Question on weapons

[Skullguise]

I am sorry to post this here. But I have scoured the web for weapons info and read my manuals on my Ultima Collection CD but haven't found anything of much use.

It has been a LONG time since I played any of the Ultimas (and I did play most of of them which makes this even more embarassing). Since I can't see the "stats" of a weapon how can I tell the damage output of it other than trial and error in combat? For instance how would I know which is better between a 2 handed hammer and the Fellowship Staff or a lLong Sword? Also how effective is dual wielding? I seem to remember only main gauches and daggers being effective offhand weapons.

I can't believe I don't remember any of this but keep in mind my RPG playing senses have been dumbed down by the likes of WoW lately... hehe

[w8dq4tm]

There are some good FAQs on www.gamefaqs.com relating to U7. Included in them are tables of such information.

[Vasculio294]

Dan Simpson's has the best walkthrough,cheats and easter eggs all rolled into one text.

[Skullguise]

Thanks guys. I glanced over GameFAQs before I posted but I missed that section of Dan's I guess.

But for my other question I still can't find an answer. How does dual wield work? Are certain wepons more/less effective in the offhand? I guess I am more of a stat junkie since I last played Ultima hehe.

[Dominus]

AFAIK, holding a weapon in the other hand doesn't help at all.

[Garrett]

But the Main Gauche is supposed to be a left-handed weapon, isn't it? Then again only the right-hand weapon is shown onscreen, but that doesn't mean the underlying mechanics aren't working.

I guess the easiest way to find out would be to make an NPC have a huge number of hits and then hack away with or without the second weapon.

Well, I guess someone else can do that. Me, I'm off to play U6 Online.