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- Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:46 pm
- Forum: Pike & Shot
- Topic: Do we have primary sources on the effectiveness of the bow vs firearm in this time period?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1811
Do we have primary sources on the effectiveness of the bow vs firearm in this time period?
The justification I've seen here for the musket/carbine's -100 POA against cavalry as opposed to the Bow's 0 POA (-50 for armor 100, if I recall correctly) relates to rate of fire and the difficulty of using such weapons mounted. But do we actually have any primary sources corroborating this assumpt...
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 1:45 pm
- Forum: Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun
- Topic: What are the ashigaru armed only with swords supposed to represent?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4864
Re: What are the ashigaru armed only with swords supposed to represent?
Swordsmen is a pretty bad capability, no clue why it's priced the same as Heavy Weapon. No melee POA against Spearmen, no impact POA at all. Doesn't negate armor POA like Heavy Weapon. The only advantage, if I recall correctly, was that Swordsmen POA would kick in against disrupted Pike and Shot whi...
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 12:20 pm
- Forum: Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun
- Topic: Are horse archers too effective?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2110
Re: Are horse archers too effective?
This really isn't a relevant example. These were highly trained and disciplined 19th century European cavalry, not at all like 16th century Tibetans or Japanese. Furthermore, the Qing Bannermen by the 19th century were a pale shadow of the hardened men who had conquered China, or won Ghengis Khan's...
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 3:10 pm
- Forum: Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun
- Topic: Are horse archers too effective?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2110
Re: Are horse archers too effective?
19th century China and Central Asia were hardly paragons of military effectiveness though. The French and British cavalry of the Opium Wars probably did not differ too much in equipment from their counterparts of the early 18th century (game wise, I guess they'd be unarmored impact mounted melee pis...
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:47 pm
- Forum: Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun
- Topic: Are horse archers too effective?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2110
Are horse archers too effective?
I feel that horse archers are too strong in this game. They can often exchange equal casualties with arquebusiers (due to -100 POA shooting against cavalry, not to mention lack of infantry armor), which granted isn't a good use of points, but a squadron of mounted horse archers being even in firefig...
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 7:37 am
- Forum: Field of Glory II
- Topic: Passive vs Active Defence
- Replies: 80
- Views: 9223
Re: Passive vs Active Defence
Only kind of related but I do think this might be some reason to give option for asymmetric victory conditions. Many times in historical battles there were outside pressures that forced one side to act more aggressively than the other (e.g. need to lift a siege, new consul is arriving so you want to...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:36 am
- Forum: Pike & Shot
- Topic: Odenthus has passed away.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9863
Re: Odenthus has passed away.
Very sad news. I've downloaded and enjoyed many of his scenarios for both Pike and Shot and FOG2, they always cheered me up.
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:29 am
- Forum: Field of Glory: Empires
- Topic: Unescorted Persian army sunk
- Replies: 6
- Views: 800
Re: Unescorted Persian army sunk
It's a general AI problem, so many times you find an unescorted army.
I've started plenty of wars opportunistically when I find my fleet and a giant chunk of their army with top generals, elite troops but no escorts sharing the same sea zone.
I've started plenty of wars opportunistically when I find my fleet and a giant chunk of their army with top generals, elite troops but no escorts sharing the same sea zone.
- Fri May 29, 2020 5:55 pm
- Forum: Field of Glory: Empires
- Topic: Some historical (?) errors in 550 BCE campaign
- Replies: 1
- Views: 504
Some historical (?) errors in 550 BCE campaign
Epirus still has the provincial elephant unit, but I'm pretty sure elephants were not anywhere near Greece until Alexander's campaigns brought them back. I'm not sure if the Galatian infantry provincial unit makes sense either, as the Gallic invasion would not bring them to the area for a few centur...
- Sat May 23, 2020 4:08 am
- Forum: Field of Glory II
- Topic: Ballads of the surprising and unexpected
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1736
Re: Ballads of the surprising and unexpected
Perhaps he meant to hide them? I remember when I played multiplayer I once put a bunch of heavy infantry in the forest, then could go out and surprise my opponent. It often doesn't help too much (you can count how many points you see after all), but has worked against some people, and I did win one ...
