Couched Lances and the AI

[Jean Plassy]

I have noticed something apparently new today. Since .903 I've never seen the AI couch a lance, and that was after the implementation of new tourneys and the like where the AI would try to use the lance like a spear.

However today while playing I've seen several cases of shieldless AI guys couching their lances. The key here is "shieldless", since the ones who did that were Raiding Bandits (who mostly have no shields) and a tourney lancer that previously lost his shield. In all other occasions the AI did not couch the lance.

I wonder if there's a way to make the AI couch the lance more often, even with shields. Reason is that most lances are very bulky and unsuited to anything but couching, and the AI lancers thus play less than optimally with it; AI couched lances also are a bit more intimidating since I dislike the sight of a pointy stick readied near me . 

 

[Llew2]

Yeah, well if you'll notice, the Knights all use lances and no shields for that very reason. 

There is no way to change it other than that though.

 

[Jean Plassy]

How did you manage for them not to use to their shields? Did you make a special two handed lance for them?

Because I would like to know if that's possible with companions.

 

[Llew2]

How did you manage for them not to use to their shields? Did you make a special two handed lance for them?

Because I would like to know if that's possible with companions.

Yes I did. I made them (the two handed versions) non-buyable, but you can loot them from enemy lord parties.

 

[Jean Plassy]

Ah...! Well I see no reason why this should not be buyable  . Write it "companion lance" or the likes for players to know it in advance and buy them for that role.

Thanks, anyway.

EDIT - Also it would be interesting if that was implemented in tournaments.