Susiko

That makes sense, thank you. I think Topminator's suggestion to buff the recurve (or nerf the other bows) would be a good solution. Horn composite bows IRL are also considerably more performant & very expensive. They are a very special. The rest of this comment is mostly extra details & rants, you may stop reading here.

Will note that I'm still quite new to this game, I just wanted to mention this before I forgot about it, as I do with most things. I apologize for any misunderstandings about the game I may have had or will have in this post.

Hi, I'm someone who is really into historical bows and also (poorly) makes them. The use of bone in the bending section of bows is a common trope/misunderstanding, it wasn't & can't be used for this purpose. The best material for the belly of the bow is horn, ideally and most commonly black water buffalo horn. This is the material often mistaken for bone, as despite the name it can also be white. Goat horn may also be used, it's not as good, but I've seen it done before. As goat horns are already in the game, I think this would make the most sense. Aside from being more accurate to reality, I think this would give goat horns more purpose, and make the players follow historical patterns. Many cultures raised, even imported black water buffalo for the horn.