Quote Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus View Post
Does the overhand cavalry units such as Hippeis or Eastern Medium Cavalry lower its spears/lances when charging? I have yet to succeed in that, bu then again, I rarely use those units for charging. I really fail to see how they can charge without the lowering of the lance. Mercenary generals make up the bulk of my cavalry, and most of the time they are the only cavalry besides the Eqvites Consvlares.
It's weird. When performing a successful charge, the overhand cavalry will actually thrust their spears slightly downward into their enemies a la the normal attack animation. It's barely noticeable, and successful charges are hard to distinguish from unsuccessful ones because even if a charge does hit home, it'll only do so with .15 lethality, so enemy casualties will be minimal.