My common sense tells me to order my heavy cavalry to use swords when alredy in melee , but use their spears when they charge
I would like to be sure weather or not is better to use swords over spears
swords or spears
My common sense tells me to order my heavy cavalry to use swords when alredy in melee , but use their spears when they charge
I would like to be sure weather or not is better to use swords over spears
Last edited by ||Lz3||; 05-25-2008 at 03:15.
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Re: swords or spears
game wise= spears: higher lethality (e.g a kontos has .4 lethlity. a sword at its best is .225 (unless you use a lugian=.33)) in either case the attack is 4-9 in cavalry, so you do the math.
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Re: swords or spears
the lance is only of real use on the charge. Its attack rate is so slow (hyperbole alert) you'll be seeing half your cavalry cut down before they attack again. Best to use the secondary weapon in extended melee combat.
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Re: swords or spears
ummm Ill go to test this... custom battle...
but argh that stupid IA ()always lets me charge them withouth reacting
umm my empirical info says that is better to use spears...
but when I let the enemy charge me , its better to use a sword... im confused...
Last edited by ||Lz3||; 05-25-2008 at 04:14.
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Re: swords or spears
How do I order my cavalry to switch melee weapons?
Re: swords or spears
Originally Posted by Captain Trek
How do I order my cavalry to switch melee weapons?
alt-right click
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Re: swords or spears
ummm Ill go to test this... custom battle...
but argh that stupid IA (
umm my empirical info says that is better to use spears...
but when I let the enemy charge me , its better to use a sword... im confused...
use alt-right click to start the cavalry charge (be outside of the min charge distance). when the charge is spent, the unit will automatically switch to its secondary weapon, which should have a higher attack score as well as faster attacks than the lance...
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Re: swords or spears
without stirrups and amidst the melee, you might as well dismount
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