[EB MP]3.0 Thread - Testing and Updates

[antisocialmunky]

Make it:

ammo = k*sqrt(big unit size/standard unit size)

So units get slightly more ammo per man since the big archer untis are crappier shots.

[gamegeek2]

Hmm...let's do some math on that. I would only apply that to foot archers though, as the wealth factor in horse archer ammo (upper tier horse archers are almost exclusively nobles, but they aren't too much better shots) seems very important. We also need to keep the strength of archers at a level that having access to mass archer levies is a significant advantage for Eastern factions. Hence, I'm actually thinking your proposal is the most reasonable.

To calculate the aggregate number of arrows for a given unit, we could instead try the formula:

A = srt(N)(K), where A is the total number of arrows. Ammunition per man = A/N, so hence M = K/sqrt(N), and K is a constant set differently for each bow.

For horse archers, we would use a different formula: A = NK, and K-values would be counted as 10x higher for horse archers than for foot archers. This would be to ensure a significant disparity between the number of arrows nobles carry and the number that common horse archer carry. We've established a rule limiting 50-man horse archers and bow-wielding generals to carrying the same number of arrows as 60-man horse archers with the same bow, in order to prevent the overpowering of cataphract archers, Roxolani nobles, and the like (as these units are almost good enough on their own without bows).

Let's try some test numbers:

If K for the Scythian/Sarmatian/Parthian bow is set at 250,

90-man Mardian archers would have 26 arrows per man.
80-man Bosporan archers would have 28 arrows per man.
70-man Sarmatian HAs would have 36 arrows per man.
60-man Noble Sarmatian HAs would have 42 arrows per man.
50-man Roxolani Noble HAs would have 42 arrows per man.

If we set K for the Persian/Mediterranean bow at 200,

120-man Persian archers would have 18 arrows per man.
90-man Numidian archers would have 21 arrows per man.
80-man Syrian archers would have 22 arrows per man.