Combat

To defend oneself in Vintage Story one must master the art of combat, as there are many silent dangers lurking in the shadows.

Stone Age Combat

	Any Stone you mine or pick up can be thrown from a safe distance at living things to perform minor damage (0.5 damage)
	If everything fails, a plain old stick still has better range than just punching your way out (0.5 damage)
	Carved from a log with the help of a knife this weapon is sturdy and reliable, but does not inflict a lot of damage (0.5 damage)
	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 bow with flint arrow heads - a reliable and powerful long range weapon, but requires you to farm or find enough flax to craft the bowstring. (2.5 damage)

Metal Age Combat

	Your good old trusty sword. Nothing beats it's reliability and damage output. Higher metal tiers have higher durability and greater damage (2.5 - 4.5 damage)
	The bow with metal arrow heads improves damage output (+0.5 dmg for copper, +1 dmg for gold/silver/tinbronze/bisbronze, +1.5 dmg for blackbronze, +2 dmg for iron)
	If you need great melee range without the loss of durability, upgrade your spears to copper or bronze!