Sweet Realistic Medieval Combat (Mount and Blade)

[econ21]

Thanks for the advice on equipping Borcha and the other NPC (also on levelling them!). It adds another dimension when my main character is pretty much tricked out and I have them to work on.

BTW, is there any trick to using a "couched lance" attack? I've got a charger and a great lance, but my lance does pitiful damage (when I can get it to connect with anything). Is there a skill prerequisite? My polearm skill was a little below 100. I haven't practised it much, as my archery seems more useful but I'd like to get the hang of horse combat.

EDIT: Feeling dumb now, I just found the "quick and dirty" manual thread on the forum:

http://taleworlds.com/v-web/bulletin...opic.php?t=584

It sounds like the couched lance attack is rather different.