Missile ammunition.

**Matchlock** · November 30, 2008, 06:39 PM

I feel that Horse archers and foot archers empty there quivers far too quickly.Can anyone please tell me how to give increase the number of arrows/missiles a unit can shoot?(Please,be exact.)

**Jaketh** · December 01, 2008, 01:35 PM

someone anwser the question id like to know to

**SicilianVespers** · December 01, 2008, 02:14 PM

I was waiting for DV to answer this one. I believe his thinking behind this was to force the AI to expend their ammo and finish with a charge.

I think we may need to look at this more closely, as I was surprised to find my Turkomans ran out of ammo very quickly.

**DaVinci** · December 01, 2008, 03:17 PM

Well yes ... it is in most cases better for the AI to have short ammo (as they don't use their range-weapons very well), but i see also that it could be too short for a few certain units. I think we should balance this after their armour and melee capability: the more capable for melee the less the ammo and vice versa of course. Example Turkomans as rather light skirmisher cavalry could get a bit more ammo, yes.

**SicilianVespers** · December 01, 2008, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by DaVinci

Well yes ... it is in most cases better for the AI to have short ammo (as they don't use their range-weapons very well), but i see also that it could be too short for a few certain units. I think we should balance this after their armour and melee capability: the more capable for melee the less the ammo and vice versa of course. Example Turkomans as rather light skirmisher cavalry could get a bit more ammo, yes.

I agree, I'll take care of it.

**Matchlock** · December 01, 2008, 07:28 PM

Can someone tell me how to increase ammunition,please?

**SicilianVespers** · December 01, 2008, 09:52 PM

Open export_descr_unit_early or _dark, and find the unit you want to change. You will need to change the bold number in this line:

stat_pri 5, 1, arrow, 155, 15, missile, missile_mechanical, piercing, none, 25, 1

**Jaketh** · December 02, 2008, 01:31 PM

found it

**Jaketh** · December 02, 2008, 05:17 PM

ok, it would take ages to fix them all, in the next patch just make it so the archers have enough to last a long time and the cannons have enough to actually bring down a wall

**Matchlock** · December 14, 2008, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by SicilianVespers

Open export_descr_unit_early or _dark, and find the unit you want to change. You will need to change the bold number in this line:

stat_pri 5, 1, arrow, 155, 15, missile, missile_mechanical, piercing, none, 25, 1

Thank you.you don't know how grateful i am.

**SicilianVespers** · December 02, 2008, 08:17 PM

I was planning on putting it in the next patch. Probably not as extreme as you would like, but I will make sure they have all have realistic numbers.

**Jaketh** · December 03, 2008, 06:31 PM

cool

**Shadow_Imperator** · December 20, 2008, 08:32 AM

Yeah I have to agree... The various Byzantine archer units (Toxotai, Psiloi ect ect) only manage to let loose around 10 or so volleys... They've got nothing.. (note, I haven't played the newest patch)... I understand why you guys are canning the idea of archers having a near limitless supply of arrows.. However, maybe a few more wouldn't go astray...

**SicilianVespers** · December 20, 2008, 08:35 AM

The ammo has already been adjusted for the next patch.

Can someone tell me, does the AI actually deploy stakes?

They were disabled because the AI never used them, I am wondering if this is still the case.

**Shadow_Imperator** · December 20, 2008, 08:11 PM

In my experience, I don't ever recall the AI ever doing so... So no..

**Gwyn ap Nud** · December 21, 2008, 09:39 PM

In my experience, the AI never uses any special abilities what-so-ever: If you want them to use it, then you have to add the line starts_phalanx, or whatever, to them.