Damage type

[Surgeon]

Wondering if anyone's found out anything about this by now - what are the effects of damage type (piercing, slashing, blunt and fire) attributes in the EDU? Allegedly slashing has some form of morale shock but I do not know for sure. Anybody have an idea?

[Carthage General]

Dont waste your time as quoted from export_descr_unit

; Tech type = simple, other, blade, archery or siege
;-------> Damage type = piercing, blunt, slashing or fire. (I don't think this is used anymore) <----that was there
; Sound type when weapon hits = none, knife, mace, axe, sword, or spear

Now if you want more powerful hits or blows use ap ( armour piercing.) Or just put higher attack points but still ap makes it more deadly with a moral shock

Like this:
type Dismounted Heavy Archers
dictionary Dismounted_Heavy_Archers ; Dismounted Heavy Archers
category infantry
class missile
voice_type Light
banner faction main_missile
banner holy crusade
soldier Dismounted_Heavy_Archers, 48, 0, 1
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, hardy, can_withdraw
formation 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 4, square
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 11, 3, composite_arrow, 186, 60, missile, missile_mechanical, piercing, none, 25, 1
;stat_pri_ex 0, 0, 0
stat_pri_attr ap <---------------
stat_sec 35, 4, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, blunt, mace, 25, 1.2
;stat_sec_ex 0, 0, 0
stat_sec_attr ap <--------------
stat_pri_armour 15, 5, 3, metal
;stat_armour_ex 5, 7, 0, 0, 4, 3, 3, metal
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 2
stat_ground 0, 0, -6, 1
stat_mental 11, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 710, 150, 90, 70, 710, 4, 170
armour_ug_levels 2, 3
armour_ug_models Dismounted_Heavy_Archers, Dismounted_Heavy_Archers_ug1
ownership mongols, timurids
era 0 mongols, timurids
era 1 mongols, timurids
era 2 mongols, timurids
;unit_info 9, 9, 12

HOPE THAT HELPED

[Surgeon]

That's the thing, I'm pretty sure it does do something. I've read a different thread where apparently the slashing weapon types yield an additional -6 for spearmen fighting slashing weapons. I'm not sure what the other damage types do.

[Taiji]

If you're refering to my testing, I messed it up. It's probably something more like -2 defence vs slashing for 'spear'. I'm confident the other damage types do nothing.

I'd suggest you test it yourself