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Crude Shortbow is an item in Hytale, categorized under the Weapon category.
It was added in Hytale's Initial Release on January 13th, 2026.

No description available.

The crafting recipe for Crude Shortbow in Hytale is shown below.

Crude Shortbow can be salvaged at a Salvager's Workbench in order to gather the following materials.

Below is the item's .json data as extracted from the game files.
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{
  "TranslationProperties": {
    "Name": "server.items.Weapon_Shortbow_Crude.name"
  },
  "Parent": "Template_Weapon_Shortbow",
  "Quality": "Common",
  "Model": "Items/Weapons/Bow/Crude.blockymodel",
  "Texture": "Items/Weapons/Bow/Crude_Texture.png",
  "Icon": "Icons/ItemsGenerated/Weapon_Bow_Crude.png",
  "ItemLevel": 13,
  "Recipe": {
    "TimeSeconds": 1.5,
    "Input": [
      {
        "ItemId": "Ingredient_Stick",
        "Quantity": 4
      },
      {
        "ItemId": "Ingredient_Fibre",
        "Quantity": 6
      }
    ],
    "BenchRequirement": [
      {
        "Type": "Crafting",
        "Categories": [
          "Workbench_Survival"
        ],
        "Id": "Workbench"
      },
      {
        "Type": "Crafting",
        "Categories": [
          "Weapon_Bow"
        ],
        "Id": "Weapon_Bench"
      },
      {
        "Type": "DiagramCrafting",
        "Categories": [
          "Weapons.Bow"
        ],
        "Id": "Armory"
      }
    ]
  },
  "InteractionVars": {
    "Primary_Shoot_Charge": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "$Comment": "Charging up a standard primary shot",
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Primary_Shoot_Charge",
          "Effects": {
            "ClearSoundEventOnFinish": true,
            "WorldSoundEventId": "SFX_Bow_T1_Draw",
            "LocalSoundEventId": "SFX_Bow_T1_Draw_Local"
          },
          "HorizontalSpeedMultiplier": 0.667
        }
      ]
    },
    "Primary_Shoot_Strength_0": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "$Comment": "Launching a shot with little to no charge",
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Primary_Shoot_Strength_0",
          "Config": "Projectile_Config_Arrow_Shortbow_Crude_Strength_0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "Primary_Shoot_Strength_1": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "$Comment": "Launching a shot with medium charge",
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Primary_Shoot_Strength_1",
          "Config": "Projectile_Config_Arrow_Shortbow_Crude_Strength_1"
        }
      ]
    },
    "Primary_Shoot_Strength_2": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "$Comment": "Launching a shot with full charge",
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Primary_Shoot_Strength_2",
          "Config": "Projectile_Config_Arrow_Shortbow_Crude_Strength_2"
        }
      ]
    },
    "Signature_Volley_Charge": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "$Comment": "Charging the signature volley attack",
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Signature_Volley_Charge",
          "Effects": {
            "WorldSoundEventId": "SFX_Bow_T1_Draw",
            "LocalSoundEventId": "SFX_Bow_T1_Draw_Local"
          },
          "HorizontalSpeedMultiplier": 0.667
        }
      ]
    },
    "Primary_Shoot_Damage_Strength_0": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Primary_Shoot_Damage_Strength_0",
          "DamageCalculator": {
            "BaseDamage": {
              "Projectile": 4
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "Primary_Shoot_Damage_Strength_1": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Primary_Shoot_Damage_Strength_1",
          "DamageCalculator": {
            "BaseDamage": {
              "Projectile": 6
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "Primary_Shoot_Damage_Strength_2": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Primary_Shoot_Damage_Strength_2",
          "DamageCalculator": {
            "BaseDamage": {
              "Projectile": 8
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "Primary_Shoot_Damage_Strength_3": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Primary_Shoot_Damage_Strength_3",
          "DamageCalculator": {
            "BaseDamage": {
              "Projectile": 10
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "Primary_Shoot_Damage_Strength_4": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Primary_Shoot_Damage_Strength_4",
          "DamageCalculator": {
            "BaseDamage": {
              "Projectile": 12
            }
          },
          "TargetedDamage": {
            "Head": {
