Metal Shields

[venus472]

I am sure this probably has been asked...but.. Why cant we make metal shields? And will we be able to later in an update?

[emperorbing]

Originally posted by venus472:

I am sure this probably has been asked...but.. Why cant we make metal shields? And will we be able to later in an update?

I would assume this would come into the game around the same time as the ability to make a crown. I’d love to hang some gold shields around my great hall.

[Arcturus]

Originally posted by venus472:

I am sure this probably has been asked...but.. Why cant we make metal shields? And will we be able to later in an update?

From what I've heard the devs are avoiding fantastical elements, hence no zombies or anything to that degree.

Metal shields are a fantastical element, good quality metal was far too precious at the time to be wasted on a shield when simple wood would be much less cumbersome and just as effective. Some shields would have metal rims to make it harder to break along the edges, most would just use leather for that purpose, and pretty much all of them were made from several layers of wood. The weight might not seem bad at first but when you consider how long battles lasted, it would really start to take its toll on the user.

So to answer the question of why we can't make metal shields?
Because nobody would be dumb enough to use all that metal on something that would be useless in combat.

[venus472]

Originally posted by Cy Arcturus:

Originally posted by venus472:

I am sure this probably has been asked...but.. Why cant we make metal shields? And will we be able to later in an update?

From what I've heard the devs are avoiding fantastical elements, hence no zombies or anything to that degree.

Metal shields are a fantastical element, good quality metal was far too precious at the time to be wasted on a shield when simple wood would be much less cumbersome and just as effective. Some shields would have metal rims to make it harder to break along the edges, most would just use leather for that purpose, and pretty much all of them were made from several layers of wood. The weight might not seem bad at first but when you consider how long battles lasted, it would really start to take its toll on the user.

So to answer the question of why we can't make metal shields?
Because nobody would be dumb enough to use all that metal on something that would be useless in combat.

Umm I do not think a metal shield is a fantastical element. A magic shield sure. There is already metal shields in the game. So to me, it is logical to want to be able to make them as well. But thx for your input.

[Deathwatch27]

Originally posted by Cy Arcturus:

Originally posted by venus472:

I am sure this probably has been asked...but.. Why cant we make metal shields? And will we be able to later in an update?

From what I've heard the devs are avoiding fantastical elements, hence no zombies or anything to that degree.

Metal shields are a fantastical element, good quality metal was far too precious at the time to be wasted on a shield when simple wood would be much less cumbersome and just as effective. Some shields would have metal rims to make it harder to break along the edges, most would just use leather for that purpose, and pretty much all of them were made from several layers of wood. The weight might not seem bad at first but when you consider how long battles lasted, it would really start to take its toll on the user.

So to answer the question of why we can't make metal shields?
Because nobody would be dumb enough to use all that metal on something that would be useless in combat.

But I can make gold chests.

[Arcturus]

Originally posted by Deathwatch27:

But I can make gold chests.

Good point. I was mostly just going on the historic basis that metal shields weren't really a thing.

[Fido]

The gold chests are only gold-banded and probably layered over metal. Recipes are still kept reasonably simple, and you probably don't want gold chests to also include steel, iron, linen, mechanical parts (lock, hinges), etc.

But as the first post says, shields were mainly bossed and banded, the rest was all planks. A full metal shield would either be too heavy to direct towards the enemy reliably, or too thin of a metal to stop most blunt blows.

the wood also tends to be relatively thick, which you definitely want against arrow fire. It's an effective way to stop arrows from going past it, at worst needling your arm to the shield.

[emperorbing]

I think the OP was asking if we can purchase metal shields from merchants and have them drop by invaders, why can we not make them ourselves? That's not really an unreasonable ask.

In terms of implementation, if a metal shield is a deal breaker, maybe there is a reinforced wooden shield (like the existing wooden doors) that would provide the greatest protection. Full metal shields could have either heavy slow down debuffs or really low hit points so as to largely just be decoration. Gold shields would be awesome to hang up on the walls, and the reinforced ones would just require wood and iron or steel.

[venus472]

Originally posted by emperorbing:

I think the OP was asking if we can purchase metal shields from merchants and have them drop by invaders, why can we not make them ourselves? That's not really an unreasonable ask.

In terms of implementation, if a metal shield is a deal breaker, maybe there is a reinforced wooden shield (like the existing wooden doors) that would provide the greatest protection. Full metal shields could have either heavy slow down debuffs or really low hit points so as to largely just be decoration. Gold shields would be awesome to hang up on the walls, and the reinforced ones would just require wood and iron or steel.

Yes :) Thank you.