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'''Bread swinging''' is a strategy designed to lower your turn count. You can swing manually by the [[v]] key. It takes 15 ''[[aut]]s'' to swing a miscellaneous item, like a scroll, but only one ''[[turn]]''. Therefore, you will have more [[time]] to regenerate health, while taking the same amount of turns. An untrained weapon with high [[delay|base delay]], such as an [[executioner's axe]] or [[bardiche]], takes even longer, though taking off and putting on a [[shield]] consumes multiple turns.
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'''Bread swinging''' is a strategy designed to lower your turn count. Swinging an untrained weapon with high [[delay|base delay]], such as a [[heavy]] weapon, will take more than 10 ''[[aut]]s'', while only taking one ''[[turn]]''. HP/MP Regeneration is based on auts. Therefore, you will have more [[time]] to regenerate health, while taking the same amount of turns. Note that taking off a [[shield]] and putting it back on again will take 10 turns (of 10 aut each).
  
This strategy has a relatively little impact on the number of turns taken, and zero impact outside of a [[speedrun]]. The '''insert''' key allows you to repeat an action over and over for this purpose.
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You can press the '''[[v]]''' key or '''Ctrl''' and a direction to swing your weapon at nothing. The '''insert''' key allows you to repeat an action over and over for this purpose.
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This strategy has a relatively little impact on the number of turns taken, and zero impact outside of a [[speedrun]].
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The name "bread swinging" is a relic of older versions, where it was possible to wield non-weapon items such as [[bread ration]]s or scrolls.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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*The ability to wield non-weapon items was removed in [[0.33]], limiting "bread swinging" strategies to wielding the slowest weapon possible.
 
*[[Comestible|Ration]]s were removed in [[0.26]], removing bread swinging's namesake entirely.  
 
*[[Comestible|Ration]]s were removed in [[0.26]], removing bread swinging's namesake entirely.  
 
*[[Bread ration]]s were merged to rations in [[0.21]].
 
*[[Bread ration]]s were merged to rations in [[0.21]].

Latest revision as of 06:18, 31 May 2025

Version 0.33: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

Bread swinging is a strategy designed to lower your turn count. Swinging an untrained weapon with high base delay, such as a heavy weapon, will take more than 10 auts, while only taking one turn. HP/MP Regeneration is based on auts. Therefore, you will have more time to regenerate health, while taking the same amount of turns. Note that taking off a shield and putting it back on again will take 10 turns (of 10 aut each).

You can press the v key or Ctrl and a direction to swing your weapon at nothing. The insert key allows you to repeat an action over and over for this purpose.

This strategy has a relatively little impact on the number of turns taken, and zero impact outside of a speedrun.

The name "bread swinging" is a relic of older versions, where it was possible to wield non-weapon items such as bread rations or scrolls.

History

  • The ability to wield non-weapon items was removed in 0.33, limiting "bread swinging" strategies to wielding the slowest weapon possible.
  • Rations were removed in 0.26, removing bread swinging's namesake entirely.
  • Bread rations were merged to rations in 0.21.