Weapons Upgrades

**BAD** · 05-22-2005, 07:04

Originally Posted by Zion_Raven

I could see why Iron would not affect a bow, but the tip of the arrow or javelin would definitely add armor piercing with finely wrought iron or elementary steel, don't you think?

The game designers seemed to think not.

Though maybe it can be modded in?

**ichi** · 05-22-2005, 18:26

There is quite a bit of a history of discussion onthis subject, going back to the very beginning.

Yes I agree it seems like weapons improvement would lead to an improvement in ranged attack, but the game doesn't work that way.

ichi

**TonkaToys** · 05-23-2005, 13:57

How about armour upgrades? Are these affected by metalsmiths?

**lilljonas** · 05-23-2005, 14:12

No, armour and weapons are completely separate. They don't affect each others, so getting an armourer won't affect the weapon upgrades and getting a weaponsmith won't affect the armour upgrades.

**tigger_on_vrb** · 05-25-2005, 09:47

Originally Posted by lilljonas

No, armour and weapons are completely separate. They don't affect each others, so getting an armourer won't affect the weapon upgrades and getting a weaponsmith won't affect the armour upgrades.

Which is very useful if you are building a desert army. If I am the Spanish for example have at least one of the iron containing provinces with maximum weapons bonus and no armour. You can then make awesome units which dont tire fast in the desert.

**lilljonas** · 05-25-2005, 15:33

Originally Posted by tigger_on_vrb

Which is very useful if you are building a desert army. If I am the Spanish for example have at least one of the iron containing provinces with maximum weapons bonus and no armour. You can then make awesome units which dont tire fast in the desert.

You shouldn't have said so! Now I'll have to go and start a desert combat campaign, instead of this RTW nonsense I've been trying out recently. Now the question is: Spain... muslims.... or Crusader States. Argh! ;)

**MuseRulez** · 05-25-2005, 16:00

Originally Posted by lilljonas

You shouldn't have said so! Now I'll have to go and start a desert combat campaign, instead of this RTW nonsense I've been trying out recently. Now the question is: Spain... muslims.... or Crusader States. Argh! ;)

You must play a modded game then. Crusader States are not in the original game. Which mod are you playing? Is it any good? I'm playing BKB's Super Mod and I'm loving it.