Weapons & Equip Dungeon-Tiered Bow: The Crossbow

[SzGamer227]

I bumped into a different Crossbow suggestion on my way over to making this thread... super weird.

Okay, so it's bugging me how every biome in pre-Hardmode has a Bow weapon besides the Dungeon. (Jungle has the Bee's Knees ever since 1.3, so that leaves the Dungeon all alone...) It would be cool to have a Repeater available before Hardmode too, hence this suggestion.

Crossbow
*Fully automatic.
Damage: 24
Use Time: 27 (2.2 uses/second)
Knockback: 2
Velocity: 8

Essentially, it's a middle-ground between the Tendon Bow and the Molten Fury, filling in a gap between tiers and making bows a more viable option in pre-HM game progression. It also adds a new "type" of weapon to pre-Hardmode to spice up variety.


There are two options as to how it can be obtained.

Option 1:
It can be a drop from a new Dungeon Enemy: The Dungeon Marksman.

Dungeon Marksman
*Follows the Shooter behavior.
Health: 100
Defense: 10
Damage: 25
Drops:

Crossbow - 1/15 (6.7%)

The post-Plantera Dungeon has shooting enemies, why not give the pre-Hardmode Dungeon a shooter as well?
(The post-Plantera Dungeon doesn't have Wheels or Flails when Pre-HM does, but that's for a different topic.)


Option 2:
It can be found in Locked Gold Chests like most other Dungeon equipment.
(There used to be an alternate sprite here, but it's been lost to the ages.)


Anyways, if you think this needs to happen, or just think Crossbows are cool, let me know! Feedback is appreciated.

 

[Niranufoti]

(I'm surprised nobody has posted on this thread yet... Anyways.)
I think the Skeleton Marksman option is a nice idea. That way we finally have arrows flying around in the Dungeon. And I think 1/15 isn't a too small chance, so it won't be too much of a problem, as long as the Marksman spawns commonly enough.
This makes me think that maybe there should be a Jungle Bow too... Maybe I might post a suggestion about that.

 

[Baconfry]

This makes me think that maybe there should be a Jungle Bow too... Maybe I might post a suggestion about that.

@Lessk has you covered.

 

[Arakina]

This makes me think that maybe there should be a Jungle Bow too... Maybe I might post a suggestion about that.

Horray for shameless self-advertising.

Hornet's Wrath
25 ranged damage
Average speed
Average knockback
Orange rarity
Crafted with 8 spores, 2 stingers, and 2 vines
Arrows shot from the bow are auto-converted to hornet stingers, which have a chance to poison your enemies

 

[SzGamer227]

Horray for shameless self-advertising.

Hooray indeed! [DOUBLEPOST=1413240943][/DOUBLEPOST]Just added a poll. I forgot I hadn't gotten around to adding it again.

 

[iDuck]

I think that Option 2 is better. I like its sprite that fits the dungeon theme, and it isn't RNG! (Woohoo!)

 

[Everybody]

Hello, the Sprite for Marksman isn't working.

 

[MiltVala]

Hello, the Sprite for Marksman isn't working.

Uh... why the bump?

And it's working for me.

 

[Everybody]

Uh... why the bump?

And it's working for me.

I didn't even see how old this was... and the sprite did start working for me just now, had to reload. I was on SzGamer227's all Threads Thread.

 

[Kendrick Lamar]

I really like this idea. Not too overpowered, and it isn't too weak either. Seems just right to fill the void before you go down into hell.
Full support.

 

[Can I Get Uhhh]

Nice! That looks really cool!