Version 113
AOS Updated: Items can now handle negative skill bonuses(critical step for balancing going forward)
Tome of Lost Knowledge Updated: Now has a backpack check
Royal Hunt Updated: Poachers are returning.. watch yourself
TurnIn Quest NPC Updated: Info spam does not show during shard start
Bee Hives Updated: No longer deletes entire stacks of potions
Base Weapon Updated: Starting code to Bows to have Special Attacks which are based from the original crafting, uses can be recharged.  Damage is based on actual Archery skill and not use best weapon.

Screw Up: I added the wrong file.. trash bag gets fixed in the next update.

Damage is based on actual Archery skill and not use best weapon. <<<< Does this statement mean that if a mage has a bow equipped that has mage minus on the bow and has 120 archery, they will be less effective with the bow? Same with a dexxer with swords stacked?

Ya i was curious about the Archery Damage as well so does that mean bows will do less damage for someone who stacks swords and has use best weapon skill on their bow?  As opposed to someone who has the extra Archery without use best weapon skill?

  Obviously Kane knows what it is he is trying to do. But I'd like to take a stab at what his post is trying to get across, with regards to Archery.


  I believe that Kane is posting the information part of the update post as helpful hints/reminders to himself. He is writing in Kane short hand. Or as I would call it a run on sentence/thought.

  If you take the first sentence and apply it to the second sentence I think you get the answer.


  Kane means to add/change the special attacks on Bows, and in doing so he wants the Special Attack damage to be based on a players real Archery skill + bonuses from augments, and gear. The use best weapon feature is N/A in this equation. So, if you stack swords and have a bow with use best weapon you will get the special attack damage according to your Archery skill and not Swordsmanship.


 Like I said in the beginning, I could be wrong. But I think this is what he is talking about.


      --Sturger--

Relax.. the normal damage a bow does has not been effected or changed in any way.. Use Best Weapon functions as it always has.. This is a special trait bows can have, the damage of the trait will be based off the actual archery skill..