Description

Shooting weapons like bows/crossbows are used to shoot projectiles (arrows/bolts). Shooting weapons and normal (melee) weapons can be wielded both at the same time. Like with any other equipment, stats/bonuses from shooting weapons are directly inherited to the player.

It's very easy to add new pairs of weapons & projectiles. Just set matching <ammunition class> both for shooting weapon and projectile.

Type defined by:

object::type = 14

Attributes

Attribute	Field	Description
ammunition class	obj::race	Only projectiles with matching <ammunition class> can be fired with this weapon. For normal bows set "arrows", for normal crossbows set "crossbow bolts". In certain cases, the ammunition class is displayed in the game. Hence, when you create a new ammunition class, choose an intuitive name like "missiles", "spirit bolts" - whatever.
base damage	liv::dam	The <base damage> significantly affects the damage done by using this weapon. This damage is added to the projectile damage and then (if <ignore strength> disabled) a bonus according to the player's strength is added.
block view	FLAG_BLOCKSVIEW	If an item is set to block view, players (and monsters) cannot see beyond it unless they cross it or manage to stand on top.
charisma	liv::Cha	The player's charisma will rise/fall by the given value while wearing this shooting weapon.
constitution	liv::Con	The player's constitution will rise/fall by the given value while wearing this shooting weapon.
curse	FLAG_CURSED	A cursed shooting weapon cannot be unwielded unless the curse is removed.
damnation	FLAG_DAMNED	A damned shooting weapon cannot be unwielded unless the curse is removed. Removing damnations is a tick harder than removing curses.
description	obj::msg	This text describes the weapons' "story". Every decent artifact weapon should have such a description.
dexterity	liv::Dex	The player's dexterity will rise/fall by the given value while wearing this shooting weapon.
elevation	obj::elevation	The elevation (height above sea level) of this tile. It is used for weather calculations and should be in the range -32000..32000. The elevation of a tile must be set in the bottom-most game object; elevation values for non-bottom-most game objects are ignored by the Crossfire server.
glow radius	obj::glow_radius	If <glow radius> is set to a value greater zero, the object appears lit up on dark maps. <glow radius> can be a value between 0 and 4, the higher, the more light does the object emit.
godgiven item	FLAG_STARTEQUIP	A godgiven item vanishes as soon as the player drops it to the ground.
identified	FLAG_IDENTIFIED	If an item is identified, the player has full knowledge about it.
ignore strength	FLAG_NO_STRENGTH	Usually the player's strength takes effect on the damage done by the shooting weapon. If <ignore strength> is set, the player's strength is ignored.
image	obj::face	The image-name defines what image is displayed for this object in-game.
intelligence	liv::Int	The player's intelligence will rise/fall by the given value while wearing this shooting weapon.
invisible	obj::invisible	Generally makes the object invisible. Depending on the object-type, some can be made visible by the show_invisible spell. If in doubt, test it. Putting an invisible object under the floor always prevents it from being shown.
item power	obj::item_power	The <item power> value measures how "powerful" an artifact is. Players will only be able to wear equipment with a certain total amount of <item power>, depending on their own level. This is the only way to prevent low level players to wear "undeserved" equipment (like gifts from other players or cheated items). It is very important to adjust the <item power> value carefully for every artifact you create! If zero/unset, the CF server will calculate a provisional value at runtime, but this is never going to be an accurate measurement of <item power>.
luck bonus	liv::luck	With positive luck bonus, the player is more likely to succeed in all sorts of things (spellcasting, praying,...). Unless the <luck bonus> is very high, the effect will be barely visible in-game. Luck bonus on one piece of equipment should never exceed 3, and such bonus should not be too frequently available.
magic bonus	obj::magic	<Magic bonus> improves the quality of the shooting weapon. I'm not sure what exactly is increased - maybe weapon class? However, <magic bonus> seems to have a little bit of positive influence on your chance to hit.
material	obj::material	This bitmask-value informs the player of which material(s) the object consists. Material does also affect how likely the object can be destroyed by hazardous spell-effects.
name	obj::name	This is the name of the object, displayed to the player.
non-pickable	FLAG_NO_PICK	If set, the object cannot be picked up (Neither by players nor monsters).
number	obj::nrof	This value determines the number of objects in one stack (for example: 100 gold coins => "number = 100"). You should set this at least to one, for any pickable object - otherwise it won't be mergeable into a stack.
plural name	obj::name_pl	This is the plural name of the object. A plural name must be set for all items that can be picked up and collected by the player.
power	liv::Pow	The player's power will rise/fall by the given value while wearing this shooting weapon.
shooting speed	liv::sp	After shooting a projectile, the player is frozen for a short period of time (to prevent shooting arrows machine-gun-like). The greater <shooting speed>, the shorter this period of time. 1 is minimum (=worst) and 100 is maximum (=best) value. You shouldn't set <shooting speed> lower than 10. YOU MUST NOT SET IT TO ZERO! (That would freeze the player for eternity).
smooth level	obj::smoothlevel	If <smooth level> is set to a value greater zero, the object will be drawn partially over adjacent squares having a lower <smooth level> value. The value must be between 0 and 255 (inclusive); 0 means "never overlap adjacent squares".
strength	liv::Str	The player's strength will rise/fall by the given value while wearing this shooting weapon.
title	obj::title	This is the object's title. Once an object is identified the title is attached to the name. Typical titles are "of Mostrai", "of xray vision" etc.
unique item	FLAG_UNIQUE	Unique items exist only one time on a server. If the item is taken, lost or destroyed - it's gone for good.
unpaid	FLAG_UNPAID	An <unpaid> item cannot be used unless a player carried it over a shop mat, paying the demanded price. Setting this flag makes sense only for pickable items inside shops.
value	obj::value	Adds a certain value to the object: It will be worth that many times the default value from it's archetype (E.g. "value = 3" means three times worth the default value). Value for buying/selling will be further modified by various factors. Hence, testing values in-game is usually inevitable.
weapon class	liv::wc	This value is supposed to be the base <weapon class>, but it seems to have rather little effect. High values are good here, low values bad.
weight	obj::weight	This value defines the object's weight in grams (1000g is 1kg). Objects with zero weight are not pickable for players. Still, set the "non-pickable"-flag for explicitly non-pickable objects (hey, this is opensource.. you never know ;) ).
wisdom	liv::Wis	The player's wisdom will rise/fall by the given value while wearing this shooting weapon.