Sprites The Throwing Rework!

[yudgefudge]

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The throwing class had potential, but it was just a dumb subclass of ranged that did absolutely nothing to differentiate itself. This post reworks the throwing class, and makes it a proper class till endgame.

First, there will be three main weapon types, knives, javelins and shurikens. Other smalls sub-weapon types include a few new grenades and molotovs.
The class will be based around consumables, there will only be, like, 5 non-consumable throwing weapons.
Gloves are slightly expanded upon. Basically, gloves will throw everyday items instead.
So as to actually convince one into using throwing weapons, I decided to give each weapon type a cool ability!

• Knives: Quickest and weakest, they are not affected by gravity, when hitting an opponent, they gouge into them, dealing ¼ of the original damage every tick for 2-4 seconds. Non-retrievable. Doesn’t pierce. Regular enemies have a max of 3 knives at once, bosses have 8.
• Javelins: Slowest and strongest, they are very affected by gravity, they “impale” regular enemies, carrying them along till the end of its trajectory. Non retrievable. On bosses, it pierces instead, and they inflict Bleeding for 10 seconds.
• Shurikens: The middlemen in terms of stats, they are slightly affected by gravity, pierce infinitely, no I-frames, and they spin in the air, gaining 1 damage every quarter second.

So, throwing will have a brand new mechanic – Stealth.
Stealth builds up as you are stationary. It increases your damage, movement speed, makes you transparent, and cuts your aggro. Using items does not increase aggro. You lose a stage stealth when hit. It takes about 3 seconds to reach a stage.
There are ten stealth stages.

Spoiler: Stealth Table

• Stage 1 – 5% throwing damage, +10% movement speed, -100 aggro
• Stage 2 – 10% throwing damage, +20% movement speed, -200 aggro
• Stage 3 – 20% throwing damage, +30% movement speed, -300 aggro
• Stage 4 – 25% throwing damage, +40% movement speed, -400 aggro
• Stage 5 – 30% throwing damage, +50% movement speed, -500 aggro
• Stage 6 – 40% throwing damage, +60% movement speed, -600 aggro
• Stage 7 – 50% throwing damage, +70% movement speed, -700 aggro
• Stage 8 – 60% throwing damage, +80% movement speed, -800 aggro
• Stage 9 – 70% throwing damage, +90% movement speed, -900 aggro
• Stage 10 – 85% throwing damage, +100% movement speed, -1000 aggro

I'll do armors first.

Spoiler: Armors

Throwing armors will be in between ranged, magic and summoning in terms of defesne.

Spoiler: Pre-hardmode

Alright, before we begin, I want to say something.
Pre-hardmode has no new armors, just repurposed ones.
Okay, let's continue.

Spoiler: Ninja armor

Dropped by the King Slime.
Defense: 7
+10% throwing damage
+10% throwing velocity
Set bonus: 25% to not consume thrown item

Spoiler: Gladiator armor

Can be crafted from Gold/Platinum Bars and

Spartan Silk (dropped by marble enemies post-shadow orb)
Defense: 14
+17% throwing damage
+5% throwing critical strike chance
Set bonus: Killing enemies will give the Spartan! Buff, which increases throwing damage by 10%, and movement speed by 15%, for 4 seconds.

Spoiler: Obsidian armor

Defense: 19
+21% throwing damage
+10% stealth regeneration
+15% chance to not consume thrown item
Set bonus: Massively boosted stats in lava (lasts for 10 seconds after leaving lava) (+25% throwing damage, 15% movement speed, +10% throwing critical strike chance) and reduced lava damage (-10 damage)

Spoiler: Hardmode

Spoiler: Wyvernscale armor

Crafted from 80

Wyvern Scales, which are dropped by Wyverns, with a range of 11-20 each time.
Defense: 28
+29% throwing damage
+5% throwing critical strike chance
+13% stealth regeneration
+20% chance to not consume thrown item
Set bonus: Summons a Wyvern pup that will occasionally attack enemies for around 45 damage.

Spoiler: Derpling armor

Crafted from 60 Chlorophyte Bars and 15

Derpling Husks (dropped in a range of 1-3).
Defense: 35
+37% throwing damage
+5% throwing critical strike chance
+18% stealth regeneration
+25% chance to not consume thrown item
+10% jump height
Set bonus: Critical hits launch an exploding derpling head at a random enemy.

Spoiler: Lihzarhd armor

Crafted from 85

Solarium Chunks, an ore dropped by Golem in a range of 13-25, and Lihzarhd enemies in sets of 1-3.
Defense: 41
+43% throwing damage
+8% throwing critical strike chance
+19% stealth regeneration
+20% chance to not consume thrown item
Set bonus: A sunlight aura is constantly around you, about ten blocks around you. Players in it gain +2hp/sec regen, and enemies lose 12 health every tick.

