Some recent updates to mob AIs means that mobs and NPCs can now effectively wield ranged weapons! Bows, slings, crossbows, firearms, you name it. They'll take the time to cock crossbows and load gunpowder/shot into firearms just like PCs have to do, but they do cheat in that they don't need to have any actual gunpowder or ammo items on them, and their ammo disappears after being fired - so no dancing around in front of a ranged baddie forever just so you can collect a bunch of free ammo.
It's mostly town guards that make use of this at the moment, but expect some hostile ranged mobs to be popping up soonish.
Mobs and NPCs take some ranged combat lessons
Mobs and NPCs take some ranged combat lessons
<Rias> PUT ON PANTS
<Fellborn> NO
<Fellborn> NO
Re: Mobs and NPCs take some ranged combat lessons
Aww but free ammo! Teh lootz!
Yay for training!
Yay for training!
tulpa —
If we ever get player housing, Mistralite houseshares are going to be full of this stuff. "Damnit who let the thousand-year old angry venomous moths out of their velvet pouch again?"
If we ever get player housing, Mistralite houseshares are going to be full of this stuff. "Damnit who let the thousand-year old angry venomous moths out of their velvet pouch again?"