Unfortunately, in the case of blunt attacks, there is generally very little discernible difference between one metal and another. More testing needs to be conducted for finer granularity, I am afraid. --[[User:PencilinHand|PencilinHand]] 02:57, 23 April 2010 (UTC) | ||
− | ::::Does anyone have an idea what materials are best for bolts now? They do piercing damage, so I suppose it is like cutting (steel rules), but the kinetic energy they have may be dependent on the density (the bigger is the mass the less is the impact of air friction and so on, he-he). --[[ | + | ::::Does anyone have an idea what materials are best for bolts now? They do piercing damage, so I suppose it is like cutting (steel rules), but the kinetic energy they have may be dependent on the density (the bigger is the mass the less is the impact of air friction and so on, he-he). --Snus-mumrik [[Special:Contributions/109.66.97.87|109.66.97.87]] 15:47, 29 May 2010 (UTC) |
:::::Bolts and other missiles behave somewhat oddly. The mechanics behind them work on some interpretation of the kinetic energy formula, F=(m*v^2)/2, where the bow and wielder provide the potential energy that is converted to the kinetic energy of the missile in the form of velocity. The problem with this is, for something that weighs next to nothing like Adamantine, the velocity becomes unrealistically large(like approaching or exceeding the sound barrier) which breaks the assumption that friction is negligible. To prevent this from happening Toady put velocity limits in the raws for the missiles that prevent that assumptions from being broken. The end result is the best materials for missiles roughly follows the edge weapon scale with the exception of Adamantine which is dead last. I will see what I can do to the table to get it to reflect this. --[[User:PencilinHand|PencilinHand]] 16:32, 12 June 2010 (UTC) | :::::Bolts and other missiles behave somewhat oddly. The mechanics behind them work on some interpretation of the kinetic energy formula, F=(m*v^2)/2, where the bow and wielder provide the potential energy that is converted to the kinetic energy of the missile in the form of velocity. The problem with this is, for something that weighs next to nothing like Adamantine, the velocity becomes unrealistically large(like approaching or exceeding the sound barrier) which breaks the assumption that friction is negligible. To prevent this from happening Toady put velocity limits in the raws for the missiles that prevent that assumptions from being broken. The end result is the best materials for missiles roughly follows the edge weapon scale with the exception of Adamantine which is dead last. I will see what I can do to the table to get it to reflect this. --[[User:PencilinHand|PencilinHand]] 16:32, 12 June 2010 (UTC) |