Arazu
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Apart from the difference in their kill/push/stun zones, each TSS weapon seems to have a somewhat unintuitive, unique ability only it is capable of:

- the stick is unaffected by oremites
- the caber protects you from bomb blasts
- the pickaxe can destroy briars and inert rock golems/constructs
- the dagger allows you to rotate quickly (EDIT: and to not drop trapdoors)

However, I couldn't find anything special about the spear. Did I miss something obvious? If not, it feels a bit like a wasted opportunity... Also, are there any other quirks to a weapon I might not have noticed?

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hyperme
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The spear is unspeakably evil. Why?



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Zaratustra00
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The dagger also

mrimer
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I dunno. These abilities seem pretty intuitive to me.

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Arazu
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hyperme wrote:
The spear is unspeakably evil. Why?

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A spear attack can break tar stuff anywhere, not just at its normal weakpoint.

That's interesting... Shame on me for only testing the weapons' behavior on fluff/puff.

Zaratustra00 wrote:
The dagger also

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×allows you to kill two enemies at once with a step attack, both in the square you're moving to and the square ahead.

I did notice this one, and this detail is crucial for making groups of monsters managable. (Unlike, say, fighting as a goblin in TCB.)

mrimer wrote:
I dunno. These abilities seem pretty intuitive to me.

Oh, I didn't mean it in a *negative* way. It's just, the weapons add a lot of depth to the game even without the special abilities, so one wouldn't necessarily think about them...



Thanks for the prompt replies, guys, it's really appreciated.
I'm one of those people who like horde management just as much as the more contemplative rooms, and the new weapons are a great way of expanding on that. (It's similar to when speed potions were introduced, and all those well-known enemies suddenly required new tactics.)

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mrimer
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Okay, cool. I agree -- horde management rooms can be a lot of fun.

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