- Sat May 23, 2020 3:58 am
- Forum: Field of Glory: Empires
- Topic: How is war score calculated?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 559
How is war score calculated?
I'm curious how battle defeats, regions taken, units lost etc. factor into the war score. Is there a time decay? Are each of these individual events added up or is there some way it takes into account the whole situation. Many times a nation declares war on me, wins a bunch of victories against my r...
- Sat May 16, 2020 2:04 am
- Forum: Field of Glory II
- Topic: Comparing historical and in-game lancer/light spear cavalry
- Replies: 75
- Views: 9475
Re: Comparing historical and in-game lancer/light spear cavalry
I do think lancers shouldn't be charging and breaking units frontally, but I wonder if there is a good idea that can set them apart from light spear equivalents. They aren't terrible units, but I don't need them to flank the enemy. It doesn't make a difference if you just want 1 cohesion drop. As me...
- Mon May 11, 2020 5:25 am
- Forum: Field of Glory: Empires
- Topic: Tips for Forts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 618
Tips for Forts
When playing against the AI on various difficulties, what do you feel is a reasonable garrison for forts of various levels? Something that can at least deter the AI from assaults and hold them up a few turns. Conversely, what is the minimum force you are comfortable with to assault a fort, at variou...
- Mon May 11, 2020 5:18 am
- Forum: Field of Glory: Empires
- Topic: Unrealistic battles outcome: loosing impossible-to-loose battles
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2926
Re: Unrealistic battles outcome: loosing impossible-to-loose battles
On the main topic of troop positioning I agree that the game makes so many terrible decisions. Just put the guys with the highest combat support in the second line, always! I really think this game needs some sort of system to prevent the excessive spreading of forces. You guys are right that wars t...
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:20 am
- Forum: Field of Glory II
- Topic: Comparing historical and in-game lancer/light spear cavalry
- Replies: 75
- Views: 9475
Re: Comparing historical and in-game lancer/light spear cavalry
MVP7, I would say that the lancers are more likely to get caught when chasing an evading unit, while light spear cavalry are far more flimsy. On a separate note I find it very odd that any cavalry has trouble catching light infantry unless it stands right next to it. Especially against a mass of lig...
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:15 am
- Forum: Field of Glory II
- Topic: Blocked Break Offs
- Replies: 79
- Views: 8729
Re: Blocked Break Offs
Another idea: why not have a bad cohesion test for both "fleeing" unit and "blocking" unit when a unit wants to fall back but is unable to? This might replicate troops trying to flee running into the previous line and throwing it into chaos, which I believe has happened in quite ...
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 9:28 pm
- Forum: Field of Glory II
- Topic: Comparing historical and in-game lancer/light spear cavalry
- Replies: 75
- Views: 9475
Comparing historical and in-game lancer/light spear cavalry
I find lancer cavalry to be not so suited for an offensive role. Unless your opponent has put some raw and/or medium non-spearmen foot in the open, a frontal charge is not a great idea. Meanwhile, for flank charges, as long as you have an enemy unit pinned down one cavalry unit is as good as any oth...
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:46 pm
- Forum: Field of Glory II
- Topic: Pike Testing Workshop
- Replies: 108
- Views: 12402
Re: Pike Testing Workshop
Did try mirrored multiplayer games (Romans vs Macedonians), but unfortunately I don't think I've really proven anything except that I'm not a very good player :lol: Nothing decisive happened melee wise in those games, the winning maneuvers were essentially from flanking by the bigger army. Now it wa...
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:14 am
- Forum: Field of Glory II
- Topic: Pike Testing Workshop
- Replies: 108
- Views: 12402
Re: Pike Testing Workshop
Just tested out the mod against the AI. Skills of the AI aside, the effect of the changes in a 1v1 phalanx vs impact foot fight seems far tilted in the phalanx's favor. Previously, the Romans had a chance of a big win on impact, while they were equivalent in melee over time, with phalanx combat stre...
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:24 am
- Forum: Field of Glory II
- Topic: Pike Testing Workshop
- Replies: 108
- Views: 12402
Re: Pike Testing Workshop
Schweetness, I think I accepted one of your challenge games.