Asian Arsenal
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Epic Fight add-on: eight Asian weapons that each fight differently, a Dragon Gauntlet that turns you into a dragon, Fury forms, five armour sets and two bosses.
Asian Arsenal is an Epic Fight add-on where every weapon is a fighting style.
Eight weapons, eight rules
Each weapon has its own animations, its own special, and one mechanic that changes how you fight:
| Weapon | Special | Mechanic |
|---|---|---|
| Twin Kama | Reaping Flurry | Hits leave reap marks; the special pulls marked foes in and pops every mark. |
| Iron War Fan | Gale Guard | A true parry: block on time and the blow turns into a counter gust. |
| Katar | Hundred Fangs | Fang chain: each hit speeds you up, one hit taken resets it. |
| Hook Swords | Linked Moon | The second hit hooks and pulls; the special throws the target over your shoulder. |
| Urumi | Silver Tempest | Tip hits crit, close hits are weak: keep the right distance. |
| Crescent Glaive | Moon Wheel | Two stances, reach and wheel; the special swaps them. |
| Oni Kanabo | Oni Quake | Hold to charge; you can't be interrupted while winding up; charged hits break guards. |
| Zhanmadao | Horse Cutter | Momentum: unbroken swings stack damage; getting hit resets it. |
Twin Kama: Reaping Flurry
Iron War Fan: parry in time, counter gust
Katar: Hundred Fangs
Hook Swords: Linked Moon throw
Urumi: Silver Tempest
Crescent Glaive: Moon Wheel stance swap
Oni Kanabo: Oni Quake
Zhanmadao: Horse Cutter
The Dragon Gauntlet and Fury
- Dragon Gauntlet: clawed gauntlets on both fists. Fill the gauge, then Dragon's Descent turns you into a dragon with its own moves and Flame Breath.
- Fury (any Asian Arsenal weapon): fighting fills a meter beside the hotbar. Press V to spend it on a partial dragon form:
- Aura (a third): +15% damage.
- Claws (two thirds): +25% damage; hits burn and heal you.
- Wings (full): +35% damage, faster, and a double jump.
Armour
Five sets, each fully modelled and drawn on Epic Fight's animated player:
| Set | How to get it |
|---|---|
| Ashigaru | Iron and leather, crafting table. |
| Samurai | Smithing table: an Ashigaru piece, tamahagane and charcoal. |
| Shinobi | Smithing table: an Ashigaru piece, tamahagane and an ink sac. |
| Oni | Smithing table: a Samurai piece and an Oni Horn. |
| Akaryu | Smithing table: an Oni piece and Dragon Scales, dropped by Akaryu. |
Style books
Three skill books for Epic Fight's skill slots, found in shrine altars and dropped by both bosses:
- Shadow Step (dodge): slip a blow and your next hit lands harder.
- Iron Body (guard): guard with any weapon but the fan, planted, for less stamina, and sting the attacker.
- Ki Flow (passive): your special charges faster at full stamina, and casting it gives stamina back.
The world
- Shrines and dojos across the overworld, with weapon and book loot.
- Iron sand in rivers, smelted into tamahagane for the stronger weapon tier (smithing table).
- The Oni: ring a shrine bell at night holding a tamahagane ingot. It drops the Oni Horn, which turns a tamahagane kanabo into the Shuten Kanabo.
- Akaryu, the red dragon: the Oni also drops a Dragon Pearl. Ring a shrine bell holding it and Akaryu comes down on a storm. It drops the Dragon Gauntlet.
- Armed mobs: some zombies, skeletons and their kin carry these weapons and fight with their movesets (configurable).
Sound and effects
- Its own sound for every swing, hit, mechanic, form and boss.
- Layered effects: slash arcs, glowing ground cracks, shockwave walls, rune circles, animated fire and smoke.
- Heavy hits flash the screen and shake the camera, so you can still read a fight with the sound off.
Requirements
- Minecraft 1.20.1, Forge 47.4+
- Epic Fight 20.14.17+
- GeckoLib 4.4+
- Needed on both the client and the server.
Notes
- Beta: balance will change after feedback.
- Code under GPL-3.0 (Epic Fight's code licence). Thanks to Yesman and the Epic Fight team, and to the GeckoLib team.
Asian Arsenal Team