              "DamageCalculator": {
                "BaseDamage": {
                  "Projectile": 16
                }
              },
              "DamageEffects": {
                "Knockback": {
                  "Type": "Force",
                  "VelocityConfig": {
                    "AirResistance": 0.99,
                    "AirResistanceMax": 0.98,
                    "GroundResistance": 0.94,
                    "GroundResistanceMax": 0.3,
                    "Threshold": 3.0,
                    "Style": "Linear"
                  },
                  "Direction": { "X": 0.0, "Y": 0.5, "Z": -1 },
                  "Force": 8,
                  "VelocityType": "Set"
                },
                "WorldParticles": [
                  {
                    "SystemId": "Impact_Critical",
                    "Scale": 1,
                    "RotationOffset": { "Yaw": 180, "Pitch": 0, "Roll": 0 }
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "Signature_Volley_Damage": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Signature_Volley_Damage",
          "DamageCalculator": {
            "BaseDamage": {
              "Projectile": 9
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "Guard_Wield": {
      "Interactions": [
        {
          "Parent": "Weapon_Shortbow_Secondary_Guard_Wield",
          "StaminaCost": {
            "Value": 5.56,
            "CostType": "Damage"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "ItemAppearanceConditions": {
    "SignatureCharges": [
      {
        "Condition": [
          1,
          100
        ],
        "ConditionValueType": "Percent",
        "Model": "Items/Weapons/Bow/Crude_Triple.blockymodel",
        "Texture": "Items/Weapons/Bow/Crude_Texture.png",
        "LocalSoundEventId": "SFX_Bow_T2_Signature_Loop_Local",
        "WorldSoundEventId": "SFX_Bow_T2_Signature_Loop",
        "Particles": [
          {
            "SystemId": "Bow_Signature_Charge",
            "TargetNodeName": "ARROW-PLACEHOLDER",
            "PositionOffset": {
              "X": 0.5,
              "Y": 0.25,
              "Z": 0
            },
            "Scale": 0.5,
            "TargetEntityPart": "PrimaryItem"
          },
          {
            "SystemId": "Bow_Signature_Charge",
            "TargetNodeName": "ARROW-PLACEHOLDER",
            "PositionOffset": {
              "X": 0.5,
              "Y": 0,
              "Z": 0
            },
            "Scale": 0.5,
            "TargetEntityPart": "PrimaryItem"
          },
          {
            "SystemId": "Bow_Signature_Charge",
            "TargetNodeName": "ARROW-PLACEHOLDER",
            "PositionOffset": {
              "X": 0.5,
              "Y": -0.25,
              "Z": 0
            },
            "Scale": 0.5,
            "TargetEntityPart": "PrimaryItem"
          }
        ],
        "ModelVFXId": "Bow_Signature_Status"
      }
    ],
    "SignatureEnergy": [
      {
        "Condition": [
          100,
          100
        ],
        "ConditionValueType": "Percent",
        "Particles": [
          {
            "SystemId": "Sword_Signature_Ready",
            "TargetNodeName": "Handle",
            "PositionOffset": {
              "X": 0.8
            },
            "TargetEntityPart": "PrimaryItem"
          },
          {
            "SystemId": "Sword_Signature_Status_Spawn",
            "TargetEntityPart": "PrimaryItem"
          },
          {
            "SystemId": "Bow_Signature_Status",
            "TargetNodeName": "Bow-Top",
            "PositionOffset": {
              "X": 0.55
            },
            "TargetEntityPart": "PrimaryItem",
            "Scale": 1.3
          },
          {
            "SystemId": "Bow_Signature_Status",
            "TargetNodeName": "Bow-Bot",
            "TargetEntityPart": "PrimaryItem",
            "Scale": 1.3
          }
        ],
        "FirstPersonParticles": [
          {
            "SystemId": "Sword_Signature_Ready",
            "TargetNodeName": "Handle",
            "PositionOffset": {
              "X": 0.8
            },
            "TargetEntityPart": "PrimaryItem"
          },
          {
            "SystemId": "Sword_Signature_Status_Spawn",
            "TargetNodeName": "Handle",
            "TargetEntityPart": "PrimaryItem",
            "PositionOffset": {
              "Y": 0
            }
          },
          {
            "SystemId": "Bow_Signature_Status_FP",
            "TargetNodeName": "Bow-Top",
            "PositionOffset": {
              "X": 0.5
            },
            "TargetEntityPart": "PrimaryItem"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "MaxDurability": 80,
  "DurabilityLossOnHit": 0.58
}