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{{Infobox main|weapon
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<onlyinclude>
| name = Greatbow
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{{infobox main|weapon|
| image = GreatBow.png
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|name = Great Bow
| description = A powerful greatbow. Fires a heavy arrow long distances.
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|image = GreatBow.png|Great Bow
| type = Equipment
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|description = "A powerful greatbow. Fires a heavy arrow long distances."
| type2 = Weapons
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|type = Equipment
| tech level = Neolithic
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|type2 = Weapons
| class = Neolithic
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|class = Neolithic
| damage = 17
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|damage = 18
| damage type = Arrow
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|range = 32
| armorPenetration = 15
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|accuracyTouch = 93
| range = 29.9
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|accuracyShort = 85
| accuracyTouch = 65
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|accuracyMedium = 75
| accuracyShort = 85
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|accuracyLong = 50
| accuracyMedium = 75
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|mode = Single-Shot
| accuracyLong = 50
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|warmup = 170
| accuracyAvg = 75.4
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|cooldown = 40
| mode = Single-Shot
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|burst = 1
| warmup = 120
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|DPS = DPS
| cooldown = 90
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|velocity = 49
| burst = 1
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|buy = {{icon|wood|50}}
| DPS = DPS
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|sell = {{icon|silver|180}}
| velocity = 49
 
| production facility 1 = Crafting spot
 
| production facility 2 = Fueled smithy
 
| production facility 3 = Electric smithy
 
| resource 1 = Wood
 
| resource 1 amount = 60
 
| marketvalue = 104
 
| mass base = 3
 
| stoppingPower = 1.5
 
| research = Greatbow
 
| work to make = 9000
 
| meleeattack1dmg = 9
 
| meleeattack1type = blunt
 
| meleeattack1part = Limb
 
| meleeattack1cool = 2.0
 
| meleeattack1ap = 13
 
| meleeattack2dmg = 9
 
| meleeattack2type = poke
 
| meleeattack2part = Limb
 
| meleeattack2cool = 2.0
 
| meleeattack2ap = 13
 
| MeleeWeaponAverageDPS = 4.5
 
| MeleeWeaponAverageAP = 13
 
| page verified for version = 1.2.2753
 
| skill 1 = Crafting
 
| skill 1 level = 6
 
| has quality = True
 
| weaponTags = Neolithic, NeolithicRangedHeavy, NeolithicRangedChief
 
| thingSetMakerTags = RewardStandardQualitySuper
 
| tradeTags = WeaponRanged
 
 
}}
 
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{{Info|The '''greatbow''' is a moderately heavy, single-shot ranged weapon which deals a slightly higher amount of damage per shot; slightly longer time between shots; slightly longer range and high overall accuracy.}}
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</onlyinclude>
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A primitive weapon used by raiders and sellable to [[Trade|combat suppliers]].
  
== Acquisition ==
 
Great bows can be manufactured at [[fueled smithy|any]] [[electric smithy|smithy]] once the [[Research#Greatbow|greatbow]] research has been completed; from {{Required Resources}} and {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work. A crafting level of at least 6 is required.
 
  
Great bows can also be purchased from neolithic [[Trade#War_merchant|war merchants]] and orbital combat suppliers, or obtained from the following [[raider#Humanlike|raider]] kinds:
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==Gameplay Overview==
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The Great Bow is a moderately powerful ranged weapon that can be purchased, found on enemy tribals, or crafted at [[Fueled smithy|any]] [[Electric smithy|Smithy]] for 50 [[Wood|wood]]. In terms of overall stats, it is significantly better than the [[Short Bow]] and it could be seen as a slightly lesser equivalent to the [[Survival Rifle]], having the same damage but slightly longer warmup, less accuracy, and slightly shorter range. Still, with its range of 32 cells, it can outrange most weapons in the game and remain somewhat accurate.
  
