Help editing file stats to increase the accuracy of ballista and catapults.

[Talismanic]

Hey guys,

So pretty much all the title says... I find ballista and catapults abhorrently inaccurate to the point where they are useless. I feel like increasing their accuracy is something I want, as they are very easy to counter anyway with cavalry charges.

I believe that I have to edit the files in descr_projectives, for example:


projectile catapult


effect boulder_medium_set
end_effect ground_impact_medium_set
end_man_effect man_impact_catapult_set
end_package_effect wall_impact_medium_set
end_shatter_effect ground_impact_medium_set
end_shatter_man_effect man_impact_catapult_set
end_shatter_package_effect wall_impact_medium_set




area_effect ae_catapult_shot
damage 30
damage_to_troops 20
radius 0.3
mass 1.5
area 1
accuracy_vs_units 0.09
accuracy_vs_buildings 0.05
accuracy_vs_towers 0.05
min_angle -15
max_angle 60
velocity 75 ;61
ground_shatter
body_piercing
;bounce 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4
display aimed
effect_only
; Stuck model not used at the mo, shatter effect is better, but adding some shatter debris for ground impact would be good?
;stuck
;model data/models_missile/onager_rock.CAS, max
;model data/models_missile/Big_Boulder_high.CAS, 40.0
;model data/models_missile/Big_Boulder_med.CAS, 80.0
;model data/models_missile/Big_Boulder_low.CAS, max


projectile fiery_catapult


flaming catapult
effect fiery_boulder_catapult_set
end_effect ground_fiery_impact_catapult_set
end_man_effect man_impact_catapult_set
end_package_effect wall_impact_fiery_catapult_set
end_shatter_effect ground_fiery_impact_catapult_set
end_shatter_man_effect man_impact_catapult_set
end_shatter_package_effect wall_impact_fiery_catapult_set


area_effect ae_catapult_shot
damage 25
damage_to_troops 30
radius 0.2
mass 1.0
area 1.5
accuracy_vs_units 0.09
accuracy_vs_buildings 0.05
accuracy_vs_towers 0.05
fiery ; uncomment this to make all boulders fiery
min_angle -15
max_angle 60
velocity 75 ;61
ground_shatter
body_piercing
display aimed
effect_only


I believe lowering the "accuracy_vs_units 0.09" is what should be increasing accuracy, however I have tested this in game and noticed little to no effect.

Is there anything I am missing, or do I need to change anything else?

[+Marius+]

You actually did right.
Lowering that value does indeed increase accuracy.
Perhaps you messed up in some other way so the changes do not appear ingame?

[Talismanic]

You actually did right.
Lowering that value does indeed increase accuracy.
Perhaps you messed up in some other way so the changes do not appear ingame?

Cheers bud, I have tried that but really not noticed a big difference in game... So I reverted the changes.


I might give it another go and really tweak the accuracy a lot lower.