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−	'''Ranged Weapons''' is a [[skill]] that governs '''launchers''', weapons which fire missiles from a distance. This includes slings, bows, and crossbows. Being able to attack enemies from any unobstructed tile in [[line of sight]] is a large perk, especially for faster characters. However, not only are they weaker than their melee counterparts, but ranged weapons suffer penalties when wearing heavy body [[armour]]. Note that while monsters lacking the [[Category:Archer_flag\|archer flag]] are unable to use ranged weapons in melee, players may do so without an explicit penalty.
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−	~~All ranged weapons use [[dexterity]] instead of [[strength]] for damage calculations.~~
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−	~~==List of Ranged Weapons==~~
−	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~
−	~~! Name \|\| Dam \|\| Hit \|\| Delay \|\| Hands \|\| Size \|\| Prob~~
−	~~\|-style="vertical-align: top;"~~
−	~~\| [[Hunting sling\|Sling]] \|\| 7 \|\| 0 \|\| 14 \|\| One \|\| Little \|\| 10~~
−	~~\|-style="vertical-align: top;"~~
−	~~\| [[Shortbow]] \|\| 9 \|\| +2 \|\| 15 \|\| Two \|\| Little \|\| 10~~
−	~~\|-style="vertical-align: top;"~~
−	~~\| [[Longbow]] \|\| 12 \|\| 0 \|\| 17 \|\| Two \|\| Medium \|\| 10~~
−	~~\|-style="vertical-align: top;"~~
−	~~\| [[Hand crossbow]] \|\| 17 \|\| +3 \|\| 18 \|\| One \|\| Little \|\| 10~~
−	~~\|-style="vertical-align: top;"~~
−	~~\| [[Arbalest]] \|\| 17 \|\| -2 \|\| 19 \|\| Two \|\| Little \|\| 10~~
−	~~\|-style="vertical-align: top;"~~
−	~~\| [[Triple crossbow]] \|\| 23 \|\| -2 \|\| 23 \|\| Two \|\| Small \|\| 2~~
−	\|}
−	~~Note that the three crossbows - hand crossbow, arbalest, triple crossbow - are unique in that they have a [[weapon speed\|minimum delay]] of 1.0, instead of the standard 0.7 (they attack slower).~~
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−	~~==Armour Penalty==~~
−	~~Ranged weapons are uniquely penalized down by [[Encumbrance_rating\|armor encumberance]]. The more encumbered you are, the slower you attack. The penalty, in [[decaAut]], is as follows:~~
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−	~~{{crawlquote\|[ (e)^2 / 2250 ] * [ (90-2A) / (S + 3) ]}}~~
−	~~For e = encumberance rating, A = Armour skill, and S = strength.~~
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−	~~Therefore, lower [[strength]] species without [[Armour (skill)\|armour skill]] suffer more from heavier armour.~~
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−	~~==Brands==~~
−	~~Ranged Weapons have a different set of [[brand]]s. Most of these are similar to their melee version.~~
−	*[[Chaos]] - Causes random effects
−	*[[Electrocution]] - Deals additional [[electricity]] damage
−	*[[Flaming]] - Adds up to an additional 50% [[fire]] damage
−	*[[Freezing]] - Adds up to an additional 50% [[cold]] damage
−	*[[Penetration]] - Projectiles can pierce through enemies, hitting everything along its trajectory
