3. What you make stuff out of does not change its effectivness
Unless it's a shield. See
Most of the metals have special effects as listed here.
- Iron-Sparks
- Steel-Sparks (More than iron)
- Copper-Freeze
- Zinc-Confuse
- Lead-Knock back
- Gold- drops gold
These effects only work on monsters, not people. But the sparks from the shield can damage others and you can confuse an enemy to attack someone else. To use the powers all you do is block your shield when an enemy runs into you.
The effect the shield has is based on what you make the body out of, the part that uses 10 metal. The power of the effect is based on the emblem, the part that uses 2 metals. You should only use plutonium for the emblem as it is the most powerful and only one worth using.
Crossbows also shoot at different speeds and distances when made out of different metals. The wood has no bearing on it other than the color. The metals, from best to worse go in the order of Plut, Steel, Gold/Iron, Others.