# Strength requirement for high-end bows: bug or not?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [March 17, 2014, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480 "2014-03-17T09:42:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Valiant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valiant/32/4788_2.png) [@Valiant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valiant)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480/1 "2014-03-17T09:42:59Z")

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My character has 8 STR. According to descripition of reflex recurve bow, for example, it requires 12 STR to handle. But I crafted it and then used it - and it fired perfectly without any flaws. Is this ignoring of STR requirement a bug or I don’t understand something?

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**Author:** ![Mrnocamera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mrnocamera/32/61_2.png) [@Mrnocamera](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mrnocamera)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480/2 "2014-03-17T09:53:02Z")

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The heaviest draw weight I can find for a Recurve bow is 60lb.

No clue what it would amount to in STR, but it also said something about the draw weight mostly effecting beginners aim, so it might depend on your skill.

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480/3 "2014-03-17T13:17:26Z")

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You do more damage with a higher strength.

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**Author:** ![Rivet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rivet/32/11_2.png) [@Rivet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rivet)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480/4 "2014-03-17T17:19:31Z")

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Having less than the required strength causes you to load and fire a bit slower, as well as limiting your maximum range.

You can still use them with less than optimal strength, just not at 100% efficiency.

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**Author:** ![Valiant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valiant/32/4788_2.png) [@Valiant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valiant)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480/5 "2014-03-17T19:12:36Z")

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That was my initial thought on this matter. Ingame description is somewhat confusing. I would like to see the effect of STR on efficency of using bows somewhere in UI.

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**Author:** ![Soyweiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/soyweiser/32/37_2.png) [@Soyweiser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soyweiser)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480/6 "2014-03-19T14:47:48Z")

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> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/6788>

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**Author:** ![Valiant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valiant/32/4788_2.png) [@Valiant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valiant)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480/7 "2014-03-19T19:11:13Z")

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Great, thanks a lot!

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480/8 "2014-03-19T23:27:49Z")

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> [@Soyweiser](#):
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> [Bows help page. by Soyweiser · Pull Request #6788 · CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA · GitHub](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/6788)

Merged.