cavalry system

**ekdqn** · September 10, 2013, 04:05 AM

cavalries are too weak at auto battle must be changed that bug
and i think their melee strength should be improved and downgrade charge strength

type Mailed Knights
dictionary Mailed_Knights ; Mailed Knights
category cavalry
class missile
voice_type Heavy
banner faction main_cavalry
banner holy crusade_cavalry
soldier Mailed_Knights, 40, 0, 0
mount heavy horse
mount_effect horse -4, elephant -4, camel -4
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, hardy, can_withdraw, knight
move_speed_mod 1.1
formation 1.5, 3, 2.25, 4.5, 4, square
stat_health 1, 3
stat_pri 5, 3, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, piercing, spear, 1500, 0.13
stat_pri_attr light_spear
stat_sec 15, 1, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, slashing, sword, 6000, 0.225
stat_sec_attr light_spear, spear_bonus_12
stat_pri_armour 7, 23, 5, metal
stat_sec_armour 7, 23, metal
stat_heat 6
stat_ground -3, -4, -7, -1
stat_mental 15, low, untrained
stat_charge_dist 45
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 670, 185, 80, 185, 670, 4, 200
armour_ug_levels 2, 2, 2, 3
armour_ug_models Mailed_Knights, Mailed_Knights, Mailed_Knights, Mailed_Knights_ug1
ownership england, scotland, france, hre, spain, portugal, milan, venice, papal_states, sicily, slave
era 0 england, scotland, france, hre, spain, portugal, milan, venice, papal_states, sicily
era 1 england, scotland, france, hre, spain, portugal
era 2 scotland
;unit_info 8, 0, 13
recruit_priority_offset 20

like this

**Coldfire88** · September 10, 2013, 11:04 AM

Speaking of shock cavalry, will they have an all powerful charge, like in the medieval era? can you expect to rout a weak militia unit with one head-on charge?

**geala** · September 12, 2013, 06:13 AM

I'm not sure what you like to point out. If you meant that cavalry should be weaker in charging and stronger in melee than I have to disagree. The most effective weapon of heavy cavalry was always the moral shock that a charge would create. If the object, f.e. a block of infantry, wavered and small gaps appeared the cavalry would push into and destroy the formation. That cannot be simulated with the TW battle system. The EB system is with certain restrictions an acceptable attempt to deal with cavalry warfare reality (except that EB cavarly is too weak against skirmishers in open order). I'm eager to see how EB II will work.

**AqD** · September 12, 2013, 11:04 AM

auto battle could be balanced by secondary HP. No need to change battle stats.

**Moros** · September 13, 2013, 05:03 AM

Indeed secondary HP is used for this. Also note that any attack value higher than 65 will be treated as 65. Also lethality doesn't work in MTW2.

Unit stats have mostly been made, merely some fine tuning is to be done (Thanks to Aradan and Fightermedic)