Improvement for the horse archer - IMPLEMENTED

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I was thinking about an improvement for the horse archer
We might stay in line with other mounted units (making it an heavy horse archer) or with the common archer (making it a horse crossbowman), Before starting to draw something i'd like to ask what you think about it
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Possibly a marksman rider? maybe just a horse archer, but with one or two more attack, and one more range or so?

I just can't picture a horse archer with armor, mongols liked skinny horses :)
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I think that a mongol archer might be a different unit, like the hussar
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This one is a first idea if we go in the direction of the crossbowman
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I like the look!

Although is it possible to load a ceossbow without standing?
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yes, some crossbow had devices with a winch that allowed this
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Ahh just looked it up I see.

And that looks good, maybe this upgrade would seriously boost the horse archers attack and maybe even add an extra range? I imagine it is much easier to shoot farther with a gun like device from horseback than a short bow
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I'd raise its range by 1 as for archer to crossbowman, other than this i'll leave the rest to some more expert gamer
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i made it more armored, i think i might make its colo lighter to make it a different from the heavy lancer knight (i reduced the barding's lengt though)
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Any advices for the look?
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Hm, I really like how its coming along!

Since he is armored, maybe he could get +2 armor or so from this upgrade? that would make this a pretty decent upgrade.
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I made its colors lighter
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This is REALLY coming along, I made some stats for him:

Cost: 4
HP: 28
Attack : 6
Range : 6
Armor : 2
Pierce Armor : 2
Speed : 5
Sight : 7
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a heavier unit can not be faster.
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..... Huh? :geek:

5 speed is the horse archers original speed, am I right, or am I totally doping out right now?

EDIT: Yeah his speed is 5? :?: :?: :?:
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yes, and should remain 5 - a heavy archer with armors can not go up to speed 6. But is see that it is ok now:
speed: 5
(or was this 5 always? - that case i misread something - sorry)
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I said speed 5 though lol :lol:

Ahhh ok, our confusion is cleared up I see
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ok :)
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So, we should decide: shall we make it heavier with a bow, lighter with a crossbow or heavier and with a crossbow(as it is right now)?

This version presents a non-armored horse
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I like the armored, crossbow wielding mounted monster idea :)

I just like the concept of basically a ranged knight.
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Stats

Hp 30, power 6, range 6, speed 5

I think at horse archer improvement should be light not heavy
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Added a chainmail coif
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added reins
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Loved the image. Nice work going 8-)
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Daniel what do you think?
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i think using a crossbow on a horse is weird.
how can anyone shoot more than one shot with that, on a horse you can not pull the string back - i think.

(i searched an found no such image on the net showing the medieval era.)

how about changing it back to normal bow?
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I know that a light crossbow can ne charged by hand, and an heavy one might require a pulley. Anyway i can make pne eith bow, as the original unit
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what about that?
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I like number 2.
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me too, but the image needs some more polish - seems cartoon like or something.
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