Tools

Tools  are items used to assist the player. They all have a finite durability, can be repaired using the Grindstone, can't be stacked, and are usually crafted on a Smithing Table with a head material and a handle material. There are four major types of tools: breaking tools (used to assist breaking blocks), melee weapons (used to damage mobs or players at short range), ranged weapons (used to damage mobs or players at long range), and armor (used to protect players or some mobs from damage). Some tools do not fall into these four categories.

Breaking tools
Breaking tools are used to assist breaking blocks. Each is used to break different types of blocks.

Pickaxe
The pickaxe is used to mine rock, ore, and other stone- and metal-based blocks. It has some use in combat.

Axe
The hatchet is used to break wood and wood-based blocks, and is also used in combat.

Shovel
The shovel is used to dig dirt, sand, gravel, clay, and other soil blocks. It is also useful in combat.

Kama
The kama is used to break crops, plants and leaves, and to till soil. It is used in combat to clear large crowds of mobs.

Melee weapons
Melee weapons are used to damage mobs or players at short range. Some melee weapons can also be used as ranged weapons.

Melee-only weapons
There are four melee-only weapons: the shortsword, the broadsword, the lance, and the hammer. The lance is optimised for usage on horseback.

Shortsword
The shortsword is a weapon built for fast-paced PvP matches. It is similar to vanilla swords before version 1.9.

Broadsword
The broadsword is a catch-all weapon built for everyday PvE. It is similar to vanilla swords after 1.9.

Lance
The lance is a weapon optimised for cavalry usage. It has the largest range of any weapon in EMMP.

Hammer
The hammer is a heavy melee weapon.. It is the heaviest weapon in EMMP.

Hybrid weapons
Hybrid weapons can be used as melee weapons or thrown a short distance. There are two hybrid weapons: the spear and the dagger.

Spear
The spear is a hybrid weapon that is effective against mounted and sword-wielding rivals, due to its long range.

Statistics
Tool types, tool materials, and tool specimens all have various statistics tied to them. Here is the maths behind thescenes.

Material statistics

 * Tier (t): Affects tool damage, mining speed, and tiers of blocks that can be broken.
 * Density (d): Affects tool weight, and thus mining speed, knockback, and knockback resistance.
 * Wearworthiness (w): Affects durability.
 * Trait: A miscellaneous trait applied to tools with a tip of a certain material.