What is the best material for a longbow?

[NiCool]

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?

[Matti-patti]

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.

[NiCool]

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

[Bedlam]

Just a heads up, in the latest versions bowstring quality does matter a lot now. (according to changelogs)

[Matti-patti]

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.

[Bedlam]

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