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Mace
The Mace is a type of melee weapon in Remixed Dungeon that specializes in dealing crushing damage and can be effective against armored enemies.
Description
The Mace is a blunt weapon with a heavy head designed to deal crushing damage. Unlike weapons that rely on sharp edges, the mace uses sheer impact to overcome enemy defenses, making it particularly effective against armored foes.
Weapon Properties
- Damage Type: Crushing damage that often ignores armor
- Speed: Moderate attack speed
- Accuracy: Average accuracy
- Upgrade Potential: Can be upgraded with Scrolls of Upgrade
- Enchantments: Compatible with weapon enchantments
- Armor Piercing: Damage often bypasses enemy armor
Stats
- Damage: 3-12 crushing damage (Tier 3 weapon)
- Speed: 0.8x speed (relative to normal weapon speed)
- Accuracy: 1.0x accuracy (relative to normal weapon accuracy)
- Type: Melee Weapon (Sword attack animation)
- Strength Requirement: 14 STR (typical for tier 3 weapons)
- Durability: Standard weapon durability
Mechanics
- Damage Calculation: Base damage range is 3-12, increases with upgrades
- Armor Interaction: Standard crushing damage mechanics (verify specific armor interactions in source code)
- Upgrade Mechanics: Damage increases with upgrades (MIN increases by 1, MAX increases by tier value per upgrade)
- Attack Animation: Uses SWORD_ATTACK animation class
Strategy
- Most effective when facing heavily armored enemies
- Good balance of damage and speed
- Useful when facing enemies with high defense ratings
- Consider for characters with adequate strength
- Effective against undead enemies
Obtaining
- Maces can be found throughout the dungeon
- May be available in shops, depending on the level
- Relatively common mid-game weapon
Code References
- Base weapon implementation: MeleeWeapon.java
- Mace implementation: Mace.java
- String resources: Mace strings
- Sprite: item_Mace.png
JSON Configuration
This entity may have JSON configuration, but no matching config was found. Check:
- RemixedDungeon/src/main/assets/itemsDesc/*.json
- RemixedDungeon/src/main/assets/spritesDesc/mace.json
Lua Scripts
This entity is implemented in Java, no Lua script exists
See Also
- Melee Weapons - Other close combat weapons
- Melee Combat - General melee combat mechanics
- Weapons - All weapon types
- Melee Weapon - Base class for melee weapons
- Maces - All mace types
- Axes - Other crushing damage weapons
- War Hammer - Other crushing damage weapon
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