The Short Sword is an offensive Weapon added in Update 0.15. It, along with the Hand Axe and Tool Hammer, went through the model change of Update 0.37. The Short Sword is one of three base primary tools. It can upgrade to Katana at Age 8 if you chose the Short Sword at Age 2, or the Golden (or diamond) Short Sword if you gather 5,000 (or 10,000) resources with it.
The Short Sword, when swung, inflicts 35 damage onto it's target, and can swing 4 times in a second. Unfortunately, it also slows the Player's movement speed down by 15%.
Technical
- The Short Sword is unlocked at Age 2 as an alternative to the Hand Axe.
- The Short Sword reduces move speed by 15%.
- The Short Sword has an attack damage of 35.
- The Short Sword's attack speed is 300 (300 Millisecond, or 0.3 Second Delay).
- The Short Sword has the third longest range in the game.
- The Short Sword will turn into the Gold Short Sword when it has been used to gather 5,000 Resources and will turn into the Diamond Short Sword when it has gathered 10,000 resources.
Evolution Chain and Variants
The Short Sword is the next weapon stage, ahead of the Tool Hammer. The next weapon stage after the Short Sword, the Katana, can be achieved at Age 8, and will replace the Short Sword.
The Short Sword also has two other versions of itself, made out of varying materials. The Golden Short Sword, achieved after obtaining 5,000 resources with the basic variant, and does 38.5 damage per swing. The Diamond Short Sword, achieved after obtaining 10,000 resources with the basic or golden variant, does 42 damage per swing.
Strategy
- The Short Sword is a superior melee weapon not because of its power, but because of its range and attack speed. When battling opponents who have a shorter range then you, stay out of range of their weapon while chopping them with your weapon.
- When battling players with the Katana, try to get the jump on him and land the first blow, staying close to him and negating his superior range. The outcome will be decided by whoever can eat the fastest.
- When battling players with the Polearm, keep your distance until the enemy swings his weapon. Due to the Polearm's slow attack speed, you will be able to hit him twice before he is ready to hit you.
- Pair with the Samurai Armor to attack 2x as fast.
- Upgrade to the Katana as fast as possible, unless you intend to use the Crossbow or Musket.
- Pair with the Musket and use it as your main offensive weapon, switching to the Short Sword to defend yourself if someone gets too close and to chase your quarry.
History
The Short Sword before 0.37.
- 0.17
- Buffed Range by ??? (From ??? to ???)
- 0.16
- Nerfed Damage by ??? (45? to ???)
- 0.15
- Added
The Short Sword was released in version 0.15. At the time, it looked and behaved very differently. 0.16 increased the Sword's damage, and 0.17 decreased its range. 0.22 undid the damage increase from version 0.16, and 0.37 changed the Short Sword's sprite to the current one. Finally, 0.41 undid the range decrease of version 0.17.
Trivia
- The Sword in Foes.io has an extremely similar design to this sword.
- The Short Sword was the only sword in the game for 48 updates!
Footnotes
Gallery
| Weapons |
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| Primary (Basic Variants) |
 Tool Hammer •  Short Sword •  Katana
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| Primary (Gold Variants) |
 Tool Hammer •  Short Sword •  Katana
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| Primary (Diamond Variants) |
 Tool Hammer •  Short Sword •  Katana
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| Secondary (Basic Variants) |
 Hunting Bow •  Crossbow •  Repeater Crossbow
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| Secondary (Gold Variants) |
 Hunting Bow •  Crossbow •  Repeater Crossbow
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| Secondary (Diamond Variants) |
Hunting Bow •  Crossbow •  Repeater Crossbow
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| Unreleased (Basic Variants) |
 Bat •  Shotgun •  Shield 2
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| Unreleased (Gold Variants) |
 Bat • Shotgun • Shield 2
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| Unreleased (Diamond Variants) |
| Bat • Shotgun • Shield 2
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