Shattered Weapon

[jadewillow]

I guess I always thought this was a myth, but it actually happened to me this evening. Can anyone help us understand what causes a weapon to be shattered. What types of things will shatter a weapon when you hit them? And what is the process? Is there a roll, or just a count of the number of times you hit something hard?

Thanks.

[miltonyorkcastle]

It happens if you hit CNR (specifically, things you would use a pick to mine, like ore) with a weapon too many times. I think maybe ten times or something.

[Serissa]

Hitting trees also counts, I think.

[Dorganath]

Trees and ores will do this.  The way it's designed to work is if one strikes a tree or an ore rock with any weapon that's not appropriate for harvesting (i.e. not a woodcutter's axe or a mining pick), it will damage that weapon and unequip it.  There is also a message that is shown to the player, if I recall.

After ten such instances with the same weapon, the weapon will be destroyed.

[davidhoff]

*toothless grin*

Ah, glad each episode only counts as one.  I was worried it was how many times you actually "hit" the rock or tree with your weapon.  Because sometimes you weapon will make contact with the ore/tree more than once per episode before it's unequiped.

[jadewillow]

Thanks folks. Is it just trees and ores? Does bashing doors, gates, webs etc do the same? How bout gem mining?

[Dorganath]

Just trees and ores.

Gems are not "attacked" like you would with chopping a tree or mining ore.

Doors, gates and webs do not damage weapons....though that's a good idea!

[cbnicholson]

*groans* There goes Jo's outlet and fetish for attacking portals..dangit! :p

[mumbles]

Nooooo!!!! no more dwarven lock picking and trap disarming LOL

[Aphel]

Doors, gates and webs do not damage weapons....though that's a good idea!

Does that also mean we *could* have breach hammers, rams...and spider web scissors?

[jadewillow]

Now, the follow on question. Is there anyway to determine how many "hits" a weapon has on it? Just thinking of the second hand market here. I would hate to buy a lemon.

Thanks

[Dorganath]

For players, no.  However, if you're careful, it won't ever matter. A weapon could have 9 hits on it and function forever.

[Lance Stargazer]

Nooooo!!!! no more dwarven lock picking and trap disarming LOL

Non sense . . .  Dwarves still have heads no? One always could break a door with the very own head !!!