Bows are ranged weapons that fire Arrows and can be used by settlers to attack enemies from afar.
Any settler can maintain a Bow and some Arrows in their inventory and will automatically use them to defend themselves. Foragers will use Bows to hunt for Animals and Archers will use them to fight and train with Archery Targets.
Your settlers can be pretty careless with bows (especially low level archers) and may hit other settlers or domesticated Animals when trying to hit enemies.
Settlers have also been known to accidentally burn down forests and towns with Fire Arrows while trying to kill enemies.
Range | Critical Chance |
Mass | Level Req. | Crafting Components | ||||
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Shortbow | 15 | 5% | 1.5 | |||||
Self bow | 20 | 10% | 2 | |||||
Compound Bow | 22.5 | 15% | 2.5 | |||||
Longbow | 30 | 25% | 2.8 |