veteranninja 73 Posted July 10, 2015 Can't wait for the new bow!!! Looks awesome!!BOW>GUNS :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conrad_The_Comrade 577 Posted July 10, 2015 What bow? Link plz? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BCBasher 2465 Posted July 10, 2015 Bows>Guns? That's exactly why we bow to our indigenous North American overlords, lol. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Gews- 7443 Posted July 10, 2015 Quote Recurve hunting bow. This will be a step up from the improvised ashwood bow and will sit in the mid range archery tier below the crossbow. Now to figure out how recurve sights work and if we can visually represent them... https://trello.com/c/Yzq5pNSS/53-weapon-related-art 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scriptfactory 620 Posted July 10, 2015 If the recurve is supposed to be mid-tier does this mean they are buffing the crossbow? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScipioII 176 Posted July 10, 2015 It looks like a Shakespear. Nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wasnu (DayZ) 392 Posted July 10, 2015 i hope there will be an cute animation when "the bowman" catched my bullet with his teeth :rolleyes: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bonappetit 117 Posted July 10, 2015 I guess this'll be my new weapon of choice! Honestly I can't wait for this to be implemented :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
too-easy 56 Posted July 11, 2015 I hope the recurve bow will get attachments one day. At least a sight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercules 1290 Posted July 11, 2015 On 7/10/2015 at 1:54 AM, BCBasher said: Bows>Guns? That's exactly why we bow to our indigenous North American overlords, lol. *shrug* It's quiet, as in Zombies don't aggro at all, and even the improvised is a one shot kill on any zombie. I can make endless arrows without ever going near a town. I've even killed those armed with guns with an Improvised Bow... but it's not easy and you have to get the drop on them since you can't move and do a full draw at the same time. Once the devs put in the moving animations and guns/ammo goes back to be less common the Bow will have a better place. I know a few times in experimental builds where loot wasn't spawning very well I had a bow with 20+ arrows in about 20 minutes while other people were running around trying to find a firearm with ammo. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whyherro123 2283 Posted July 11, 2015 Meh, a laminated recurve would not be my choice for survival-purposes. They need to "improve" the Improvised Bow, not add a whole new type, IMO. Case in point: the other week I made a self-bow, carved from a single Birch sapling. It draws at least 60lbs at 18 inches, and shoots flat, fast, and hard. Better yet, if I breaks, I can make another one in about a day. VS A laminated recurve or compound, which when it breaks, it is useless. I prefer "reliability" (aka ease of use, ease of maintenance, ability to make more, etc) to "functionality" (aka power, effectiveness, etc) every day of the week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parazight 1599 Posted July 11, 2015 I agree. I want to "reliably" shoot someone dead, steal their ammo, and then be able to shoot even more people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A.I.C 8 Posted July 11, 2015 That thing has "improvised explosive arrow" written all over it :). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damnyourdeadman 1045 Posted July 11, 2015 On 7/11/2015 at 4:31 PM, A.I.C said: That thing has "improvised explosive arrow" written all over it :). Sounds good,but is it realistically possible? A functioning explosive arrow would require a moderately large amount of explosive compound.Even if we somehow manage to craft it,wouldn't the increased weight affect the arrow's flight distance and piercing force? Then comes the question of making the said arrow,explode upon impact.What kind of mechanism would be required?And also,would it be possible crafting one using only makeshift materials? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whyherro123 2283 Posted July 11, 2015 On 7/11/2015 at 4:20 PM, Parazight said: I agree. I want to "reliably" shoot someone dead, steal their ammo, and then be able to shoot even more people."reliable" was a poor choice of words. "Sustainable" is a better choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A.I.C 8 Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) On 7/11/2015 at 4:44 PM, Damnyourdeadman said: Sounds good,but is it realistically possible? A functioning explosive arrow would require a moderately large amount of explosive compound.Even if we somehow manage to craft it,wouldn't the increased weight affect the arrow's flight distance and piercing force? Then comes the question of making the said arrow,explode upon impact.What kind of mechanism would be required?And also,would it be possible crafting one using only makeshift materials?It would add more to do like for the devs unless they give us a military grade one. But this is one example. Most the parts are already in game. If there is one shell i would like to be able to "mess" with, it would have to be the shotgun shell, with ball berrings added to it. :D. KABOOOOM!!!! Edited July 11, 2015 by A.I.C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Count_Grishnackh 65 Posted July 11, 2015 I used to be a survivor like you... till I took an arrow to the knee. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathlove 2286 Posted July 11, 2015 On 7/10/2015 at 2:22 PM, pcs305 said: It looks like a Shakespear. Nice.NO NO NO! This is a Shakespear. Oh Shakespear, you and your Stone age Ipod....... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadjuice 64 Posted July 11, 2015 On 7/11/2015 at 3:54 PM, Whyherro123 said: Meh, a laminated recurve would not be my choice for survival-purposes. They need to "improve" the Improvised Bow, not add a whole new type, IMO. I believe the ideal is balance. You can make one, but it won't be as good as finding a rare factory-made one. [e.g. the improvised silencer]But I also believe you in making an RL actual decent quality imp bow. The improvised bow in the game really needs some work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foiki 16 Posted January 10, 2016 Any updates about the new Bow? The Improvised Bow is not really usable atm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaffarov37 125 Posted January 10, 2016 Will I actually be able to hit something accurately that's more then 10 feet away with it? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Killawife 599 Posted January 10, 2016 Ive never killed a player with the improvised bow and ive tried. Its utterly useless. Hopefully this will be better. The crossbow is alright I guess but the range of these weapons is really too low. In reality you could hit a target with a bow or crossbow at 100 m but the ones in game simply are useless beyond 20 metres or so. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milansson1 12 Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) Ive killed around 10 guys with the bow at ranges over 60 meters. But that was in 0.58 and 0.59 seems to have messed up the bow. It was useful, until you could only load one arrow at a time and cant reload with the hotbar. Edited January 11, 2016 by Milansson1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites