Copper, iron, steel and adamantine bolts are tested against no armor, leather, copper, iron, steel and adamantine armor.Each test will be run 5 times for a total of 500 data points.I include the 'unconscious' value because it turns out bolts aren't great at delivering the killing blow when armor is relatively powerful against bolts, though when bolts are stronger than armor then most 'unconscious' blows are killing blows.A modified version of DFHack's `devel/annc-monitor` script is used to export the combat log, and a Python script counts the number of bolts needed to kill or knock a single goblin unconscious from pain.Other than the fact that goblins don't use steel or candy armor. Why dwarves vs goblins? I want to make the tests resemble a 'real world' scenario of defending against goblin incursions.

The goblins have no weapons aside from a full set of armor of the specified material - breast plate & mail shirt (or leather armor), helm, 2 gauntlets, 2 high boots and greaves, all base quality.AFAIK skill levels increase the firing speed and reduce the target's dodge chance, neither of which have any bearing on our results aside from making tests go faster, and crossbow materials only matter when they're used as makeshift bludgeons. The dwarves wield a crossbow, 250 bolts of the specified material, all base quality, as well as possessing the highest possible marksdwarf and archer skills.The arena consists of 100 cells, each contains a Dwarf (Team 1) and a Goblin (Team 2) separated by a fortification.The game has changed a lot since then however - armor can break now, some material values may have changed, and I just want to know whether this adage holds today. Kitfox Discord #modding-discussion channelīronzemurder and Oilfurnace (illustrated)ġ0 years ago someone did research on crossbow bolts vs armor, and the general conclusion is that metal bolts of all types are effective against armor, aside from adamantine bolts which bounce off adamantine armor. A three step guide:ĭownload DF Classic or install the premium version from Steam or Itch.ioįollow the quickstart guide on the wiki, or see other learning resources (below)Īsk any questions in the ☼Dwarf Fortress Questions Thread☼ - it's always active See the reasons for our rules here, and please report any problems!ĭF can be intimidating, but we're dedicated to helping new players. Use the ☼Dwarf Fortress Questions Thread☼ Want to start playing? Read this sidebar!

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