When you have iron in a province, you can create a Metalsmith to give your weapons +1 attack. Does this +1 also apply to missile weapons, specifically arrows, javelins and crossbow bolts?
Arrows and unit upgrades
When you have iron in a province, you can create a Metalsmith to give your weapons +1 attack. Does this +1 also apply to missile weapons, specifically arrows, javelins and crossbow bolts?
The good fighters of old, first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
-Sun Tzu
Re: Arrows and unit upgrades
Sadly this is not the case. Only the melee capabilities are increased by a metalsmith.
Originally Posted by Drone
Re: Arrows and unit upgrades
The only way to make your archers more effective is to valour them up through battles or to put them under a command of high star general who will give them valour.
Re: Arrows and unit upgrades
Thanks for the info, I was afraid that was the case.
The good fighters of old, first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
-Sun Tzu
Re: Arrows and unit upgrades
Valour gives Archers a noticable accuracy boost only after the 3-4th level.
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Re: Arrows and unit upgrades
But then, what a boost it is
0 Valour Archers need roughly 2-3 salvos to actually hit someone in a 60-man unit marching towards them. 5 Valour Archers can thin the very same formation down by 2-3 men every salvo they fire. Now that's something
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