REQUIREMENTS

If using Data Pack version: Canno-Pikes Resource Pack OR 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

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, storing the damage and automatically converting it into attack and defense buffs for you!
These buffs will rapidly decay when not blocking, so strike fast!

Notes:

• Up to 20 damage can be blocked and converted to buffs (Conversion Buff)
• Buffs are only applied while holding a Canno-Pike in the Mainhand

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

Shooting

Additionally, the weapon stores damage which can be released in a short ranged blast.
Up to 10 Damage can be stored as the shot's Base Damage
The damage of the blast will scale with your Attack Damage, adding on top of the base damage.
so block lots of damage to buff yourself up and then release the blast!
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
• A successful shot will also grant you a small amount of Conversion Buff

WARNING:
Your shot can be interrupted if your shield accumulates enough damage, causing you to lose all of your stored damage 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 Strength I for 1 second

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 Conversion Buff strength and Shot Damage Multiplier
Perfect Parry Window: 4 ticks
Perfect Parry Damage Reflection: 1x
Riskier at the cost of much higher benefits from blocking

Netherite

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