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Title: What is the best material for a longbow?
Post by: NiCool on September 19, 2025, 07:49:54 AM
I have produced a few fine longbows with various perfect boards and normal bowstrings. Now i have some perfect yarn and i dont want to waste it. Has anyone produced a perfect bowstring or a masterwork longbow? If so, what kind of boards and bowstring did you use?
Title: Re: What is the best material for a longbow?
Post by: Matti-patti on September 24, 2025, 08:34:41 PM
From diy_glossary.txt:

.Longbow. [effort:2] [phys:stance,arms]    *BOWYER*   /18h/    |2|
{Board} <Pine, Birch> [remove]
{Axe} <Carving axe> [wearpct:30]
{Knife} <Small knife>
{Bowstring} [remove] [noquality]

So pine or birch, doesn't matter which. Bowstring material or quality doesn't matter at all.
Title: Re: What is the best material for a longbow?
Post by: NiCool on September 24, 2025, 10:03:53 PM
Quote from: Matti-patti on September 24, 2025, 08:34:41 PM
From diy_glossary.txt:

.Longbow. [effort:2] [phys:stance,arms]    *BOWYER*   /18h/    |2|
{Board} <Pine, Birch> [remove]
{Axe} <Carving axe> [wearpct:30]
{Knife} <Small knife>
{Bowstring} [remove] [noquality]

So pine or birch, doesn't matter which. Bowstring material or quality doesn't matter at all.


Thanks, i was messing aroynd with fine bowstrings

Title: Re: What is the best material for a longbow?
Post by: Bedlam on November 26, 2025, 06:59:12 AM
Just a heads up, in the latest versions bowstring quality does matter a lot now. (according to changelogs)
Title: Re: What is the best material for a longbow?
Post by: Matti-patti on November 28, 2025, 11:14:29 PM
I don't actually see anything like that in the changelog? The bowstring still has the noquality tag in the game files as well. I guess the idea is that since the bowstring quality is tracked separately (i.e. better string wears out more slowly) there is no need for it to affect the bow quality.
Title: Re: What is the best material for a longbow?
Post by: Bedlam on November 29, 2025, 01:41:17 AM
I think you're right Matti, it doesn't actually change the bow quality. I got confused about the string wearing out slower due to quality, that part was mentioned somewhere in news.txt