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{{Infobox main|weapon
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{{infobox main|weapon|
 
| name = Elephant tusk
 
| name = Elephant tusk
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| image = Elephant tusk.png
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| image = Elephant tusk.png|Elephant tusk
 
| type = Equipment
 
| type = Equipment
 
| type2 = Weapons
 
| type2 = Weapons
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| tech level = Neolithic
 
 
| description = An elephant's tusk. It is very durable and valuable. While somewhat unwieldy as a melee weapon, it can still be deadly.
 
| description = An elephant's tusk. It is very durable and valuable. While somewhat unwieldy as a melee weapon, it can still be deadly.
 
| class =  
 
| class =  
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| meleeattack3cool = 2
 
| meleeattack3cool = 2
 
| meleeattack3ap = 13
 
| meleeattack3ap = 13
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| meleeattack3chancefactor = 0.5
 
 
| MeleeWeaponAverageDPS = 6.89
 
| MeleeWeaponAverageDPS = 6.89
 
| MeleeWeaponAverageAP = 27
 
| MeleeWeaponAverageAP = 27
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| marketvalue = 80
 
| marketvalue = 80
 
| mass base = 1.8
 
| mass base = 1.8
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| has quality = False
 
 
| tradeTags = ExoticMisc
 
| tradeTags = ExoticMisc
 
| thingSetMakerTags = AnimalPart
 
| thingSetMakerTags = AnimalPart
 
}}
 
}}
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An '''elephant tusk''' is an item obtained from butchering an [[elephant]]. Tusks can be sold to exotic goods [[trade]]rs, or used as a melee [[weapon]].
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An '''elephant tusk''' is ivory obtained from butchering an [[elephant]]. Tusks can be sold to exotic goods [[trade]]rs, or used as a melee weapon.
  
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== Acquisition ==
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==Elephant Tusk vs. Comparable Weapons==
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Butchering an adult male [[elephant]] will yield two elephant tusks, unless the parts have been destroyed by damage. Female elephants do not drop tusks, despite both having a tusk attack and their texture showing tusks. Only a full adult elephant will produce tusks when butchered. All wild elephants spawn as adults.
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They can also be purchased from [[trader]]s.
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This section goes over how well the elephant tusk fares against comparable weapons (similar value, tech level or similar characteristics) in 1 vs. 1 combat.  
  
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== Summary ==
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=== Methodology ===
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Elephant tusks function identically to any other melee weapon, despite their unorthodox method of production. They do not have a [[quality]] value - all elephant tusks are statistically identical.
 
  
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== Analysis ==
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An elephant tusk is a decent, early choice for melee weapon. It requires no crafting and has no [[quality]], so isn't reliant on having skilled pawns nor does it consume resources. While it has a modest DPS, its AP is fairly high for the early game. It thus an effective choice until [[Research#Smithing|Smithing]] is researched and better melee weapons become available, and can be effective for longer if materials and/or skilled crafters are lacking. The primary difficulty comes in killing an elephant in the early game, but the [[elephant leather|hardy leather]] and large amount of [[meat]] make it a valuable feat if it can be accomplished.
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* All testing is semi-automated which allows for large sample sizes to be gathered per set of results with ease
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* All pawns have a skill level of 8 in melee
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* No pawns have any traits that affect combat performance
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* All pawns are of 18 years of age and completely healthy</div>
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</div>
  
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After the early game, tusks are out-competed by more effective melee weapons, but they are still a nice freebie that adds to the value in preferentially hunting and/or slaughtering elephants over other big game.
 
  
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=== Taming vs hunting ===
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Results in the table below are the percentages of battles that elephant tusks either won or tied against the weapon listed in the first column of said table, with a sample size of 2,000 battles per result. Higher percentages are better.
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Hunting elephants may be faster but can prove difficult or prohibitively dangerous, especially when herds turn manhunter. As elephants have a 0% manhunting chance on a failed taming attempt, taming them for slaughter has no risk beyond lost pawn time and a small amount of food, while also providing several additional advantages. Slaughtering a tamed elephant will still produce both tusks, along with significantly more meat and leather. Taming elephants requires an [[Skills#Animals|Animals skill]] of {{Q|Elephant|Minimum Handling Skill}}.  
 
  
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{{Weapon Stats Table}}
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The following armor categories are:
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* '''Unarmored - '''[[Plainleather]] [[button-down shirt]] and plainleather [[pants]]
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* '''Flak - '''[[Steel]] [[simple helmet]], [[flak jacket]], [[flak vest]], plainleather button-down shirt and [[flak pants]]
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* '''Marine - '''[[Marine helmet]], [[marine armor]], plainleather button-down shirt and plainleather pants
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
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! Other Weapon !! Unarmored !! Flak !! Marine
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|-
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! Wood
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| style="background: #69FF69" | 82.11% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 64.10% || style="background: #FFCD7B" | 38.25%
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|-
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! Thrumbo horn
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| style="background: #FF9B72" | 29.15% || style="background: #FF9B72" | 24.05% || style="background: #FF6969" | 20.45%
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|-
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! Longsword
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| style="background: #FFCD7B" | 39.30% || style="background: #FFCD7B" | 35.25% || style="background: #FFCD7B" | 31.63%
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Version history ==
 
== Version history ==
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* Beta 19 - Market price was reduced from 450 silver to 80 silver.
 
  
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{{Nav|weapon|wide}}
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In Beta 19 its market price was reduced from 450 silver to 80 silver.
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[[Category:Equipment]] [[Category:Weapons]] [[Category:Neolithic Weapons]]
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[[Category:Melee Weapons]] [[Category:Sharp Weapons]] [[Category:Improvised Weapons]]
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[[Kind::Weapons| ]]
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{{nav|weapon|wide}}
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[[Category:Weapons]]
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[[Category:Equipment]]
 
[[Category:Exotic Item]]
 
[[Category:Exotic Item]]

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