Hello. I’ve recently done some testing regarding the firing
speeds of the bows in Dark Souls.
First off, I’ll explain how I did this. Using each of the
bows in the game, I recorded my player firing 3 consecutive shots. From there I
transferred the videos onto my computer, where I measured their speeds in
frames. There are 30 frames in a second, so when I refer to them in the post
below keep that in mind.
The point at which I actually used to measure the speeds
was also fairly simple. As soon as the trigger is pulled, an arrow appears in
the player’s hand, as if out of thin air. It’s at this point that I start the
measurement. I ended the measurement at the split second the player’s hand
released the arrow.
For the first part, it was a simple draw then fire. The second
measurement had the same start, but instead I ended the testing at the release
of the third arrow fired.
Alright, without anymore delay, here are my results.
First test
Shortbow: . . . . . .27 frames
Composite bow: .27 frames
Darkmoon bow: .27 frames
Longbow: . . . . . .37 frames
BB of Pharis : . . .37 frames
Second test
Shortbow:. . . . . .126 frames
Composite bow: 126 frames
Darkmoon bow: .126 frames
Longbow: . . . . . 152 frames
BB of Pharis : . . 152 frames
So, as you can see the bows and their variations are
actually in fact re-skinned versions of two separate animations. They can be
split into the Shortbow and the Longbow group in terms of speed.
And that’s about all there is too it! If you find
yourself at a crossroad when it comes to deciding what bow to use, I hope my
information will help you choose the right one for the build.
speeds of the bows in Dark Souls.
First off, I’ll explain how I did this. Using each of the
bows in the game, I recorded my player firing 3 consecutive shots. From there I
transferred the videos onto my computer, where I measured their speeds in
frames. There are 30 frames in a second, so when I refer to them in the post
below keep that in mind.
The point at which I actually used to measure the speeds
was also fairly simple. As soon as the trigger is pulled, an arrow appears in
the player’s hand, as if out of thin air. It’s at this point that I start the
measurement. I ended the measurement at the split second the player’s hand
released the arrow.
For the first part, it was a simple draw then fire. The second
measurement had the same start, but instead I ended the testing at the release
of the third arrow fired.
Alright, without anymore delay, here are my results.
First test
Shortbow: . . . . . .27 frames
Composite bow: .27 frames
Darkmoon bow: .27 frames
Longbow: . . . . . .37 frames
BB of Pharis : . . .37 frames
Second test
Shortbow:. . . . . .126 frames
Composite bow: 126 frames
Darkmoon bow: .126 frames
Longbow: . . . . . 152 frames
BB of Pharis : . . 152 frames
So, as you can see the bows and their variations are
actually in fact re-skinned versions of two separate animations. They can be
split into the Shortbow and the Longbow group in terms of speed.
And that’s about all there is too it! If you find
yourself at a crossroad when it comes to deciding what bow to use, I hope my
information will help you choose the right one for the build.
Last edited by Rifter7 on Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:00 am; edited 12 times in total