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To defend oneself in Vintage Story one must master the art of combat, as there are many [[:Category:Hostile creatures|hostile creatures | To defend oneself in Vintage Story one must master the art of combat, as there are many [[:Category:Hostile creatures|hostile creatures}}. | ||
* '''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 | * '''Health and Defense''' - Having good health and defense can turn a death to success. Combat will often leave you hurt so the usage of {{ll|Healing|poultices}} and {{ll|armor|armor}} is recommended. You can also equip a {{ll|shield|shield}} in the off hand. Keep one stack of poultices on your hotbar and your armor well repaired before a fight. | ||
== Stone age weapons == | == Stone age weapons == | ||
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| style="width:60px;" |[[File:Granite stone.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Stone]] | | style="width:60px;" |[[File:Granite stone.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Stone]] | ||
|Any | |Any {{ll|Stone|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=Special:MyLanguage/Stick]] | |[[File:Stick.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Stick]] | ||
|If everything fails, a plain old | |If everything fails, a plain old {{ll|stick|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=Special:MyLanguage/Club]] | |[[File:Woodenclub-normal.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Club]] | ||
|Carved from a log with the help of a knife the | |Carved from a log with the help of a knife the {{ll|club|club}} is sturdy and reliable, but does not inflict a lot of damage (1.5 damage) | ||
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|[[File:Spear-flint.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Spear]] | |[[File:Spear-flint.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Spear]] | ||
|The | |The {{ll|spear|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 2 damage during a melee attack and 5 damage when thrown. | ||
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|[[File:Bow-recurve.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Bow]] | |[[File:Bow-recurve.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Bow]] | ||
| | |{{ll|Bow|Bows}} with flint {{ll|arrow|arrows}} - a reliable and powerful long range weapon, but requires you to farm or find enough flax to craft the bowstring. (0.5 damage) | ||
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|[[File:Blade-falx-copper.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Falx]] | |[[File:Blade-falx-copper.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Falx]] | ||
|Your good old | |Your good old {{ll|Falx|trusty sword}}. Nothing beats it's reliability and damage output. Higher metal tiers have higher durability and greater damage (3.8 - 5.3 damage) | ||
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|[[File:Bow-recurve.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Bow]] | |[[File:Bow-recurve.png|48px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Bow]] | ||
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;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 | :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 {{ll|drifter|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 | :The "Locust Bane" describes the method of constructing a 2 block tall tower and pouring water on the sides of it. This prevents {{ll|locust|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. | ||
{{Game navbox}} | {{Game navbox}} | ||
[[Category:Guides{{#translation:}}]] | [[Category:Guides{{#translation:}}]] |