Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-24108228-20140211221458

Why This Should Be Added
The moment I read the bluesteel tools list, I was very disappointed. There was a complete desolation of any form of ranged weaponry. Every other tier got a ranged weapon, except bluesteel.
 * Battle Club - Sling Shot
 * Stone - Crude Bow
 * Iron - Longbow
 * Steel - Crossbow
 * Mithril - Yewbeam
 * Bluesteel - Absolutely Nothing!

This bugged me because I am a rather ranged weapon heavy user (if I attack at all). When possible I will craft a crossbow, my weapon of choice, as it is much more replaceable than the Yewbeam, and doesn't require feathers to reach it's full potential. I almost always never bother with mithril because it requires a little obby for each location, which is extremely hard for IOS, and skip straight from steel to bluesteel.

When I finally get my single piece of bluesteel (I'm far to lazy to get more than that), I am presented with the choice of the following. As a result, I end up with a spear. Its nice, don't get me wrong, but it lacks the ranged quality I like. The javelin is a complete waste when compared to a crossbow, which costs much less and by the time I have used enough bolts to make a javelin cheaper, I will have died tons anyway, meaning a new javelin each time.
 * Ignitor (dual flint and steel is so much cheaper)
 * Knife (no.)
 * Javelin (Crossbow is cheaper)
 * Spear (Only decent option)

With the javelin being the only ranged weapon for bluesteel, and being completely outmatched by the cheaper and longer range crossbow, it leaves a hole in the ranged quality of bluesteel. I suggest the following.

The Bluesteel Crossbow
A new way to slaughter your enemies from a distance.

Recipe
With steel weaponry owning its class specific crossbow, I feel an upgraded version of that is fitting for an upgraded version of the metal that makes it. I suggest a bluesteel crossbow, which is made from the following: Bluesteel + Yew Handle + String + String Smithing 7, Crafting 6 The cost comes from the bluesteel, expensive in itself, and means it doesn't have to have a mile long recipe, like most suggestions here, which is nice. The smithing is just to make it similar to the other bluesteel items, and the crafting is because it's little brother had a high crafting requirement, so this should have one too.

I also want to introduce a new bolt, specific to the bluesteel crossbow. It would be the chromium bolt. Chromium + Stick Smithing 3, Crafting 3 The crossbow would start loaded with one of these bolts, and if the chromium bolt is shot out, steel ones can also be loaded, but they only do the amount of damage a normal crossbow would do. The normal crossbow cannot load a chromium bolt, only a bluesteel one can.

Damage
Here is the important thing, the damage. Assuming you are using a chromium bolt, it will do the following: Headshot = Reinforced Bluesteel Armour, Instant KO. Torso = No Armour, Instant KO. Limb = No Armour, 50% Health Steel Bolts would do the same damage as a regular crossbow, so look those damage values up if you want those numbers.

Assuming you have no quiver, you would reload at a rate of 60 seconds per shot, making it the longest reload in the game. With the quiver however, it is be reduced to 30 seconds, making missing less of a life or death situation.

Conclusion
In conclusion, I would want this added for two main reasons:
 * 1) Consistency, every other tier has a ranged weapon but bluesteel.
 * 2) Damage, as the crossbow deals as much damage as the sword of the above tier, the bluesteel crossbow will deal the most damage of any tool in the game. That may give ranged weapons the final boost they need to be a permanent addition to the average raiders arsenal. 