Lance damage mechanics?

Epaminondas · #1 September 29th, 2008, 07:29 PM

Can someone explain this to me? The base damage is 15, and strength is not added, and you can only use it once. But I recall reading somewhere that the movement is also added onto the damage? Am I correct?

Sombre · #2 September 29th, 2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Epaminondas

Can someone explain this to me? The base damage is 15, and strength is not added, and you can only use it once. But I recall reading somewhere that the movement is also added onto the damage? Am I correct?

Yes.

llamabeast · #3 September 29th, 2008, 07:59 PM

Well, I think it must be the action points divided by two or something, otherwise it would be crazy damage.

archaeolept · #4 September 29th, 2008, 08:05 PM

is it AP, or AP yet to be expended that turn, or AP already expended (the "charge"), or one of these divided by some factor x, or does it depend upon the stars?

Epaminondas · #5 September 29th, 2008, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by llamabeast

Well, I think it must be the action points divided by two or something, otherwise it would be crazy damage.

That sounds reasonable. Many lance-wielding cavalry have 20-plus APs.

Still, anyone with the precise formula? It seems like there is a confusion among players.

Burnsaber · #6 October 2nd, 2008, 06:31 AM

I once tired to mod a AP 40 unit with lance to get crazy first hit damage. The results proved.. unsatisfactory.

Just to test, I modded a unit with AP like 50 or so and gave him a armor negating (strenght not added) weapon, so that the dmage given would be only RND + charge damage. Best amount of damage I got in 5 tests was like 5 or 6.

I think the damage has a cap or I'm missing something.

NOTE: This was a couple versions ago, so it might have changed/ or fixed.

llamabeast · #7 October 2nd, 2008, 09:32 AM

Odd, knights often do much more than 5 or 6 damage.

Dragar · #8 October 2nd, 2008, 10:09 AM

maybe it just doesn't add to AN damage for some reason?