Skirmishers

[EX_Amazing]

Is it just me or does the AI seem to have unlimited Amo for skirmshers. Cause my skirms get very few throws and the enemy seems to be able to continue.

[Hesus de bodemloze]

I don't think they have unlimited ammo but i am not sure.

[Nano_Magnus]

They don't, if you put slingers vs skirmishers, slingers last long, but IA had a lot more javelins than roman skirmishers.

[Athenogoras]

Is it just me or does the AI seem to have unlimited Amo for skirmshers. Cause my skirms get very few throws and the enemy seems to be able to continue.

The unit in total has a fixed amount of javelins, arrows etc.
Say we a javelin skirmisher. 60 men, 6 javelins=360 javelins.
Then before they have even released one javelin you reduce it to 30 men with your archers.
Those 30 men will than have 12 javelins =360 javelins.
And if you have killed 59. That poor skirmisher will have to carry 360 javelins

But it is the same for the human player, although you often protect your skirmisher better so the results arent visible

At least this is my conclusion from experience.

[Templar Knight]

The unit in total has a fixed amount of javelins, arrows etc.
Say we a javelin skirmisher. 60 men, 6 javelins=360 javelins.
Then before they have even released one javelin you reduce it to 30 men with your archers.
Those 30 men will than have 12 javelins =360 javelins.
And if you have killed 59. That poor skirmisher will have to carry 360 javelins

But it is the same for the human player, although you often protect your skirmisher better so the results arent visible

At least this is my conclusion from experience.

yeah, i reached that conclusion as well

[lt1956]

Well since everyone should be PLAYING ON HUGE settings they should have a total of 1260 javlins I believe its 7 javelins for the romans, 12 or 14 for the other nations.

[Templar Knight]

Well since everyone should be PLAYING ON HUGE settings they should have a total of 1260 javlins I believe its 7 javelins for the romans, 12 or 14 for the other nations.

do merc javelin guys have 12 or 14 javelins as well? if they do, i think that i should actually hire them sometimes

[czePowerslave]

I use merc skirmishers alot. Wonderful addition. And as Hesus says, you dont have to pay dead merc

[Hesus de bodemloze]

I use merc skirmishers alot. Wonderful addition. And as Hesus says, you dont have to pay dead merc

Lol still a popular phrase.