I've been thinking. We Minecraftians have swords and armour. Why not a shield?
A shield could be crafted out of any material you can make armour out of, and the strength of the shield depends on the material. Recipe would go like this (Ore block representing Iron Ingot, Gold bar, Leather, etc)
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The shield tool has a durability bar that decreases when you use it to : Block arrows, Block melee attacks. It would not defend against explosions, but maybe lower the damage an explosion causes? Also, it can be further crafted to make a sword/shield combo. This protects from attacks while allowing you to fight back. Recipe would be like this (Torch represents sword, Wood represents shield)
Idea has been suggested many times. Search or don't post. Its the rules! On the idea I like it but the truth is it wouldn't work since you cant hold a sword with one.
why not just add an new armour slot for shields?
and have two kinda of shields:bezerk and deffend
bezerk shields are weilded like a sword and damages enemies you run into.
deffend shields are shields that you put in an open shield slot, then you can use a sword at the same time and you take less damage.
Shields need another item slot to work properly. Crouching will activate the shield (you can repel arrows by facing the target), otherwise it will add 10% damage reduction (boosting from 80% with full armor to 90%).
A shield could be crafted out of any material you can make armour out of, and the strength of the shield depends on the material. Recipe would go like this (Ore block representing Iron Ingot, Gold bar, Leather, etc)
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The shield tool has a durability bar that decreases when you use it to : Block arrows, Block melee attacks. It would not defend against explosions, but maybe lower the damage an explosion causes? Also, it can be further crafted to make a sword/shield combo. This protects from attacks while allowing you to fight back. Recipe would be like this (Torch represents sword, Wood represents shield)
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Well that sucks.
Danke. Will edit-thread and delete everything?
and have two kinda of shields:bezerk and deffend
bezerk shields are weilded like a sword and damages enemies you run into.
deffend shields are shields that you put in an open shield slot, then you can use a sword at the same time and you take less damage.
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