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Does snow depth effect npcs combat abilities?

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Arsenic:
My best run of 357 days just died to a Njerp who was dodging every attack I did, while wearing leather shoes in waist deep snow. I had ski's and ~110 lbs on me from what I remember, not realizing there was a war camp on the west end of kaumo lands.

My question is does snow depth effect npc combat abilities? does it effect the players? I never got a message saying something like "the snow makes it hard to attack"

Bert Preast:
Snow will tire Njerps and other NPCs because they don't know how to ski, while you do.  Tiring them will reduce all their abilities, just as fatigue does with you.

If you're not being swarmed, you can loose an arrow, turn and ski a bit, loose an arrow, and as they chase you they will accumulate more fatigue depending on the depth of the snow.  This is fine if you meet one or two in the wilderness, but if you are attacking their camps or villages you will be getting swarmed.

I prefer to take them on in summer.  They do not seem to be as affected by deep snow as some animals, and having to unequip the ski stick to take a shot pretty much negates the ski advantage.  So I hunt them in summer with a good bow and plenty of armour, backing off before they get close enough to do me much damage. 

Also bear in mind that some Njerps are grandmaster dodgers and swordsmen, and no matter what you do they have a very good chance of deleting your account  ;D

PALU:
I don't know if snow affects combat abilities directly, but I wouldn't think so. However, as mentioned by Bert Preast, snow conditions (now) affect how quickly the PC, NPCs and animals tire when moving.

It can also be noted that your character's physical skills should be significantly impacted by the weight penalty from all that equipment, on top of whatever fatigue had been accumulated up to that point and while in combat. The more weight the faster your character accumulates fatigue, and all penalties are deducted from your character's physical skills when performed, so a marginally tired grand master dodger would not have much trouble dodging a 50% attack skills suffering from a 60% encumbrance+fatigue+injury penalty. On top of that, combat is dangerous, and a single case of bad luck may be all it takes to shift a significant advantage into a disadvantage or even death.

As indicated by Bert Preast, tiring your opponents to exhaustion before taking them on is the safest way to deal with them when given the opportunity. It's not risk free (an exhausted elk can still get a kick in if you're unlucky, but fortunately elks aren't prone to finish you off even if you're knocked out, unless they literally have to pass over your dead body to move from a corner they've been backed into), but it's as close as you can get.

GrimmSpector:

--- Quote from: Arsenic on February 28, 2023, 02:02:16 AM ---My best run of 357 days just died to a Njerp who was dodging every attack I did, while wearing leather shoes in waist deep snow. I had ski's and ~110 lbs on me from what I remember, not realizing there was a war camp on the west end of kaumo lands.

My question is does snow depth effect npc combat abilities? does it effect the players? I never got a message saying something like "the snow makes it hard to attack"

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How do you find out about war camps? :-o

Bert Preast:
War camps are most commonly found in and around Njerp territory, as well as around Reemi and Kaumo lands.  Usually there are a few huts and kotas, and around four to ten Njerp warriors.

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