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Takes 90 [[materials]] to make.
 
Takes 90 [[materials]] to make.
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==Gameplay Overview==
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The second best sharp weapon in the game, the Spear has a lower material cost and work time requirement than the Longsword, along with a lower marker value and slightly lower damage output. This makes the Spear a very solid weapon to include in your arsenal earlier game when you don't have as much time or materials to spare, but Longswords have that extra advantage. Spears can typically be seen among tribes that besiege your colony. As a smithy-only weapon, the Spear can be made from all of the standard materials, but not out of stone blocks or Jade. The following table compares the damage output potential for all available materials for this weapon...
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{| {{STDT| sortable c_12 text-center}}
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!Wood
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!Steel
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!Plasteel
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!Silver
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!Gold
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!Uranium
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|Damage
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|5
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|15
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|18
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|8
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|5
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|17
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|- newline
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|Cooldown
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|2.07s
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|2.3s
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|1.84s
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|2.3s
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|2.53s
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|3.11s
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|- newline
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|DPS (to 3 dp)
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|2.415
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|6.522
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|9.783
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|3.478
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|1.976
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|5.466
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|}
  
 
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[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Equipment]]
 
[[Category:Equipment]]

Revision as of 21:47, 20 October 2016

Spear

Spear

"A polearm tipped with a sharp point for stabbing opponents in melee combat."

Base Stats

Type
EquipmentWeapons
Weapon Class
Neolithic

Ranged Combat

Mode
Melee
Damage
15 dmg
Warm-Up
ticks (0 secs)
Cooldown
138 ticks (2.3 secs)
Range
1 tile(s)
DPS
6.52
Mode
Melee


A neolithic weapon, usually used to stab your colonists.

Takes 90 materials to make.

Gameplay Overview

The second best sharp weapon in the game, the Spear has a lower material cost and work time requirement than the Longsword, along with a lower marker value and slightly lower damage output. This makes the Spear a very solid weapon to include in your arsenal earlier game when you don't have as much time or materials to spare, but Longswords have that extra advantage. Spears can typically be seen among tribes that besiege your colony. As a smithy-only weapon, the Spear can be made from all of the standard materials, but not out of stone blocks or Jade. The following table compares the damage output potential for all available materials for this weapon...

Wood Steel Plasteel Silver Gold Uranium
Damage 5 15 18 8 5 17
Cooldown 2.07s 2.3s 1.84s 2.3s 2.53s 3.11s
DPS (to 3 dp) 2.415 6.522 9.783 3.478 1.976 5.466