Melee weapon variety: Mace Fighting + Fencing weapons & skills #110

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opened 2026-07-20 18:37:36 +02:00 by marco · 0 comments

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Part of the Alpha epic (pillar 3). Today the only weapon is Sword (Swordsmanship). Add variety so PvP has meaningful weapon choices, using the existing extensible pattern (a BaseWeapon subclass + a SkillCatalog entry + an ItemCatalog entry) — no switch statements.

Adding a weapon must stay = one subclass + one catalog row (ModernUO-style), the pattern a real MMORPG needs for hundreds of items.

Scope

Add Fencing and Mace Fighting skills to SkillCatalog.
Add at least one Fencing weapon and one Mace weapon (BaseWeapon subclasses) with distinct damage/speed so the choice matters.
Register them in ItemCatalog; make them equippable and GM-spawnable for the arena.
Real UO weapon art with placeholder fallback (coordinate with the asset extractor).

Out of scope

Special moves / weapon abilities.
Ranged weapons (separate issue).

Definition of Done

Base DoD applies on top.

Swordsmanship, Fencing, and Mace Fighting each drive their weapon's hit chance/damage via the existing combat formulas.
Each weapon is equippable, uses its own skill, and has distinct damage/speed (unit-tested against World/CombatSystem).
A GM can spawn each weapon type for players in the arena.

Part of the Alpha epic (pillar 3). Today the only weapon is `Sword` (Swordsmanship). Add variety so PvP has meaningful weapon choices, using the existing extensible pattern (a `BaseWeapon` subclass + a `SkillCatalog` entry + an `ItemCatalog` entry) — no switch statements. > Adding a weapon must stay = one subclass + one catalog row (ModernUO-style), the pattern a real MMORPG needs for hundreds of items. ## Scope - Add `Fencing` and `Mace Fighting` skills to `SkillCatalog`. - Add at least one Fencing weapon and one Mace weapon (`BaseWeapon` subclasses) with distinct damage/speed so the choice matters. - Register them in `ItemCatalog`; make them equippable and GM-spawnable for the arena. - Real UO weapon art with placeholder fallback (coordinate with the asset extractor). ## Out of scope - Special moves / weapon abilities. - Ranged weapons (separate issue). ## Definition of Done _Base DoD applies on top._ - [ ] Swordsmanship, Fencing, and Mace Fighting each drive their weapon's hit chance/damage via the existing combat formulas. - [ ] Each weapon is equippable, uses its own skill, and has distinct damage/speed (unit-tested against `World`/`CombatSystem`). - [ ] A GM can spawn each weapon type for players in the arena.

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