Falxmen

[... where did it run?]

I used search, but couldn't find much info about these guys who like to walk in strange manner.

Stats of them aren't very impressive. 13 attack 10 defense (which mostly comes from defense skill and isnt' very handy versus arrow rain or even skirmishers). Despite this, I strangely find them being quite useful in hand to hand combat. Do they have some strange fighting bonus I don't know about? If they do, and if you know it, could you, please share some info?


Thanks in advance.

[nvm]

There`s a stat you can see - lethality. And it is the chance of a blow killing an enemy.

This stat must be very high for them.

[Medusa0]

There`s a stat you can see - lethality. And it is the chance of a blow killing an enemy.

This stat must be very high for them.

Here's its vanilla 1.5 stats:

type             warband falx dacian
dictionary       warband_falx_dacian      ; Falxmen
category         infantry
class            heavy
voice_type       Heavy_1
soldier          warband_falx, 40, 0, 1.5
officer          barb_standard
attributes       sea_faring, hide_improved_forest, warcry
formation        1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 4, square
stat_health      1, 0
stat_pri         13, 5, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, slashing, axe, 25 ,0.87
stat_pri_attr    no
stat_sec         0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, none, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  3, 7, 0, leather
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        2
stat_ground      2, -2, 3, 2
stat_mental      8, impetuous, untrained
stat_charge_dist 40
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 500, 170, 50, 80, 500
ownership        dacia

As you can see, the lethality has been set to 0.87, actually lower than most of the units (a 1.0), and their attack is not armour-piercing. Their usefulness actually stems from their 2-handed animation, that makes them along with the Chosen Axemen and Berserkers incredibly deadly in melee.

[roam]

Here's its vanilla 1.5 stats:

type             warband falx dacian
dictionary       warband_falx_dacian      ; Falxmen
category         infantry
class            heavy
voice_type       Heavy_1
soldier          warband_falx, 40, 0, 1.5
officer          barb_standard
attributes       sea_faring, hide_improved_forest, warcry
formation        1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 4, square
stat_health      1, 0
stat_pri         13, 5, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, slashing, axe, 25 ,0.87
stat_pri_attr    no
stat_sec         0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, none, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  3, 7, 0, leather
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        2
stat_ground      2, -2, 3, 2
stat_mental      8, impetuous, untrained
stat_charge_dist 40
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 500, 170, 50, 80, 500
ownership        dacia

As you can see, the lethality has been set to 0.87, actually lower than most of the units (a 1.0), and their attack is not armour-piercing. Their usefulness actually stems from their 2-handed animation, that makes them along with the Chosen Axemen and Berserkers incredibly deadly in melee.

i can't stand this anymore

stat_pri 13, 5, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, slashing, axe, 25 ,0.87

Look at that. Look at zerkers. Look at chars. Theres your answer.

[Punic Hoplite]

Well, I am wrong.

[|Sith| Max]

My clanmate is correct. it is the slashing attribute that gives them their strength.

[... where did it run?]

So they are basicly a weaker version of chosen axemen. Well, thanks for clearing this question of mine.

Of Chosen Axemen also seems to be AP unlike falxmen. Spotted this only now.

[Delta21]

Falxmen ftw!