Spoiler: Comet armor

Crafted from 45

(pillar coming soon) Comet Fragments, and 30 Luminite bars.
+57% throwing damage
+10% throwing critical strike chance
+25% stealth regeneration
+50% chance to not consume thrown item
Set bonus: Every throwing weapon is augmented by comet energies:
Knives: Summon comets every second when gouged into an enemy.
Javelins: Comet power coats them, so instead of impaling, they deal insane knockback
Shurikens: When piercing, they inflict Burning for 3 seconds.

Spoiler: Weapons

Spoiler: Pre-hardmode

Spoiler: Gloves

Armstrong
Obtained with 8

.
Damage: 12
Knockback: 2
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 15
Velocity: 5
Uses meteorite ore for ammo
Has a 40% to not consume ammo

Night’s Grip
Dropped by Shadow Orbs.
Damage: 19
Knockback: 0.75
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 13
Velocity: 7
Uses rotten chunks for ammo
Has a 40% to not consume ammo
When rotten chunks hit a surface/enemy, they explode into rotten clouds that deal 6 damage every tick and last 4 seconds

Bloodsoaked Fist
Dropped by Crimson Hearts.
Damage: 24
Knockback: 1.25
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 17
Velocity: 8
Uses vertebrae for ammo
Has a 40% to not consume ammo
Breaks into damaging fragments

Spoiler: Javelins

Gold Javelin
Crafted from 1

and 5

. Makes 50.
Damage: 23
Knockback: 1
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 23
Velocity: 11.5

Platinum Javelin
Crafted from 1

and 5

. Makes 50.
Damage: 25
Knockback: 1
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 26
Velocity: 13

Pitch Black
Crafted from 3

. Makes 75.
Damage: 29
Knockback: 1
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 26
Velocity: 13

Longthorn
Crafted from 5

and 1

. Makes 50.
Damage: 32
Knockback: 1.5
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 19
Velocity: 12

Red Phoenix
Crafted from 2

. Makes 100.
Damage: 39
Knockback: 0.75
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 20
Velocity: 11.5

Spoiler: Knives

Antlion Dagger
Crafted from 1

. Makes 50.
Damage: 11
Knockback: 0.25
Crit chance: 6%
Use time: 10

Table Knife
Damage: 10
Knockback: 0
Crit chance: 5%
Use time: 12

Frost Daggerfish
Damage: 21
Knockback: 0.5
Crit chance: 7%
Use time: 14

Bloodlust
Crafted from 1

. Makes 50.
Damage: 18
Knockback: 0.5
Crit chance: 5%
Use time: 13

Harpy Quill
Dropped by Harpies in a range of 30-70.
Damage: 23
Knockback: 0.25
Crit chance: 6%
Use time: 15

Obsidian Sharpshard
Crafted from 1

. Makes 100.
Damage: 26
Knockback: 0.75
Crit chance: 6%
Use time: 13

Phoenix Feather
Dropped by Demons in a range of 10-45.
Damage: 29
Knockback: 0.5
Crit chance: 7%
Use time: 15

Spoiler: Shurikens

Wooden Cross
Crafted from 1

. Makes 50.
Damage: 13
Knockback: 0
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 16

Ore Shurikens
Crafted from 1 Bar. Makes 100.
Damage: 12/14/15/17/19/21/22/24
Knockback: 0.25
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 12/12/13/15/16/15/17/16

Superstar
Crafted from 2

. Makes 100.
Damage: 27
Knockback: 0.25
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 16

Obsidian Spinner
Crafted from 1

. Makes 100.
Damage: 29
Knockback: 0.25
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 17

Spoiler: Grenades

Crafted from 1

. Makes 50.
Damage: 13
Knockback: 2
Critical chance: 4%
Use time: 10
Velocity: 8

Spoiler: Hardmode

Spoiler: Gloves

Greedy Hand
Obtained from the Flying Dutchman
Damage: 25 (Copper Coin) 70 (Silver Coin) 150 (Gold Coin) 300 (Platinum Coin)
Knockback: 0.5
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 13
Velocity: 26
Uses coins for ammo
Has a 40% to not consume ammo

Frostburner
Obtained from the Ice Mimic
Damage: 38
Knockback: 0.75
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 17
Velocity: 11
Uses snowballs for ammo, throws flaming versions that deal Frostburn for 4 seconds.
Has a 40% to not consume ammo.

Lunar Destructor.
Damage: 175
Knockback: 1
Crit chance: 15%
Use time: 9
Velocity: 8
Uses luminite ore for ammo
Has a 50% to not consume ammo
Breaks into lunar regolith

Spoiler: Javelins

Mythril Naginata
Crafted from 5

. Makes 150.
Damage: 46
Knockback: 1.5
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 21
Velocity: 13

Orichalcum Lance
Crafted from 5

. Makes 100.
Damage: 49
Knockback: 1
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 23
Velocity: 13

Ichor-tipped Javelin
Crafted from 1

and 3

. Makes 120.
Damage: 36
Knockback: 1
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 19
Velocity: 17
Inflicts Ichor, and when impaling, sprays Ichor all around for about 7 blocks in every direction. Inflicts Ichor for 4 seconds.