−	*[[Speed (brand)\|Speed]] - Attacks take 66.6% normal time
−	*[[Venom]] - Poisons target
−	*[[Vorpal]] - Increases damage by up to 20%.
−	~~Ranged weapons may also get [[pain (brand)\|pain]] or [[holy wrath]] (but not [[distortion]]) from [[Kikubaaqudgha]]'s and [[The Shining One]]'s capstone gifts.~~
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−	~~==Retired Weapons==~~
−	~~Over the years, a few ranged weapons have been retired or reworked into new forms:~~
−	*[[Fustibalus]] - removed with the removal of the Slings skill in [[0.29]]
−	*[[Blowgun]]/[[Needle]] - effect was moved on to the throwable [[dart]] in [[0.24]]
−	*[[Bow (item)\|Bow]] - Split into shortbow/longbow in [[0.15]].
−	*[[Crossbow (item)\|Crossbow]] - Split into hand crossbow/arbalest in [[0.15]].
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−	~~===Returning Weapons===~~
−	*[[Dart]]s - removed in [[0.15]], re-added in [[0.24]].
−	*[[Sling]] - split into [[hunting sling]] and greatsling ([[fustibalus]]) in [[~~0.15]], renamed back from hunting sling in [[0.29]].~~
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−	~~==See also==~~
−	*[[Throwing]]
−	*[[Ranged Combat]]
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−	~~==History==~~
−	*In [[0.29]], ranged weapons were reworked. Prior to this:
−	**Ranged ~~weapons were split into [[Slings]], [[Bows]], and [[Crossbows]], with their seperate skills. Slings [[crosstrain]]ed with [[Throwing]].~~
−	**Launchers required [[ammo]] to use ([[stone]]s/[[sling bullet]]s, [[arrow]]s, [[bolt]]s, respectively). [[Okawaru]] gifted ammo, and enemies using launchers would have plentiful amounts of it.
−	**Weapon stats as a whole were drastically different. They scaled off [[strength]] instead of DEX, and were not especially encumbered by [[armour]].
−	**[[Fustibali]] existed as an upgrade to slings, [[sling]]s were named [[hunting sling]]s, and Throwing weapons were informally considered ranged weapons (as they were more similar; Throwing went mostly unchanged).
−	*In [[0.27]], monsters with ranged attacks got unlimited ammunition (except [[net]]s). Throwing ammo was reduced as a result.
−	*In [[0.24]], throwing weapons were streamlined. Darts replaced blowguns/needles, boomerangs replaced tomahawks and brands were simplified.
−	*Prior to [[0.18]], each weapon ~~had a strength weight percentage that determined how the weapon would benefit from your strength and dexterity. Additionally, more types of ammunition could have brands of their own.~~
−	*Prior to [[0.15]], ranged combat was significantly more complicated; among other differences, min delay was heavily influenced by your [[stats]]. Additionally, 0.15 introduced greatslings (later called fustibali), hand crossbows, and triple crossbows, and removed the old version of darts.
−	*Prior to [[0.14]], [[dagger]]s, [[spear]]s, [[hand axe]]s, and [[club]]s could be thrown.
−	*Prior to [[0.11]], ammunition could have its own [[enchantment]] bonuses.
−	*Prior to [[0.6]]~~, darts could be fired from an early version of hand crossbows instead of being thrown by hand.~~

