Quote Originally Posted by oaty
Now you can be certain

Weapon upgrades only upgrades the handheld weapons.

That's a pity.

I realize that an archer's accuracy rating is down to the man and not the weapon but all the same, iron and steel making technology implies better armour-piercing qualities of arrow tips, so some bonus ought to be had there.

If the AI factions ever bother to upgrade to silver or gold-level armour upgrades, you're going to need these weapon upgrades to counter them.