thegamehugger Posted May 3 Report Posted May 3 Hello hello guys and gals and my enby pals, its your local madman raving again! So I spooled up a new world to enjoy the whimsy of 1.22 (as of this post I am on 1.22.2 stable), and shortly into my adventure I found the crude bow could be made by my mere commoner hands. Of course I am met with as much confusion as joy at (FINALLY) an early option for ranged hunting available to all, but I don't see anything in the patch notes about the crude bow no longer requiring the Bowyer trait. So, I spooled up a new new world to double check the hunter and yep, clicking the "exclusive bows and arrows" part shows in the search bar of the handbook everything you expect, including the crude bow. The thing is the Recurve Bow and Crude Arrows are still under the Bowyer trait, so I was wondering if this was intended to give players an early ranged option across the board without making it too easy as you'd still have to craft regular arrows or if this just a mistake and my clumsy commoner hands can't tie a rope that she made around a stick to make a bow-like object. 2
Lithembia Posted May 3 Report Posted May 3 Crude bow was available in 1.20, just longbow and recurve bow were not.
Teh Pizza Lady Posted May 5 Report Posted May 5 might be a bug since a while back the crude bow and the simple bow had the same crafting recipes. However getting the 12 flax fibers for a simple bow would be much better than trying to rely on the crude bow. In fact the simple bow is so much better than the crude bow that I don't recommend its use at all if the other is available to you.
thegamehugger Posted Saturday at 02:58 AM Author Report Posted Saturday at 02:58 AM On 5/3/2026 at 9:38 AM, Lithembia said: Crude bow was available in 1.20, just longbow and recurve bow were not. Neat On 5/5/2026 at 11:31 AM, Teh Pizza Lady said: might be a bug since a while back the crude bow and the simple bow had the same crafting recipes. However getting the 12 flax fibers for a simple bow would be much better than trying to rely on the crude bow. In fact the simple bow is so much better than the crude bow that I don't recommend its use at all if the other is available to you. Yeah, of course I'd love to just go for a regular bow when given the opportunity, I just really want ranged options ASAP for dealing with hunting other than spears generally
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