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
! Raider Kind !! Chance !! Average Quality !! Health
 
|-
 
| Heavy Archer || 42.22% || Normal || 50-180%
 
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| Archer Chief || 93.25% || Normal || 100%
 
|}
 
  
== Analysis ==
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As it still does 18 damage per shot, it can inflict some serious damage and be potentially fatal if it hits an organ, and it is also capable of severely damaging a Humanlike spine to the point of incapacitating them, but not to the point of paralysis. If it hits the leg, it can severely hinder movement and a hit to the arm can adversely affect manipulation.
The greatbow is the most powerful pre-industrial ranged weapon. Roughly on par with weak firearms like [[autopistol]]s and [[revolver]]s, it is rapidly outclassed by most other guns. Due to the research required, crafting greatbows usually not a great idea. However, a greatbow obtained from other means, such as a quest, event, or by trade, can be useful in the early game.
 
  
As a weapon, the greatbow dominates all ranged weapons for its tech level. For a bow, it has great accuracy and range. While the {{AP}} is worse than even a [[short bow]], the damage easily makes up for it. With the highest range before [[bolt-action rifle]]s and a relatively short cooldown, the greatbow is ideal for both preventing, and escaping from, hunted animals going manhunter. It's worth noting that the greatbow has a longer warmup than cooldown, which is reversed for the other two bows. This synergizes well with [[Aiming Time]] reductions.
 
  
* Compared to a [[recurve bow]] of the same quality, the greatbow has overall better damage and range. A recurve bow one or two quality levels above can have better {{DPS}} at the short-medium range though.
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[[Kind::Weapon| ]]
* Compared to autopistols and revolvers, the greatbow is more accurate from a distance, and has higher max range. However, both handguns outdamage the greatbow up close.
 
* The greatbow is actually very similar in role to the [[bolt-action rifle]], just with worse stats. A bolt-action rifle has better {{DPS}}, range, long-range accuracy as a greatbow of the same quality.
 
  
The main issue of this weapon is the research required - greatbows are a dead-end project, and greatbows themselves are quickly outclassed by guns that can be looted and crafted early. Therefore, actually doing the research is often a waste of time. Should you find or craft a particularly high quality greatbow, however, it might remain competitive in the early game. The main advantage of greatbows is their cost, not using any components or steel that could be otherwise spent on other options.
 
  
=== Quality comparisons ===
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[[Kind::Weapons| ]]
High quality greatbows can occasionally be obtained as a [[quest]] reward. Particularly high quality greatbows can be better than many types of guns.
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{{nav|weapon|wide}}
 
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[[Category:Weapons]]
* A masterwork greatbow beats an excellent (and lower) bolt-action rifle at any range the bow can reach, though its {{AP}} and max range are still shorter.
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[[Category:Equipment]]
* Up close (12 tiles), a greatbow 1 quality level higher generally beats a bolt action, e.g. good greatbow > normal bolt-action. The one exception is that an excellent greatbow is still inferior to a good bolt action rifle.
 
* At medium (25 tile) range and beyond, an excellent greatbow is outperformed by a poor bolt-action.
 
 
 
=== Stats ===
 
Against an unarmored human, a greatbow can kill with 3 hits to the torso, 2 hits to the head or neck, or 1 hit to the brain; cripple or destroy limbs in 2 hits; and destroy eyes and digits with a single hit. It'll generally take around 4 hits (~19.5 seconds average) to incapacitate that human from pain shock.
 
 
 
{{Weapon Stats Table}}
 
 
 
== Version history ==
 
* [[Version/0.3.410|0.3.410]] - Added
 
* At some point between Beta 18 and 1.2 it was nerfed. Accuracy was decreased from Touch accuracy was changed from 93% to 65%, range was decreased from 32 to 30 and damage from 18 to 17. It was also increased in weight from 1.2 to 3.0.
 
* [[Version/1.5.4062|1.5.4062]] - Received a new texture.
 
<gallery>
 
GreatBow Old.png|Texture prior to 1.5
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
 
 
{{Nav|weapon|wide}}
 
[[Category:Equipment]] [[Category:Weapons]] [[Category:Neolithic Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Ranged Weapons]] [[Category:Single-Shot Weapons]] [[Category:Bows]]
 

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