Armour & Defence ??

[ahmed5]

Hello,

I'm slightly confused on the difference between defence skill and armour. In export_descr_unit.txt it says defense is just like armour except it doesn't work against missiles.

However, i was once macedon and figthing the greeks who had spartans and normal hoplites. Spartans, who have less armour than hoplites but more defense skill had a lot less losses from my arrows than the hoplites.

So what is really the difference?

[Casius Cherea]

It is as you wrote. Defence stat don,t count against missiles and spartan hoplites have got 2 hp so they can stand longer under archery fire.

[night_owl]

yup thats right, if your soldiers are getting fired on a lot by missiles,and their defense skill is real high but they have poor/no armor and a bad shield, then they can kiss their ass goodbye, but soldiers with great armor and sheilds (ie armored hops,cohorts etc..) well they can take some serious missiles before they start depleting, defense skill is more important in close battles, like beserkers have no armor or shield, but try to kick their butts easily if you can!! :laughing:
but if you have soldiers with high sheilds and high defense and armor, bad ass or what! spartans,armoured hops anyone!!?