Ever since i started playing minecraft, it seemed a crossbow would be a good fit.
Im wondering if it were ever suggested/discussed, and where that conversation went.
It's probably less relevant now that bows can be charged up for longer shots, but i still think it would be nice to see.
in my mind, they would fire long and faster than a normal bow, and the reload time (right click), would take a bit longer than it would to draw a normal bow fully. maybe even twice as long. arrows fired from one would not be recoverable.
You could have 2 different types, wood and iron, which would mostly just change the durability.
They could also get their own enchantments. most of them could be shared with the bow, but instead of the infinite arrow enchantment, you could get one that allows for faster reloading.
To craft one, it could be:
Iron ingot | Bow | Iron Ingot
String | wood| string
| wood|
for the wooden crossbow you would replace the ingots with a wood log (not broken into planks).
Swords get their own various upgrades, why not the bow?
sorry in advanced if this has been discussed to death.
I think a Crossbow should have a tradeoff. For example, a crossbow would charge faster than a bow, but without landing critical arrows and with a constant arrow speed as opposed to the control we have in a bow.
Also, not being able to recover crossbow arrows is unintuitive.
I think a Crossbow should have a tradeoff. For example, a crossbow would charge faster than a bow, but without landing critical arrows and with a constant arrow speed as opposed to the control we have in a bow.
Also, not being able to recover crossbow arrows is unintuitive.
unintuitive? how so? the power of a crossbow can oftentimes shove the arrow so far into what you're firing at, its unrecoverable. its one of the trade offs of it being as powerful as it is. ive even seen compound bows shove an arrow halfway into the trunk of a tree.
(also, sorry for not finding the other threads on this, im remotely browsing through my computer, and i didnt notice the search bar at the top of the page)
Welcome to the forums! See that little search bar near the top right? Type in crossbow, and see if anything comes up.
i did thanks... im browing on my computer through logmein. it knocks the graphics down quite a bit (also viewing a 1920x1200 screen on a 17" makes things a bit small), it blended in with the clouds a bit too much
Yes repeated BUT. Suggestions that are repeated are usually good ones, unless there all "CANZ I HAZORZ CRSBOWZ PLZ????!!!1!!!!
In this one mod you load the bow an its a full charge but it takes time to load it, then you simply fire it as if its a fully charged bow, but its more expensive to make an use since the bolts are iron so it costs alot of iron to use, its in the yogbox but i cant remember what mod it is.
Im wondering if it were ever suggested/discussed, and where that conversation went.
It's probably less relevant now that bows can be charged up for longer shots, but i still think it would be nice to see.
in my mind, they would fire long and faster than a normal bow, and the reload time (right click), would take a bit longer than it would to draw a normal bow fully. maybe even twice as long. arrows fired from one would not be recoverable.
You could have 2 different types, wood and iron, which would mostly just change the durability.
They could also get their own enchantments. most of them could be shared with the bow, but instead of the infinite arrow enchantment, you could get one that allows for faster reloading.
To craft one, it could be:
Iron ingot | Bow | Iron Ingot
String | wood| string
| wood|
for the wooden crossbow you would replace the ingots with a wood log (not broken into planks).
Swords get their own various upgrades, why not the bow?
sorry in advanced if this has been discussed to death.
any thoughts/suggestions? please comment!
Also, not being able to recover crossbow arrows is unintuitive.
unintuitive? how so? the power of a crossbow can oftentimes shove the arrow so far into what you're firing at, its unrecoverable. its one of the trade offs of it being as powerful as it is. ive even seen compound bows shove an arrow halfway into the trunk of a tree.
(also, sorry for not finding the other threads on this, im remotely browsing through my computer, and i didnt notice the search bar at the top of the page)
i did thanks... im browing on my computer through logmein. it knocks the graphics down quite a bit (also viewing a 1920x1200 screen on a 17" makes things a bit small), it blended in with the clouds a bit too much
In this one mod you load the bow an its a full charge but it takes time to load it, then you simply fire it as if its a fully charged bow, but its more expensive to make an use since the bolts are iron so it costs alot of iron to use, its in the yogbox but i cant remember what mod it is.