Ranged Combat:
Description:
This is pretty simple, all though the coding might not be. Basically we could add items such as shortbows, longbows, crossbows, pistols, rifles, and cannons. During regular combat, the weapons would work like a normal weapon, the only downside is, you need to have ammo in your inventory, or msk could code in a possible equipment slot for ammunition. The following items could possibly open a new type of fighting, either it be against NPCs or
Pv P?. Against the NPC you would have a better chance to attack the animal with your bow, possibly doing critical hit, possibly a
K / O?. If it is used during
Pv P? you can attack faster, even if your attack is lower than your opponents attack, as well as your agility, the current system would be in effect for the combat, but adding the ranged attack will allow the players to attack a player 2 seconds faster before the enemy hits them, ex. Timer (green) 2(5) (red) 10 (1). (5)/(1) how many times the counter counts down before attacking. An effect like poison could be added here, something such as your oppenent bleeding out.
Fight screen text:
(green) You pierce [player's name] armor and deal X damage. (Piercing Attack)
(red) [player's name] stumbles towards you losing X hitpoints. (Bleed Out)
(green) You missed [player's name] and deal 0 damage.
(green) You hit [player's name] in the shin and dealt X damage.
(green) You hit [player's name] in the left shoulder and deal X damage.
(green) You miss [players name] and deal 0 damage.
(red) [player's name] hit you and deals X damage.
Damage: Will be determined by the Attacking players stats vs the Defending players attack.
Using ranged combat will leave you vunerable to higher damage being dealt.
Another thing that would have to be calculated into combat because of range combat, is the Arrow Type vs. Armor Type. I guess you can think of this in a sense if you have played runescape. We could have an arrow for each type of metal in the game, except alumninum (that would be used for crossbow bolts.)
As for the items, this is where I am more interested in, Msk can determine how te items will work based off of what I said about it above. Certain NPCs could possibly start using these items, and allow this fighting sequence outside of guild wars.
Here are the items, none of this is for sure, we could discuss this.
Bows:
Item: Shortbow
Weight: 2 stones
Class: equipment
Durability: 3000
Worn on: Left Hand, Right Hand
Modifiers: +2 Attack, +3 Agility, – 4 defense
Can be made at Crafting level 10
Materials required: (plus tool type Pocketknife)
1 Log
1 Bowstring
Item: Longbow
Weight: 4 stones
Class: equipment
Durability: 5000
Worn on: Left Hand, Right Hand
Modifiers: +5 attack, -2 Agility, -2 defense
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Can be made at Crafting level 15
Materials required: (plus tool type Pocketknife)
1 log
2 bowstrings
Item: Crossbow
Weight: 6 stones
Class: equipment
Durability: 10000
Worn on: Left hand, Right Hand
Modifiers: +10 attack, – 5 agility, – 5 defense
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Can be made at Crafting level 25
Materials required: (plus tool type Pocketknife)
1 crossbow stock
2 crossbow limbs (basic bronze/iron limbs)
2 bowstrings
When making the following bows, you could see the following blurbs.
Success: You successfully made 1 (bow type) and gained X experience.
Failure: The bowstring snapped and you saved the base of the (bow type) you gained X exp. You start to restring the bow.
As you string the bow, the base snaps and you gain X exp. (you save the bowstring needed to make the item). You begin to carve another bow.
As you pull back the crossbow and load it, the stock snaps and you gain X exp. You begin to build another crossbow. (Saving the limbs and bowstring.)
Sub-bow Items:
The bowstring could be made at a new building. Via guild or Town specific. You would use the materials at a spinning wheel, Could be seen in a town as
Spin Bowstring
Then could be an crafting building addition.
Guild building Table: Spinning Wheel
| Level | Amount |
| 1 | 1 – 3 |
| 2 | 1 – 4 |
| 3 | 2 – 4 |
| 4 | 2 – 5 |
| 5 | 3 – 5 |
Each building would need logs, hardwood, and rope, each requiring a ton of each supplies, but 100s more rope per 100 hardwood / 50 logs. These amounts would be for msk to determine.
Item: Bowstring
Weight: 1 stones
Class: Material
Can be made at Crafting level 5
Materials required:
3 Animal skins
2 Rope
Item: Crossbow stock
Weight: 2 stones
Class: Material
Can be made at Crafting level 20
Materials:
3 wood
Item: Crossbow Limb
Weight: 2 stones
Class: Material
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Can be made at Smithing Level (Bar type).
Materials:
4 Bronze bars (Bronze Limbs)
4 Iron bars (Iron Limbs)
3 Steel Bars( Steel limbs)
2
Myth / Addy / Tit? bars (
Myth / Addy / Tit? Limbs)
Wiki Link:
http://movoda.net/man/noone/Rangedcombat
Crossbow limbs Table:
| Limb type | Level needed | Bars needed | Limbs made |
| Bronze | 16 Smithing | 4 Bronze Bars | 2 |
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| Iron | 23 smithing | 4 Iron bars | 2 |
| steel | 33 smithing | 3 Steel Bars | 2 |
| Mythral | 45 smithing | 2 Mythral Bars | 2 |
| Titanium | 45 smithing | 2 Titinium Bars | 2 |
| Adamantite | 45 smithing | 2 Adamantite Bars | 2 |
Smithing Experience Table
| Limb type | Success | Failure |
| Bronze | 161 | 41 |
| Iron | 170 | 42 |
| Steel | 175 | 43 |
| Mythral | 185 | 46 |
| Titanium | 185 | 46 |
| Adamantite | 185 | 46 |
On top of possibly adding these weapons, we could add more guild war related weapons. Such as cannons and ballistas. These wouldn't work like the current Catapults but work to attack or do heavy damage to the opposing players.
Item: Cannon
Weight: 1500 stones
Class: equipment
Durability:15000
Worn on: Accessory, Left hand, Right hand
Modifiers: Multiple attack damage. + 10 attack to guild, – 10 defense to equipped player. (effects stack if there are more than one player in the guild with cannons equipped)
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Can be made at Smithing Level (determine)
Materials:
500 steel bars
2 wagon wheels
250 logs
100 hardwood
Sub Items:
Item: Cannonball
weight: 5 stones
class: ammo
Worn on: Ammo slot
Modifiers: +5 attack, -5 speed
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Can be made Smithing Level (determine)
Material:
3 Steel bars
Can obtain 1 – 3 cannonballs per attempt. Exp is basic for its level. (this is to not promote abuse and mass production. (possible make this like glass exp and all)
Item: Gunpowder
weight: 2 stones
class: material
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Can be made at magic level 30
Materials:
1 sulfur
1 charcoal
1 saltpetre
There would be a quest line to this item, which leads to Alchemy, the next step in magic, this would unlock potions etc etc and other weapons and what not. But you get the basic idea of what I am trying to depict and to show advances in the game to lead to other expansions, such as colony wars between NPC races (current and others) allowing to different lands to travel, seas to sail, and things to do.
