Effect of weapons upgrades

[FactionHeir]

Before you end turn, save, load, empty/refill ALL training queues.
Do that every turn to keep it away, especially if you build buildings giving local exp boni.
And this is really offtopic

[Tusk]

Before you end turn, save, load, empty/refill ALL training queues.
Do that every turn to keep it away, especially if you build buildings giving local exp boni.
And this is really offtopic

Darn! And I thought the merchant bug/change capital was a hassle. What a mission.

Slightly more on topic, which file would I have to edit to change the +6 bonus referred to? And how could I change the swordsmith guild to make it more available to Turks?

[Lusted]

You can't edit the bonus that weapon upgrade gives.

[FactionHeir]

(without violating the EULA)

[DVX BELLORVM]

Is there a way to visually identify an unit with weapons/armor upgrades during the battle? Like you can see the experience by the number of banners.

I didn't know that the upgrades have such an impact on units performance, and now that I do, I'd like to see what I'm up against.

[pike master]

yes indeed there is and its something that is very important for single player and multiplayer alike to identify these units.as well as for "other" reasons in multiplayer.

lances will have a diamond shaped tip on their end.
regular length horse spears will have wings on the base of the spearhead.
spearmen will have a longer blade that shrouds part of the spear shaft.
halberds will have a blockier thicker appearance with the blade.
two handed swords will have flamberge style(wavy) pattern to their swords.

swords and shields, and pikemen are the hardest to detect i think.

i cant remember but it is possible pikes have wings on their spear tips when upgraded but im not sure on this.

[FactionHeir]

Longswords have a bronze-colored blocker instead of an iron one if upgraded.

[Husar]

Well, the swords look better, they get a nicer overall shape and some golden lines.
Hammers also change and look more brutal for two-handed hammers. VHI will get hammers that look like a hand with a sharp bolt in it.
I'm not sure about maces, have hardly seen any without upgrade.
Axes I have never really checked either, my Varangian Guard has nice, big axes but I haven't seen them without upgrade yet.
Lances of my byzantine cavalry(except Latinkon or how the westerners are called in english) didn't seem to change in any way, found that quite weird, I just couldn't find a difference.

And armour upgrades should be quite obvious.

I really love the work they put into all this upgrade stuff, sometimes I build the armourers later than necessary just to see how the armour of the units evolves.