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Feb 13 2025 06:33pm
40ed jewel

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30ed/9str/9dex jewel
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StrBonus (Armor.txt)

shie: 100 [Shield, Smite]
ashd: 100 [Auric Shields, Smite]

boot: 120 [Boots, Kicks]


StrBonus/DexBonus (Weapons.txt)

abow: 0/100 [Amazon Bows]
ajav: 80/50 [Amazon Javelins]
aspe: 80/50 [Amazon Spears]
axe: 100/0
bow: 0/100
xbow: 0/100
club*: 100/0
h2h: 75/75 [Assassin Katars]
knif: 75/75 [Daggers, except The Gidbinn: 100/0]
hamm*: 110/0 [except Horadric Malus, Hell Forge Hammer: 100/0]
jave: 75/75
mace*: 100/0
orb: 100/0
pole: 100/0
scep: 100/0
spea: 100/0
staf: 100/0
swor: 100/0
taxe*: 75/75
tkni*: 75/75
wand: 100/0

*) club (Clubs): Club, Spiked Club and Exceptional/Elite versions
*) hamm (Hammers): War Hammer, Maul, Great Maul and Exceptional/Elite versions
*) mace (Maces): Mace, Morning Star, Flail and Exceptional/Elite versions
*) taxe: Throwing Axe, Balanced Axe and Exceptional/Elite versions
*) tkni: Throwing Knife, Balanced Knife and Exceptional/Elite versions
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Feb 13 2025 08:31pm
StrBonus (Armor.txt)

shie: 100 [Shield, Smite]
ashd: 100 [Auric Shields, Smite]

boot: 120 [Boots, Kicks]


StrBonus/DexBonus (Weapons.txt)

abow: 0/100 [Amazon Bows]
ajav: 80/50 [Amazon Javelins]
aspe: 80/50 [Amazon Spears]
axe: 100/0
bow: 0/100
xbow: 0/100
club*: 100/0
h2h: 75/75 [Assassin Katars]
knif: 75/75 [Daggers, except The Gidbinn: 100/0]
hamm*: 110/0 [except Horadric Malus, Hell Forge Hammer: 100/0]
jave: 75/75
mace*: 100/0
orb: 100/0
pole: 100/0
scep: 100/0
spea: 100/0
staf: 100/0
swor: 100/0
taxe*: 75/75
tkni*: 75/75
wand: 100/0

*) club (Clubs): Club, Spiked Club and Exceptional/Elite versions
*) hamm (Hammers): War Hammer, Maul, Great Maul and Exceptional/Elite versions
*) mace (Maces): Mace, Morning Star, Flail and Exceptional/Elite versions
*) taxe: Throwing Axe, Balanced Axe and Exceptional/Elite versions
*) tkni: Throwing Knife, Balanced Knife and Exceptional/Elite versions


i dont understand, please just answer my question
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Feb 13 2025 09:27pm
the weapon is for javs btw
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Feb 13 2025 11:09pm
Generally speaking 40% ed is 40% ed, and 9 strength is 9% ed on most weapons.

But on knives and javas you get a dex bonus so...

If it's an amazon java like matris its 80% of the str and 50% of the dex

If it's a normal java, it's 75%/75%

So 9 strength * 80% is 7.2% ed and 9 dex is 4.5% ed and 7.2 + 4.5 = 11.7%

So 30 + 11.7 is 41.7 which is more than 40

Make sense now?

This post was edited by inkanddagger on Feb 13 2025 11:09pm
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Feb 14 2025 01:07am
39 / 9 / 9 = more damage
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Feb 20 2025 05:56am
Why just 40ed? Go with 100ed
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