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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
''These are said to bring luck! Apart from improving horse speed and safety, of course.''
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''These are said to bring luck! Apart from improving mounted animals speed and safety, of course.''
  
'''Horseshoes''' are U-shaped [[metal]] [[item]]s which can be equipped on [[horse|horse's]] hooves to help it move faster.
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'''Horse shoes''' are U-shaped [[metal]] [[item]]s which can be equipped on an animal's hooves to help it move faster.
  
 
Can be made of any [[Metal lump|metal]].
 
Can be made of any [[Metal lump|metal]].
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* [[Horse]]
 
* [[Horse]]
 
* [[Hell horse]]
 
* [[Hell horse]]
* [[Unicorn]] ''(can only wear gold or silver horseshoes)''
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* [[Donkey]]
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* [[Mule]]
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* [[Unicorn]] ''(can only wear gold, silver, or electrum horse shoes)''
  
 
== Equipping ==
 
== Equipping ==
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* Drag and drop a individual horseshoe to each hoof.
 
* Drag and drop a individual horseshoe to each hoof.
 
Note: Horseshoes MUST be cold before putting them on!
 
Note: Horseshoes MUST be cold before putting them on!
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== Speed Boost ==
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Horseshoes increase the speed of a horse. How much speed is gained is a factor of:
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* QL of the horseshoe
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* the casted power of [[Wind of ages]] or [[Blessings of the dark]]
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* the rarity of the shoe
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The effects of each of these factors is additive.
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
*Horseshoes are damaged with every step the horse takes while mounted. Horseshoes are not damaged on horses being led.
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*Horseshoes take damage while the horse is mounted. Horseshoes are not damaged on horses being led.
*Adding 4 horse shoes to a horse increases mount speed (additive, so 4 shoes is better than 3, etc.)
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*Horseshoes made out of [[gold]], [[silver]], or [[electrum]] use [[jewelry smithing]] skill to improve instead of [[blacksmithing]] skill. Blacksmithing skill is still used to create them, and determines quality level at creation.
*Adding [[Wind of Ages]] or [[Blessings of the dark]] increases mount speed.
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*Horseshoes cannot be worn by horses still in the foal stage.
*Rarity of the horse shoe increases mount speed.
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*Due to how Wurm math works, it is not easy to relate how much speed boost is given by each shoe, each shoe's QL, each enchantment, each enchantment's power, and by rarity. Older references you see to specific km/h tied to QL/power are incorrect. The basics can be explained simply by saying the higher the QL, the higher the enchantment power, and the rarer the shoe, the speedier your mount will be.
 
 
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Saddle]]
 
* [[Saddle]]

Latest revision as of 12:59, 22 May 2023

Main / Skills / Smithing / Blacksmithing / Horse shoe

Horse shoe
A Horse shoe
Creation
Result
  • Horse shoe (0.50 kg)
Skill and improvement

Description

These are said to bring luck! Apart from improving mounted animals speed and safety, of course.

Horse shoes are U-shaped metal items which can be equipped on an animal's hooves to help it move faster.

Can be made of any metal.

Can be worn by

Equipping

  • Tame or brand the animal you want to put the horseshoe(s) on to.
  • Right click the animal and choose look>equipment.
  • Open the Torso, Legs, and Forelegs.
  • Drag and drop a individual horseshoe to each hoof.

Note: Horseshoes MUST be cold before putting them on!

Speed Boost

Horseshoes increase the speed of a horse. How much speed is gained is a factor of:

The effects of each of these factors is additive.

Notes

  • Horseshoes take damage while the horse is mounted. Horseshoes are not damaged on horses being led.
  • Horseshoes made out of gold, silver, or electrum use jewelry smithing skill to improve instead of blacksmithing skill. Blacksmithing skill is still used to create them, and determines quality level at creation.
  • Horseshoes cannot be worn by horses still in the foal stage.

See also