Sling Guide
Below you'll find everything important to know about using Slings.
In a Nutshell
Pros
- Can attack from short range, long range or missile range.
- Missile weapon that can benefit from the added defense from wielding a shield.
Cons
- More difficult to train than most other combat skills. Not recommended to newer players as a starting skill.
- There's no auto-loading, you must always manually load your sling before every shot.
- Loading your sling requires fatigue and tires you.
- You can only buy the good bullets from the Kelestian Outpost. To do this, you must perfect the Kelestian language so you can trade gemstones for the ammo.
- If your opponent has a half-decent defense, you likely can't land any hits against them, except with Clobber.
- Clobber can only be used when your loaded bullet has enough weight. Sling stones are not heavy enough to use Clobber.
- There is no utility with the throws. They are all basic attacks that are easy to block.
- Sling attacks can often be blocked by weapon blocks, unlike archery.
- You will only retain 80% of your bullets when throwing.
- A shield is required with slings to be seriously viable.
Advice & Tips
- Don't learn Slings, they suck.
> ammo
USAGE: ammo bows|slings <ammo type>|none
You have not specified any preferred ammunition.
> ammo slings lead bullet
Your ammunition preference for slings has been set to an lead bullet.> load
USAGE: load <sling> with <bullet_type>
>load sling with lead
You load a military sling with a lead bullet.Archery Target Locations
Archery targets can be used until you've earned up to 1,000 total combat skill points. It is recommended for newer characters to start their training journey with archery targets, and continue it until their reach the maximum.
Archery targets are available in the following locations:
Campus Martius Training Courses (Campus-Martius): From the Carcass Buyers mark: W, NWx3, N, NEx4, Ex3
Behind Bowyer's Shop (Quartz-Heights): From the Temple mark: SW until you can't, S into the Bowyer's Shop (Pungo), S
Vetallun Training Courses (The-West-Grasslands): From the Crossroads marker: W until you can't, NWx3, N, Ex3
Rock Valley Archery Trainer (Town-of-Rock-Valley): West side of town, just outside the Archery Trainer (Brauthos). From the caravan dropoff: Ex10, Nx2, Wx3, Nx7, Ex2, N, W, S
Weapons
This is the list of Slings & Bullets that are recommended to use when using the Slings skill set.
Special Notes:
- Use the ammo command to quickly set your preferred ammo. (ammo bows|slings <ammo type>|none )
- Small items (such as pebbles, coins, jewelry, etc.) can also be loaded into a sling and thrown, but they do not typically inflict serious damage.
| Weapons | How to get it | Est. cost in shops |
|---|---|---|
| A sling | Sold by Shantaz (Seld) | 182d |
| Bullets | How to get it | Est. cost in shops (50 bullets) |
| Sling stones | Buy from Kavacu | FREE + Reputation (when purchased) |
| Ceramic Sling Bullets | Found on Menaces or buy from Kavacu | FREE + Reputation (when purchased) |
| Iron Sling Bullets | Found on Menaces or buy from Kavacu | FREE + Reputation (when purchased) |
| Lead Sling Bullets | Found on Menaces or buy from Kavacu | FREE + Reputation (when purchased) |
Summary
In most serious cases you'll want a to use lead bullets.
A rank of 1 signifies the best in this category. In the case of archery, the short bow itself doesn't impact the skill, so we will focus on ammo types.
| Ammo | Damage Rank | Speed Rank | Weight Rank | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Sling Bullets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Iron Sling Bullets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ceramic Sling Bullets | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sling stones | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Ammo Damage
A rank of 1 signifies the best in this category.
| Ammo | Damage Rank |
|---|---|
| Lead Sling Bullets | 1 |
| Iron Sling Bullets | 2 |
| Ceramic Sling Bullets | 3 |
| Sling Stones | 4 |
Ammo Speed
A rank of 1 signifies the best in this category. All ammo has the same speed, no difference based on type of bullet used.
| Rank 90 Reflexes | Maxed Speed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammo | Speed Rank | Median Speed | Speed Rank | Median Speed |
| Lead Sling Bullets | 1 | 1 | ||
| Iron Sling Bullets | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ceramic Sling Bullets | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sling stones | 1 | 1 | ||
Ammo Weight
| Ammo | Weight Rank | Weight (per 50 bullets) |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Sling Bullets | 1 | |
| Iron Sling Bullets | 1 | |
| Ceramic Sling Bullets | 1 | |
| Sling stones | 2 |
Note: Standard military sling weighs ?? lbs.
Moves
Worthwhile
- Clobber - Only decent attack.
Less useful
- Everything else.
- TBC
Complementary Skill Sets
- Hunting & Outdoor Survival - Will allow you to make your own arrows.
Complementary Traits
Miscellaneous
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