Slingshot

Slingshot
Skill(s) required: Bug Hunting Object(s) required: Sharpened Stick x2 Plant Fibre x5 Weight: unknown Required by: Objects None Structures None

About

The Slingshot is the first Ranged Weapon available in the game. Although the Plant Fibres required in its construction can be troublesome to obtain, it is a necessary tool for hunting, since it allows you to initiate combat without the animal running away.

The Slingshot uses stones as ammunition. A stone of any kind must be in your inventory in order to fire the Slingshot.

• Caution: The Slingshot will happily fire Smooth Stones, Lime, and Flint at your target, so be careful that you don't end up shooting valuable stones.

To Fire a Slingshot, you must first select the Shoot command from the Combat->Attack menu. Clicking with your mouse-cursor will aim the shot at wherever you clicked. Your character will grasp the slingshot in their Left hand while pulling back with their Right. The right-hand will shift around a bit while "taking aim", but this should not be confused with swinging a Sling (as opposed to a Slingshot) around in the air with your Right hand, since Slings are not in the game.

When the shot is fired, a white line will trace it's trajectory to the target, and the fist-sized rock you just hurled will do a trivial amount of damage and serve only to make the creature angry. Be prepared to engage in combat now, since a homicidal bunny rabbit (Or whatever you attacked) will be barreling down at you, thirsting for blood. if you fired from maximum range, you should have time to perform a Stomp, but it's safer to be ready with a more direct attack instead, like Uppercut or Thrust.

Notes

• A Slingshot MUST be equipped to the Left Hand.
• Slingshot damage seems to be around 0.5*sqrt(YB/10).

More data is needed to determine what the Damage Constant is, and if any other factors are involved.--Hans Lemurson (talk) 00:08, 9 March 2013 (CST)