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WEAPONS
There are three kinds of weapons in Medievia: normal hand-to-hand,
a type flagged LONG and ranged weapons.
Normal hand-to-hand weapons are swords, maces, axes and most other common
weapons. They work well from the front row of a formation, but if you are
anywhere else in the formation, your chance 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.
The variety that possess the flag LONG are pole arms, long spears, morning
stars and 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 FIRE WEAPON 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". (Note that if you are in the ranged position, and are not
wielding a ranged weapon with projectiles, you have 0% chance of attacking your
enemies.)
In order to shoot from ranged weapons, you must have the proper type of
projectile. To tell if an item is a projectile, look for MISSILE when you
identify it, or just use common sense. Projectiles must be matched to their
weapons, e.g., bows will shoot arrows, crossbows will shoot quarrels or bolts,
and slings will use stones.
To use the projectiles, they must be loose in your inventory, or in a special
container designed to carry them, e.g., a quiver for arrows, or a belt pouch
for stones. These containers will show up on identify as 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. Using a missile container lets you to fire faster.
Certain weapons have the ATTACK flag when you identify them. It is up to
you to learn from experience what this means in combat.
See also: ARCHERY
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