Sling - Revision history

Hordes at 18:30, 28 December 2025

2025-12-28T18:30:54Z

Pisaster: tweak boomer comparison

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tweak boomer comparison

Hordes: version bump

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version bump

Hordes: /* Strategy */ clarify

2023-07-30T05:26:30Z

‎Strategy: clarify

Hordes: add to strategy

2023-07-30T05:25:31Z

add to strategy

Hordes at 05:16, 30 July 2023

2023-07-30T05:16:25Z

Hordes: /* History */

2023-07-11T23:09:12Z

‎History

Ge0ff: /* History */ reword

2022-11-16T13:05:55Z

‎History: reword

Hordes: /* History */

2022-11-11T17:29:52Z

‎History

Hordes at 23:37, 23 August 2022

2022-08-23T23:37:57Z

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 {{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the 'Ranged Weapons' category. It is a one-handed weapon.}}
-'''Slings''' are one-handed [[Ranged Weapons]]. They are the lightest ranged weapon, and much more common than the other ranged one-hander, [[hand crossbow]]s.
+'''Slings''' are one-handed [[Ranged Weapons]]. They are the lightest ranged weapon, and much more common than the sole other ranged one-hander, [[hand cannon]]s.
 ==Strategy==
-Generally, a D:1 character with a sling is stronger than the same character without one. Slings let you attack from range for 0 MP, which is nice for both melee and mage starts. You don't need to train Ranged Weapons to benefit from one. Even at 0 skill, firing a sling at a melee enemy will net some extra damage (enough to outright kill D:1 enemies). Past [[Lair]] or so, the damage from an untrained sling is too low to bother with.
+Generally, any D:1 character with a sling is stronger than the same character without one; slings can attack from range for 0 MP, and can deal enough damage to take out D:1 enemies. Even if you don't plan on going ranged weapons long-term, an early sling is useful for the first few floors.
-Compared to other ranged options, slings are the weakest [[ranged weapon]]. They are stronger than [[stone]]s and slightly stronger than [[boomerang]]s at 0 skill (though boomerangs scale better with skill). [[Shortbow]]s offer +1 base damage and more accuracy, but you can't wield a shield with one.
+Slings are stronger than [[stone]]s, but [[boomerang]]s have better damage/turn and don't use the weapon slot. [[Shortbow]]s offer +1 base damage and more accuracy, although you can't wield a shield with one.
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 Generally, a D:1 character with a sling is stronger than the same character without one. Slings let you attack from range for 0 MP, which is nice for both melee and mage starts. You don't need to train Ranged Weapons to benefit from one. Even at 0 skill, firing a sling at a melee enemy will net some extra damage (enough to outright kill D:1 enemies). Past [[Lair]] or so, the damage from an untrained sling is too low to bother with.
-Compared to other ranged options, slings are the weakest [[ranged weapon]]. They are stronger than [[stone]]s and slightly stronger than [[boomerang]]s (though slings scale with [[dexterity]], and throwing weapons scale with [[strength]]). [[Shortbow]]s offer +1 base damage and more accuracy, but you can't wield a shield with one.
+Compared to other ranged options, slings are the weakest [[ranged weapon]]. They are stronger than [[stone]]s and slightly stronger than [[boomerang]]s at 0 skill (though boomerangs scale better with skill). [[Shortbow]]s offer +1 base damage and more accuracy, but you can't wield a shield with one.
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 {{weapon
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 Generally, a D:1 character with a sling is stronger than the same character without one. Slings let you attack from range for 0 MP, which is nice for both melee and mage starts. You don't need to train Ranged Weapons to benefit from one. Even at 0 skill, firing a sling at a melee enemy will net some extra damage (enough to outright kill D:1 enemies). Past [[Lair]] or so, the damage from an untrained sling is too low to bother with.
-Compared to other ranged options, slings are the weakest [[ranged weapon]]. They are stronger than [[stone]]s and slightly stronger than [[boomerang]]s (though slings scale with [[dexterity]], and throwing weapons scale with [[strength]]).
+Compared to other ranged options, slings are the weakest [[ranged weapon]]. They are stronger than [[stone]]s and slightly stronger than [[boomerang]]s (though slings scale with [[dexterity]], and throwing weapons scale with [[strength]]). [[Shortbow]]s offer +1 base damage and more accuracy, but you can't wield a shield with one.
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 **Their damage did not scale with [[DEX]] and their attack speed wasn't slowed down by [[encumbrance rating|armour encumbrance]], like all ranged weapons.
 *In [[0.15]], slings were renamed into [[hunting sling]]s, with the addition of [[greatsling]]s (fustibali). Ranged combat also worked differently; they had 0 base damage, which was improved by their ammo.
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 Generally, a D:1 character with a sling is stronger than the same character without one. Slings let you attack from range for 0 MP, which is nice for both melee and mage starts. You don't need to train Ranged Weapons to benefit from one. Even at 0 skill, firing a sling at a melee enemy will net some extra damage (enough to outright kill D:1 enemies). Past [[Lair]] or so, the damage from an untrained sling is too low to bother with.
-Compared to other ranged options, slings are the weakest [[ranged weapon]]. They are stronger than [[stone]]s and slightly stronger than [[boomerang]]s (though slings scale with [[dexterity]] rather than [[strength]]).
+Compared to other ranged options, slings are the weakest [[ranged weapon]]. They are stronger than [[stone]]s and slightly stronger than [[boomerang]]s (though slings scale with [[dexterity]], and throwing weapons scale with [[strength]]).
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 {{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the 'Ranged Weapons' category. It is a one-handed weapon.}}
-'''Slings''' are one-handed [[Ranged Weapons]]. They are the lighest ranged weapon, and much more common than the other ranged one-hander, [[hand crossbow]]s.
+'''Slings''' are one-handed [[Ranged Weapons]]. They are the lightest ranged weapon, and much more common than the other ranged one-hander, [[hand crossbow]]s.
 ==Strategy==
-Generally, a D:1 character with a sling is stronger than the same character without one. Slings let you attack from range for 0 MP, which is nice for both melee and mage starts. They are stronger than [[stone]]s and slightly stronger than [[boomerang]]s.
+Generally, a D:1 character with a sling is stronger than the same character without one. Slings let you attack from range for 0 MP, which is nice for both melee and mage starts. You don't need to train Ranged Weapons to benefit from one. Even at 0 skill, firing a sling at a melee enemy will net some extra damage (enough to outright kill D:1 enemies). Past [[Lair]] or so, the damage from an untrained sling is too low to bother with.
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 ==History==
 *In [[0.29]], hunting slings were renamed back into slings, with the removal of the [[Slings (skill)|Slings skill]] and [[fustibali]]. They now use Ranged Weapons skill. Also, prior to this version:
-**Hunting slings required use of [[stone]]s or [[sling bullet]]s, which added 2 or 4 damage.
+**Hunting slings required use of [[stone]]s or [[sling bullet]]s, which added 2 or 4 damage to your shots.
 **They had an accuracy of +2 and a base delay of 12 (mindelay of 6).
 **Their damage did not scale with [[DEX]] and their attack speed wasn't slowed down by [[encumbrance rating|armour encumbrance]], like all ranged weapons.

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