light spear balance (vs. swords) in 1.2

[Drewski]

With the attack rating, no prob, I'm still testing other things out as well. When I made the changes I was also intrested in seeing how early ai progression goes and ai army compositions.

Better units also have other things going for them with there other attributes. What I'm not clear on is how some attributes like AP could be reassigned and on what basis, since experience also influences attack rating and defense skill.

But I agree that there is an unnecessary bonus of +4 for spearmen because of the previous use of the spear attribute in vanilla EB.

Glad we agree on the last point

All I can really add, is good luck with the rest of your testing.

drewski how would i be able to find out if i have got it working ok?? where would i be able to see the changes made? also, how do you get your units to use their secondery weapon,ie swords instead of the spear/ or do they just do it automaticly?? cheers

Easiest way to check, is just look at any spear unit card within the game itself...(Hoplitai, Triarii, Celtic Spearman, any will do).. If it's attack is 4 less than you are used to, then it's working.

To get them to use their secondary weapon, just hold ALT + Right Click on the enemy. Also, some units will switch weapons automatically in certain circumstances.