23a.įurthermore, in DF2012 Zivilin did shielding tests showing neither shield nor weapon quality matters for blocking bolts. However, this claim seem to have been shared since. 27.33.164.139 02:00, 29 August 2021 (UTC) Does quality actually impact shooting accuracy? Ĭurrently, the article claims quality of crossbow is relevant for ranged combat. Thankyou, I knew the origin of "frilly" but not yet the origin of "bulky", it helped me that you put in the link there. Nevermind, I found it under Divine equipment. Does anyone know what "bulky" in this context means and what effects it has? Ashameron ( talk) 10:37, (UTC) So one of my dwarfes just crafted *Chuckedhandle* a bulky apricot wood crossbow. This is complicated by material hardness calculations, which I cannot find a formula for yet.Īll of this is assuming that SHOOT_MAXVEL is the actual velocity of the crossbow bolt. Converted to grains and input into the calculator, copper bolts deal 2490 Newtons of force, steel bolts deal 2190 Newtons, and adamantine bolts deal only 55.75 Newtons. For the best shooting performance, you should make an attempt to reach the ideal balance for your application. A copper crossbow bolt weights around 1.3395 kilograms, a steel bolt around 1.1775, and a adamantine bolt around 0.03 kilograms. The Front of Center percentage is the amount of forward weight on your arrow. To figure out the weight of a crossbow bolt, I used the formula Weight (in kilograms) = Density (in kg/m3) * Volume*10 (in cm3) / 1,000,000 (cm3/m3). I'll get back with some estimated damage numbers for common crossbow bolts. In related research, I've found an impact energy conversion tool ( ). It comes out to be a little over 136 MPH, or 219 KPH. That's also the number in the SHOOT_MAXVEL token of the raws. Medieval crossbows have a lower maximum range than common modern crossbows ( and ) which leaves me to believe velocity of the Dwarf Fortress crossbow would be around that of a bottom-end modern crossbow. After some basic research on crossbows, I've found that modern crossbows shoot anywhere between 200-375 feet per second ( ).