To use the Bow, the Arrow must be nocked, and the string must be drawn.Ī heavy Bow with a long draw time must use a heavy Arrow to be effective, and the opposite is true with light Bows.īows seem to have a minimum distance to enemies in order to do optimal damage, a player shooting at near point blank range will find themselves doing very little damage. The Draw Speed of a bow corresponds to the weight of the Wood it is made with.īows require Arrows to be shot, and these can be crafted. Once the Bow Handle has been crafted, Dried Grass can be applied at either end to be crafted into a full bow.

The Bow Handle recipe is located on page 29 of the carpentry Profession Book. Firstly, there’s the process of turning metal ingots into the right shape of weapon or tool, and then bashing the end result into shape using a hammer and the furnace. Wooden Bows must be crafted at the Carpentry Workshop. Note metal bows have an extremely long draw time and are believed to not do any additional damage than wooden bows just have increased range Metal Bows can be melted down into Iron at the Recycler. Metal Bows can commonly be found in Chests in the Overworld or in the Mines.

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