Looks nice. The weapon is interesting, I have seen swords like that and I have reflected on that design. It appears to be a short bronze sword, but more robust and with a machete-like edge? And curved.
Something I found out recently is that copper or bronze weapons should be rather thick and no longer than a short sword because if it is thinner or longer than that... the weapon will no longer be viable because the metal will be too prone to bending or breaking. So this "sword" is a reasonable size.
Since the design is exotic... the weapon attracts attention, it feels novel, but if something did not become widespread in our world it is probably for a reason... the factors are usually that the weapon is too complicated to manipulate or too expensive to manufacture or was only viable in a very specific geographical context (an example of the latter is the Japanese katanas which were developed in the way and techniques that they had to due to the lack of iron on the islands where they lived, at first they bought iron until they discovered that whole extraction process (I think it was from rivers) but even with all its selectivity it was iron of not very good quality which they compensated with the metal bending technique that made them harder but also more brittle... but those swords were the best in that context of the Japanese island because nobody else used almost any iron (much less armor). Another example would be those typical "swords-maces" of the Aztecs that were actually very bad weapons since they were made of wood and they could only be fitted with obsidian glass slabs which, even with a good edge, broke very quickly (they were basically wooden clubs with pieces of glass), but the Aztecs used them because they did not have/know anything better, specifically the Aztecs were still more than anything in the stone age... I think that not even the Incas could be considered to have reached the bronze age despite the fact that they did some manipulation of gold).
So... this kind of short sword with that curved design, I think the main disadvantage it has compared to straight swords is that you can't make thrusts with that weapon. That is, you have to build momentum to deliver long blows in arcs (like with axes or maces), which compared to a straight common sword makes it a slower weapon in its attacks and easier to predict and block attacks. And since a warrior has to move his arm back before attacking, he must stop keeping the opponent away, which is not necessary with a common sword since you can always keep the tip of the sword pointing at the opponent. But I see a great advantage or usefulness to this weapon: as a kind of hook to insert that spike through armor (there were weapons specifically made with armor piercing in mind). But despite that... there would be designs with the same function but more efficient and cheaper/easier to build: like something more similar to a pickaxe (wooden stick handle and only the metal head that could be given more weight at that end of the weapon to give more inertia/force to attacks), or a spiked mace.
Looks nice. The weapon is interesting, I have seen swords like that and I have reflected on that des
Well here's a far more interesting comment than I ever expected to receive, possibly ever. Alas I'm not really the best person to give this analyses too as this weapon is from a game called Vintage Story so I was not the designer of it.
With that said, I might as well provide the context this weapon was supposed to function in since it is a novel weapon meant to handle novel circumstances. The game calls them falx. These weapons were made to combat creatures from the rust dimension, specifically the drifter. Drifters are a small humanoid zombie like creature that hides metal in its flesh, and its blood flows like sludge. The aren't very smart and don't do much but run at you and try and hack at you.
Based on what you've said, and the creatures in the game, a weapon for hard hits between embedded metal to get into the fibrous meat of one of these drifters does sound handy. I get the impression its meant to be used to hack and saw at these creatures until they're bled and broken enough that whatever damned soul is infesting it finally gives up. Drifters don't really care about blocking, or respond to windups, so worrying about such reactions isn't really a problem. I'm not sure zoning with a point would be very effective. It would probably just impale itself on the sword to get to you.
Hard to argue with the idea of a spiked mace though. There is a reason that such weapons are favored for zombie issues in Dwarf Fortress. Beat the zombie into a pulp, and it doesn't matter if its half metal or animated by forces you can't stab. If its a crumpled mass on the ground, it sure can't swing at you.
Well here's a far more interesting comment than I ever expected to receive, possibly ever. Alas I'm
Thank you very much for appreciating the comment and responding, I have seen that there are many who do not like comments like this because it seems that they feel scrutinized or intimidated... or they are simply not interested in going deeper or reading a long comment. But I like to open interesting debates :D All this of course is just a comment to have thoughts on this and share ideas, nothing more, I have no desire to correct anything or convince anyone.
I hadn't seen anything about that game, Vintage Story, it looks like some kind of Minecraft (and probably that is the reason, hehe. I never wanted to get into Minecraft, I don't like those cubic graphics, >_< , I'm more into RPGs, and I prefer more the first video game from 1996 of Baldur's Gate or the TES Daggerfall that have something more like an atmosphere, worldbuilding and a story. I'am also more into roleplaying games).
Is there a reason in the lore of the game why bronze is preferred? I guess those creatures are attracted to iron and absorb it or something, right? And well, a weapon like that makes sense. Although spears and arrows would probably be cheaper since several of them could be made for each one of those swords. On the other hand, an ax with the typical blade on one end and a spike on the other would probably be more practical. Although one reason for the preference for that design is that these creatures quickly try to bite into weapons and their jaws are capable of easily breaking wood... so a sharp metal blade discourages that. Or perhaps the region is a wasteland, desert or steppe/savanna, so there are no trees to get wood from... so a weapon made entirely of metal becomes the only option.
By the way, I really like your art, I wish you would draw more males ╥⩊╥
Thank you very much for appreciating the comment and responding, I have seen that there are many who
