this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2024
1 points (100.0% liked)

Pixel Dungeon

1392 readers
10 users here now

This community is a place to talk strategies, tell stories, or discuss anything related to Pixel Dungeon or its many versions.

Rules:

We have a few title tags for standout posts:

Sister Communities:

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

How do you use the crossbow? Every attempt I've made to use it results in it being used as a melee weapon.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

When you throw darts with the crossbow equipped, its special effect takes place. You just use the darts like you would any other throwing weapon. IIRC every shop should have at least a couple darts for sale.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

But how to use darts during boss fights, specifically the King fight? I tried the Crossbow once as the Freerunner and it ended miserably because I ran out of my six darts quickly after the fight started. It felt like I was using a Spirit Bow but with very limited ammo. Surely I'm missing something here?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You also don't need all that many to be helpful. Set him on fire, poison him, maybe blind if you fancy, but then focus on minions (or whatever else damaging you have for the last phase, then invis until deferred happens)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

That's my usual strategy w/ other weapons, but the crossbow kinda sucks as a melee weapon even after upgrading it to like +5 or something, so I can't even clear the ghoul swarm with it in melee.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Put a thrown weapon in an alchemy pot, receive Liquid Metal.

Put Liquid Metal in alchemy pot, spend some energy, get a stack of spells that grab ranged weapons back from enemies and the ground.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Every shop has two randomly tipped darts, and that's the only way to acquire them.