16-04-2012, 11:48 AM
Oh I love those kinetic/physics discussion about arrows and bolts speed.
Most fabulous was on cRPG forum, about arrows speed, some ppl were arguing that an arrow couldn't do max damage at point blank because arrow gain speed after release(!). Well it's impossible, an arrow is at max speed just after release and can't gain speed after, except if target is lower than shooter (gravity) otherwise an arrow always lose speed due to frictional forces.
About arrow and bolt, a bolt is heavier but arbalest have more power, so they goes almost to the same distance (the bolt lose more speed but has more at the start).
Anyway I don't think that you can balance a game with RL dynamics, in fact we don't care of too much realism otherwise we couldn't do half of what we do in game
Most fabulous was on cRPG forum, about arrows speed, some ppl were arguing that an arrow couldn't do max damage at point blank because arrow gain speed after release(!). Well it's impossible, an arrow is at max speed just after release and can't gain speed after, except if target is lower than shooter (gravity) otherwise an arrow always lose speed due to frictional forces.
About arrow and bolt, a bolt is heavier but arbalest have more power, so they goes almost to the same distance (the bolt lose more speed but has more at the start).
Anyway I don't think that you can balance a game with RL dynamics, in fact we don't care of too much realism otherwise we couldn't do half of what we do in game
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