Slingshots and throwing spears

[Brock Hiebert]

I think it would be cool to see the addition of slingshots and throwing spears. Slingshots would be crafted at a work bench using a cured branch, cured gut and cured leather and would be designed to hunt rabbits with greater accuracy and range. Throwing spears could act as a cheaper alternative when hunting dear.

[Soul Sojourner]

Minus the cured leather on the slingshot imo. I could see a cured sapling (birch), though I like the idea of sticks better because they are renewable/abundant. A slingshot would be like throwing a rock, just better. I added that suggestion too, but it was more of a fun idea than a serious one, mostly because rabbits are sooooo easy to catch and there's so many ways to kill them already. lol (I find snares to be nearly worthless because of stones)

Throwing spears would be interesting for sure. They could use an arrow head as well, making those dual purpose. If they use a cured sapling though, it should be birch. Save maple for the bow. Either that, or if it uses maple then the spear should have a decently long life to make it worth using as an alternative to the bow.

Like the bow, you'd have to stand to use it, and it would/should likely expend more calories to throw it. It should be affected by wind.

[Khan_Drichthyes]

Maybe, for the spear, you can use the forge to craft a trident tip for it.

See where this is heading?

 

"Yeah, there were deer and rabbits, and I killed a bear with a trident."

[Brock Hiebert]

3 hours ago, Khan_Drichthyes said:

Maybe, for the spear, you can use the forge to craft a trident tip for it.

See where this is heading?

 

"Yeah, there were deer and rabbits, and I killed a bear with a trident."

Lol that'd be wicked

[XAlaskan_420X]

I like both the ideas of slingshots and throwing spears.
Btw. How do you use the snare? I lay them out near rabbits but it never catches one. Do you use bait on it somehow?

EDIT: I watched the tutorial I think I have got it figured out.

[Dawnshift]

Hunting rabbits with 'war darts' could be fun .

Seeing as there are many types of different throwing spears over the ages: would you guys prefer something like a javelin or do you prefer the stone age spearthrower variant?

[Khan_Drichthyes]

16 minutes ago, Dawnshift said:

Hunting rabbits with 'war darts' could be fun .

Seeing as there are many types of different throwing spears over the ages: would you guys prefer something like a javelin or do you prefer the stone age spearthrower variant?

Whatever is best fitting to the conditions, resources, and skills our characters have in the game.

[Dawnshift]

Just now, Khan_Drichthyes said:

Whatever is best fitting to the conditions, resources, and skills our characters have in the game.

I don't see much of a difference in that regard.