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WEAPONS
There are 3 different kinds of weapons in Medievia: normal hand-to-hand,
a type flagged LONG and ranged weapons. Normal hand-to-hand weapons
are the most general form. They are swords, maces, axes and most weapons
you are familiar with.
The variety that possess the flag LONG are pole arms,
long spears, morning stars and others of the like. These weapons attack
equally well from the second row of a formation as the first row. They also
have a higher chance of hitting from the third row, whereas normal weapons
have a very little chance of hitting. You can tell if a weapon is LONG by
identifying it or by common sense.
The third type of weapon, ranged, are bows, slings, crossbows, blowguns
and other long ranged weapons. They are identified as ITEM_FIREWEAPON.
These weapons can only be used when you are in the back row and someone
in your formation is directly in front of you, in the first row; this is
called the "ranged position". In order to shoot something from these
weapons, you must have the proper type of projectile.
To tell if an item is a projectile, it will show up on identify
as ITEM_MISSILE or just use common sense, i.e. bows will shoot arrows,
crossbows will shoot quarrels or bolts, slings will use stones, etc. If you
are in the proper position to use your ranged weapon, you have to have
projectiles available. This means they must be loose in your inventory, or
in a special container designed to carry them; i.e. a quiver (for arrows and
possibly bolts). These items will show up on identify as ITEM_MISCON (short
for missile container). You can be wearing the container or simply have it
in your inventory. The game will first search for a useable projectile in
your missile containers and then move on to your inventory.
Special Notes: If you are in the ranged position, and are not wielding a
ranged weapon with projectiles, you have 0% chance of attacking your enemies.
If you have a normal hand-to-hand weapon, and are anywhere but the front
row of your formation, your chances of attacking will be reduced. This
reduction is based on the amount of other people in your formation and
their position in relation to you. If you have a LONG weapon wielded,
you attack equally well from the middle row of the formation as the front.
In addition, you will have a greater chance of attacking from the back row.
Certain weapons have the ATTACK flag when you identify them. It is up to
you to learn from experience what this means in combat.
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