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 {{version-trunk}}
-'''Ranged Weapons''' is a [[skill]] that governs '''launchers''', weapons which fire missiles from a distance. This includes slings, bows, and crossbows. Being able to attack enemies from any unobstructed tile in [[line of sight]] is a large perk, especially for faster characters. However, not only are they weaker than their melee counterparts, but ranged weapons suffer penalties when wearing heavy body [[armour]]. Not that while monsters without the [[Category:Archer_flag|archer flag]] are unable to use ranged weapons in melee, players may do so without an explicit penalty.
+'''Ranged Weapons''' is a [[skill]] that governs '''launchers''', weapons which fire missiles from a distance. This includes slings, bows, and crossbows. Being able to attack enemies from any unobstructed tile in [[line of sight]] is a large perk, especially for faster characters. However, not only are they weaker than their melee counterparts, but ranged weapons suffer penalties when wearing heavy body [[armour]]. Note that while monsters lacking the [[Category:Archer_flag|archer flag]] are unable to use ranged weapons in melee, players may do so without an explicit penalty.
 All ranged weapons use [[dexterity]] instead of [[strength]] for damage calculations.

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-'''Ranged Weapons''' is a [[skill]] that governs '''launchers''', weapons which fire missiles from a distance. This includes slings, bows, and crossbows. Being able to attack enemies from any unobstructed tile in [[line of sight]] is a large perk, especially for faster characters. However, not only are they weaker than their melee counterparts, but ranged weapons suffer penalties when wearing heavy body [[armour]]. While monsters without the [[Category:Archer_flag|Archer Flag]] are unable to use ranged weapons in melee, players can use them without penalty.
+'''Ranged Weapons''' is a [[skill]] that governs '''launchers''', weapons which fire missiles from a distance. This includes slings, bows, and crossbows. Being able to attack enemies from any unobstructed tile in [[line of sight]] is a large perk, especially for faster characters. However, not only are they weaker than their melee counterparts, but ranged weapons suffer penalties when wearing heavy body [[armour]]. Not that while monsters without the [[Category:Archer_flag|archer flag]] are unable to use ranged weapons in melee, players may do so without an explicit penalty.
 All ranged weapons use [[dexterity]] instead of [[strength]] for damage calculations.

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 {{version-trunk}}
-'''Ranged Weapons''' is a [[skill]] that governs '''launchers''', weapons which fire missiles from a distance. This includes slings, bows, and crossbows. Being able to attack enemies from any unobstructed tile in [[line of sight]] is a large perk, especially for faster characters. However, not only are they weaker than their melee counterparts, but ranged weapons suffer penalties when wearing heavy body [[armour]].
+'''Ranged Weapons''' is a [[skill]] that governs '''launchers''', weapons which fire missiles from a distance. This includes slings, bows, and crossbows. Being able to attack enemies from any unobstructed tile in [[line of sight]] is a large perk, especially for faster characters. However, not only are they weaker than their melee counterparts, but ranged weapons suffer penalties when wearing heavy body [[armour]]. While monsters without the [[Category:Archer_flag|Archer Flag]] are unable to use ranged weapons in melee, players can use them without penalty.
 All ranged weapons use [[dexterity]] instead of [[strength]] for damage calculations.

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 **Launchers required [[ammo]] to use ([[stone]]s/[[sling bullet]]s, [[arrow]]s, [[bolt]]s, respectively). [[Okawaru]] gifted ammo, and enemies using launchers would have plentiful amounts of it.
 **Weapon stats as a whole were drastically different. They scaled off [[strength]] instead of DEX, and were not especially encumbered by [[armour]].
-**[[Fustibali]] existed as an upgrade to slings, [[sling]]s were named [[hunting sling]]s, and Throwing weapons were considered ranged weapons (as they were more similar; throwing went mostly unchanged).
+**[[Fustibali]] existed as an upgrade to slings, [[sling]]s were named [[hunting sling]]s, and Throwing weapons were informally considered ranged weapons (as they were more similar; Throwing went mostly unchanged).
 *In [[0.27]], monsters with ranged attacks got unlimited ammunition (except [[net]]s). Throwing ammo was reduced as a result.
 *In [[0.24]], throwing weapons were streamlined. Darts replaced blowguns/needles, boomerangs replaced tomahawks and brands were simplified.

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 Ranged weapons are uniquely penalized down by [[Encumbrance_rating|armor encumberance]]. The more encumbered you are, the slower you attack. The penalty, in [[decaAut]], is as follows:
-{{crawlquote|[ (ENCUM)^2 / 2250 ] * [ (450-10ARMOUR) / 5(STR + 3) ]}}
+{{crawlquote|[ (e)^2 / 2250 ] * [ (90-2A) / (S + 3) ]}}
 Therefore, lower [[strength]] species without [[Armour (skill)|armour skill]] suffer more from heavier armour.

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 ===Returning Weapons===
 *[[Dart]]s - removed in [[0.15]], re-added in [[0.24]].
-*[[Sling]] - split into [[hunting sling]] and greatsling ([[fustibalus]]) in [[0.15]], renamed from hunting sling in [[0.29]].
+*[[Sling]] - split into [[hunting sling]] and greatsling ([[fustibalus]]) in [[0.15]], renamed back from hunting sling in [[0.29]].
 ==See also==

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 *[[Bow (item)|Bow]] - Split into shortbow/longbow in [[0.15]].
 *[[Crossbow (item)|Crossbow]] - Split into hand crossbow/arbalest in [[0.15]].
 ==See also==