REQUIREMENTS

If using Data Pack version: Copy and Paste the Data Pack into your Resource Packs folder and activate it
OR
Download aolu Resourcepack Collection

OPTIONAL

No Shield Delay to enable Perfect Parries

Description

This Data Pack adds a new mid-game weapon called Canno-Pikes to fight your enemies with, combining Offense and Defense!
Inspired by Gunlance fron Monster Hunter and Glaives from Destiny 2

SHOWCASE

MECHANICS

These Weapons may seem very weak upon first inspection, but have hidden potential when uitilised correctly

BLOCKING

These weapons have the ability to block incoming attacks like a shield but also strike like a melee weapon

PERFECT PARRY

If using a mod to remove shield delay, you can perfect parry!
Raise your guard right before getting hit and you will return the attacker's damage back to them!
It also immediately grants Max Conversion Buff

WARNING:
These weapons cannot block forever!
You only have a brief window of opportunity to protect yourself from attacks.
Failure to lower your guard in time will punish you with a block cooldown!
On the flipside, Blocking an attack will reset the block timer, allowing you to block for longer
Axes and other shield-break sources will instantly disable the block, as this weapon is still functionally a shield

the block duration should be forgiving enough to account for the 5-tick block delay that is in minecraft, but using a mod to remove that delay will make the experience much better

CHARGES

The weapon is based on Charges
Blocking attacks and Dealing Damage builds up charges
Each Charge increases Attack Damage, Attack Speed and Armor
Each Canno-Pike has its own stat boost amount per charge
At Max Charges, you can perform a Charged Shot

CHARGED SHOT

The damage of the shot is equal to your attack_damage*shot_multiplier
Charged Shot Damage is Halved against Players
Each Canno-Pike has its own shot multiplier
To shoot, Crouch before Blocking and you will begin charge up your shot

Notes:

• Shots count as Explosion Damage. Blast Protection will help a lot if on the recieving end
• Shots ignore 50% of the target's Armor
• Shots inflict "Singed", a custom debuff that removes 50% of the target's Armor and 100% of Armor Toughness for 5 seconds

WARNING:
Your shot can be interrupted if your shield accumulates enough damage, causing you to lose all of your Charges and incurring a Block Cooldown.
Shield health when charging shots will scale with Attack Damage.

ENCHANTMENTS

2 Shield Enchantments have been added:

• Fortification
  • Guarding for 1 second grants Resistance I for 3 seconds
  • Counter-Strike
    • Blocking an attack grants 50% Attack Damage and Attack Speed for 1.5 seconds

CANNO-PIKES

IRON

Average stats all around
Perfect Parry Window: 3 ticks
Perfect Parry Damage Reflection: 0.75x
Comfortable to use

GOLD

Shortest Shield Duration and Shot Range
Lowest Base Damage
Highest Shot Damage Multiplier
Perfect Parry Window: 4 ticks
Perfect Parry Damage Reflection: 1x
Riskier at the cost of much higher benefits from blocking and shooting

NETHERITE

Longest Block Duration and Shot Range
Highest Base Damage
Lowest Shot Damage Multiplier
Perfect Parry Window: 2 ticks
Perfect Parry Damage Reflection: 0.5x
Safer at the cost of less rewarding benefits from blocking and shooting