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* '''Melee Combat''' - First punch, then ask. Every adversary can be attacked with a left mouse click, but beware, your normal attack range is pretty short unless you have something in your hands that extends your reach | * '''Melee Combat''' - First punch, then ask. Every adversary can be attacked with a left mouse click, but beware, your normal attack range is pretty short unless you have something in your hands that extends your reach | ||
* '''Ranged Combat''' - Stones, Arrows and Spears can be used to inflict damage at great range. When you hold down your right mouse button a shrinking rectangle will appear on your screen. When that rectangle is the smallest, your accuracy will be the greatest, so timing is important! | * '''Ranged Combat''' - Stones, Arrows and Spears can be used to inflict damage at great range. When you hold down your right mouse button a shrinking rectangle will appear on your screen. When that rectangle is the smallest, your accuracy will be the greatest, so timing is important! | ||
* '''Health and Defense''' - Having good health and defense can turn a death to success. Combat will often leave you hurt so the usage of [[Healing/en|poultices]] and [[armor]] is recommended. Keep one stack of poultices on your hotbar and your armor well repaired before a fight. | |||
== Stone age weapons == | == Stone age weapons == | ||
{| | {| | ||
| style="width:60px;"|[[File: | | style="width:60px;" |[[File:Granite stone.png|48px|link=Stone]] | ||
|Any [[Stone]] you mine or pick up can be thrown from a safe distance at living things to perform minor damage ( | |Any [[Stone]] you mine or pick up can be thrown from a safe distance at living things to perform minor damage (1 damage) | ||
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|[[File:Stick.png|48px|link=Stick]] | |[[File:Stick.png|48px|link=Stick]] | ||
|If everything fails, a plain old [[stick]] still has a better range than just fist punching your way out ( | |If everything fails, a plain old [[stick]] still has a better range than just fist punching your way out (1 damage) | ||
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|[[File:Woodenclub-normal.png|48px|link=Club]] | |[[File:Woodenclub-normal.png|48px|link=Club]] | ||
|Carved from a log with the help of a knife the [[club]] is sturdy and reliable, but does not inflict a lot of damage (1 damage, 1.5 dmg in version 1.6) | |Carved from a log with the help of a knife the [[club]] is sturdy and reliable, but does not inflict a lot of damage (1 damage, 1.5 dmg in version 1.6+) | ||
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|[[File:Spear-flint.png|48px|link=Spear]] | |[[File:Spear-flint.png|48px|link=Spear]] | ||
|The [[spear]] is very fragile, but it's long range is a tremendous advantage. As with all stone tools, it can be made from granite, andesite, basalt, obsidian and flint. A flint spear does 1.25 damage during a melee attack and 3.5 damage when thrown. | |The [[spear]] is very fragile, but it's long range is a tremendous advantage. As with all stone tools, it can be made from granite, andesite, basalt, obsidian and flint. A flint spear does 1.25 damage during a melee attack and 3.5 damage when thrown. | ||
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|[[File:Bow- | |[[File:Bow-recurve.png|48px|link=Bow]] | ||
|[[Bow]]s with flint [[arrow]]s - a reliable and powerful long range weapon, but requires you to farm or find enough flax to craft the bowstring. (2.5 damage) | |[[Bow]]s with flint [[arrow]]s - a reliable and powerful long range weapon, but requires you to farm or find enough flax to craft the bowstring. (2.5 damage) | ||
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== Metal age weapons == | ==Metal age weapons == | ||
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|[[File: | |[[File:Blade-falx-copper.png|48px|link=Sword]] | ||
|Your good old [[Sword|trusty sword]]. Nothing beats it's reliability and damage output. Higher metal tiers have higher durability and greater damage ( | |Your good old [[Sword|trusty sword]]. Nothing beats it's reliability and damage output. Higher metal tiers have higher durability and greater damage (3.0 - 5.3 damage) | ||
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|[[File:Bow- | |[[File:Bow-recurve.png|48px|link=Bow]] | ||
| | |Bows with metal arrow heads improves damage output (Dependant on Tier) | ||
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|[[File:Spear-copper.png|48px|link=Spear]] | |[[File:Spear-copper.png|48px|link=Spear]] | ||
|If you need great melee range without the loss of durability, upgrade your | |If you need great melee range without the loss of durability, upgrade your spears to copper or bronze! | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Combat Tips and Tricks == | ==Combat Tips and Tricks== | ||
;Sprint Kiting | ;Sprint Kiting | ||
: The art of sprint kiting describes holding the sprint button and "Jousting" at the enemy, hitting them once and retreating back a couple blocks. This is repeated until the enemy has perished. This works exceptionally well against [[drifters]]. | :The art of sprint kiting describes holding the sprint button and "Jousting" at the enemy, hitting them once and retreating back a couple blocks. This is repeated until the enemy has perished. This works exceptionally well against [[drifters]]. | ||
;Locust Bane | ;Locust Bane | ||
: The "Locust Bane" describes the method of constructing a 2 block tall tower and pouring water on the sides of it. This prevents locusts from crawling up the pillar. Now the player can throw | :The "Locust Bane" describes the method of constructing a 2 block tall tower and pouring water on the sides of it. This prevents locusts from crawling up the pillar. Now the player can throw spears or rocks at them. Alternatively arrows can be shot from a Bow as well. | ||
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