Bows do no damage in new patch?

[Scorpius_Brutii]

I've noticed that bows were balanced in the Feb build with the result that tier 2 and below units now do no damage. I tested this by having some yeomen shoot at some french t2 knights with bodkins. After 2 volleys, not a single casualty. What gives?

[Slytacular]

Units with quality armour that protects them from head to toe will have either a lot of defense against arrows, or total immunity.

[You_Guess_Who]

This is because on the latest release, I added missile block chance to heavily armoured units even if they have no shields - even without shields, a good plate armour should be able to make arrows glance over. One of the complaints of older version was that non-shielded units are very vulnerable to missiles even if they're armoured - something that plagued 2-handed units.

The missile block covers the front, because that's where the armour is the strongest. Go flank with your missiles or shoot them in the back, and the missile would be as effective as on old versions.

[Filips Augustus]

Or use heavy arrows, that's how I usually deal with them.