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elbasto
01-04-2006, 04:44
A small question for all the experienced players out there.

I was siegeing a rebel fort with a mote.

Their army consisted in 2 peasants and 1 mounted sergeants against my 8 halberdiers 1 royal knight, 1 lancer, 3 passive arbalesters and 3 culverins all of them with golden armor and golden weapons (I was a tad bit over prepared for the battle).

The battle resolve this way:
1.- My artillery destroys the fort, the gates and 4 sections of the stockpile “isolating” the gates area.
2.- My arbalesters shoot down all the rebels but 4 mounted sergeants
3.- The halberdiers kill the enemy general

What called my attention was the following, after destroying the walls I noticed all my arrows went through the walls without any problem which allowed me to kill most of the rebels without much effort.

This was the initial castle, where A= arbalesters, W= wall, G= gate and P= peasants:
AAA AAA AAA

WWWWWGGGGGWWWWW
PPP PPP

Now, just picture that before opening fire, my artillery destroyed the sections of the wall that were the union between the gate and the rest of the castle.

Does this render the entire wall sections left close to the wate useless to stop missiles? Because all my arrows went throw swiftly while in other cases walls have served as excellent protection.
Or was this caused because all my arbalesters had “golden” weapons?

NodachiSam
01-05-2006, 01:26
I believe that weapons upgrades ony affect an archers melee ability, not arrow ability. It defies logic a bit but that is how it is. Was the wall wood paliside and not stone? Maybe the type and size of the wall is more important than how the arrow actually flies. I've never noticed walls being anything but barriers myself but I rarely end sieges by charging at the gates:wall:

Ludens
01-05-2006, 01:39
I have sometimes observed the same, but never paid attention to it. It does seem the computer considers broken walls as no impedement for arrows, just for men.


I believe that weapons upgrades ony affect an archers melee ability, not arrow ability.
That is correct. Weapon upgrades do not improve arrows.

elbasto
01-05-2006, 04:22
Ok, thanks. I thought I was loosing my mind for a sec.

It was a wooden wall.

So I only need to isolate the gate section and my arrows should pass through without any impediment? Great to know.

Ludens
01-05-2006, 16:30
So I only need to isolate the gate section and my arrows should pass through without any impediment? Great to know.
I am sorry, I misunderstood you. I don't know about the gate itself, but projectiles seem pass through the surrounding (destroyed) wall section even though the actual hole is only in the middle of the wall.

elbasto
01-05-2006, 23:09
I am sorry, I misunderstood you. I don't know about the gate itself, but projectiles seem pass through the surrounding (destroyed) wall section even though the actual hole is only in the middle of the wall.

Nope, you understood perfectly.

Marquis de Said
01-06-2006, 15:22
A bullet from a modern assault rifle can go through a two-foot thick tree trunk, so maybe those arbalest bolts can too. ~:joker:

mfberg
01-06-2006, 17:17
The entire wall section is treated as destroyed, not just the downed middle part.

mfberg