Cursed Javelin
Crafted from 1

and 3

. Makes 150.
Damage: 41
Knockback: 0.5
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 18
Velocity: 14
Drips cursed flames in flight. Inflicts Cursed Inferno for 7 seconds.

Shadowflame Harpoon
Dropped by the Goblin Summoner in a range of 65-130.
Damage: 44
Knockback: 2
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 17
Velocity: 11.5
Inflicts Shadowflame! for 4 seconds.

Olympus
Crafted from 5

. Makes 200.
Damage: 53
Knockback: 1.25
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 21
Velocity: 15
Inflicts Confused for 13 seconds.

Derpling Longtooth
Crafted from 2

. Makes 100.
Damage: 56
Knockback: 1.5
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 25
Velocity: 15

now throwing.

Golem Finger
Dropped by the Golem in sets of 5-10. Witch Doctor sells these Post-Golem too.
Damage: 73
Knockback: 3
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 28
Velocity: 9

Sharkron Whistle.
Dropped by Duke Fishron. Allows you to throw Sharkrons at your cursor.
Damage: 69
Knockback: 2.5
Crit chance: 6%
Use time: 18
Velocity: 9

Spoiler: Knives

Cobalt Sai
Crafted from 1

. Makes 100.
Damage: 32
Knockback: 0.5
Crit chance: 7%
Use time: 12

Palladium Dagger
Damage: 34
Knockback: 0.25
Crit chance: 5%
Use time: 14

Crystal Shiv
Damage: 38
Knockback: 0.75
Crit chance: 6%
Use time: 13
Shatters when thrown at a wall, into crystalshards.

Wyverntail
Crafted from 1

. Makes 150.
Damage: 44
Knockback: 1
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 15

Chlorophyte Kunai
Crafted from 1

. Makes 100
Damage: 37
Knockback: 0.25
Crit chance: 6%
Use time: 8
Homes in on enemies.

throwing weapon.

Lihzarhd Kunai
Crafted from 1

. Makes 75.
Damage: 55
Knockback: 0.5
Crit chance: 6%
Use time: 14
When gouging an enemy, they cannot move. Bosses excluded.

Comet Needle
Crafted from 1

. Makes 150.
Damage: 67
Knockback: 0.5
Crit chance: 9%
Use time: 9
Explodes for double the damage instead of gouging.

Spoiler: Shurikens

Wyvern-coated Shuriken
Crafted from 1

. Makes 120.
Damage: 38
Knockback: 0.75
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 17

Adamantite Throwing Star
Damage: 41
Knockback: 0.25
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 16

Titanium Rebound
Damage: 43
Knockback: 1
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 15

Holy Twinkle
Damage: 49
Knockback: 1.25
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 18

Full Bloom
Dropped by Plantera in a range of 63-91.
Damage: 53
Knockback: 1.5
Crit chance: 5%
Use time: 16
Leaves poisoning spores in its trail.

Sunlight Ricochet
Crafted from 1

. Makes 100.
Damage: 57
Knockback: 1.5
Crit chance: 5%
Use time: 16
Inflicts On Fire for 20 seconds.

Snowflake
Dropped in stacks of 43-91 by the Ice Queen.
Damage: 60
Knockback: 0.75
Crit chance: 4%
Use time: 15
Inflicts Frozen for 2 seconds.

The Shooting Star
Crafted from 8

.
Damage: 64
Knockback: 1.25
Crit chance: 6%
Use time: 15
Homes.

Spoiler: Molotovs

Cursed Brew
Damage: 61
Knockback: 8
Critical chance: 4%
Use time: 30
Velocity: 7
Inflicts Cursed Flames for 7 seconds.

Drink of The Gods
Damage: 54
Knockback: 6.75
Critical chance: 4%
Use time: 30
Velocity: 8
Inflicts Ichor for 7 seconds.

Holy Grail
Damage: 122
Knockback: 7
Critical chance: 4%
Use time: 40
Velocity: 9
Inflicts Confused for 7 seconds.

What do you think?

 

[darthmorf]

Throwing class has been confirmed to be removed in 1.4 I'm afraid.

 

[yudgefudge]

Throwing class has been confirmed to be removed in 1.4 I'm afraid.

I know, that why I titled it as "Rework" instead of "Expansion".

 

[darthmorf]

I know, that why I titled it as "Rework" instead of "Expansion".

My point was that, as it has been removed, a suggestion for changes to the class is irrelevant.

 

[yudgefudge]

My point was that, as it has been removed, a suggestion for changes to the class is irrelevant.

I don't seem to understand your logic. What I do understand from this logic, is that any throwing additions are pointless, be it a mod or suggestion.
So I'll just delete this entire thread and forgo the hours of spritework that went into it.
No biggie.

 

[Abandoned Account]

i mean mods still make throwing possible