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Nelson
12-11-2001, 10:06
It would be great if the game would include knight units for both mounted and dismounted combat. Why not be able to dismount some or all of your knights before the battle? This was frequently done as a matter of course throughout the 100 Years War. The unit stats could change during setup along with the appropriate graphics.

How about it?
Khan7
12-11-2001, 10:57
Sounds good to me. But I'd call it a lower priority than some other things they could do..

Matt
Shiro
12-12-2001, 04:17
Agreed. Knights on foot could be much more useful at times dismounted (Crecy and such.)

I'm for it!
Sir Kuma of The Org
12-12-2001, 07:16
I agree with Shiro who agrees witn Nelson but i also agree with Khan7 http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif

(sorry about this, but it is true)
Shiro
12-12-2001, 08:10
I totally agree with that!
Murmandamus
12-12-2001, 09:06
So given that Shiro agrees with Sir Kuma who agrees with Shiro who agrees with Nelson and agrees with Khan7 who also agrees with Nelson we can conclude that Shiro agrees with himself which is a good thing I guess. http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif
BakaGaijin
12-12-2001, 09:38
I agree with everybody.

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Nelson
12-12-2001, 20:07
I think it would be relatively easy to do. As you deploy your troops, when you place the cursor over certain mounted knight units an option box could appear that allows you to dismount. If you say yes then they turn into some well armored infantry unit. Otherwise they remain heavy cav.
BakaGaijin
12-13-2001, 02:20
I agree. http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

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ShadesWolf
12-13-2001, 02:53
Sounds good to me
Whitey
12-14-2001, 01:24
I disagree with all of you - Knights should only have the option on fighting on magic carpets - anything else is flagrant disregard of fantasy and therefre unacceptable http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif
BakaGaijin
12-14-2001, 05:55
No, the magic carpet units belong exclusively to the Turks.

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NARF
12-14-2001, 05:57
HELICOPTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sandy-San
12-16-2001, 23:00
yeah, but do you let the knights get back on their horses again? will you need squires running around with step ladders to help them back on? or even cranes for some of those really heavily armoured knights? and who holds on to the horses in the meantime?
clink
12-17-2001, 03:50
Or,how about units of knights with no horses but equiped with empty coconut shells only to simulate the sound of heavy horses trotting,like in the Holy Grayle.

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Sir Kuma of The Org
12-17-2001, 09:15
lol http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Yes the camel sprites do look good
Nelson
12-17-2001, 12:06
Well this thread sure headed off into the weeds. So I'll bound off after it. I saw Holy Grail on the day it opened and the audience was given coconuts when we left!

As for remounting I would say no. The decision would be made for the duration of the battle. I beleive there were always plenty of attendants and whatnot around to manage the horses. Knights often had more than one anyway so somebody was always tending the spares.
Sandy-San
12-17-2001, 22:30
definitely coconuts!