I think that's the reason. 1.3 weapon mods usually don't work on 1.2 because taleworlds changed/renamed one of the weapon parameters between 1.2 and 1.3.
If the swordsmen had shields too they would be even stronger in comparison. I did a test with spear/shield since that was one of the most common combinations historically, but I can also do a test with just spears and no shield.
You would get more effect with momentum on a single small point versus a larger surface area having the impact displaced.
That can't be true
That doesn't justify a bigger speed bonus. You'd also get a bigger effect by slowly pressing the point into a surface vs. pressing the cutting edge of a blade into it.
That is true. But the fact that spears are horribly implemented doesn't really dictate a need for higher base damage. The two thrusts the spears have (quick thrust to the head or a long slow lunging thrust) are the only methods of attack they have. You need at least a minimum of distance to achieve either without bonking on a shield every shot. With no spear walls, pike walls, schilstroms etc. a bonus to puncture damage with additional momentum is the best you could do to make them viable. The horses have no morale system to try and make them fearful of the sharp pointy thing in their face.
It's not that spears have a higher bonus for speed than other weapons, it's that thrusts in general are more dependent on velocity and scale more with velocity than swings. These formula are used in calculating the damage of attacks and weapon stats:
public static float CalculateStrikeMagnitudeForSwing(float swingSpeed, float impactPointAsPercent, float weaponWeight, float weaponLength, float weaponInertia, float weaponCoM, float extraLinearSpeed)
{
float num = weaponLength * impactPointAsPercent - weaponCoM;
float num2 = swingSpeed * (0.5f + weaponCoM) + extraLinearSpeed;
float num3 = 0.5f * weaponWeight * num2 * num2;
float num4 = 0.5f * weaponInertia * swingSpeed * swingSpeed;
float num5 = num3 + num4;
float num6 = (num2 + swingSpeed * num) / (1f / weaponWeight + num * num / weaponInertia);
float num7 = num2 - num6 / weaponWeight;
float num8 = swingSpeed - num6 * num / weaponInertia;
float num9 = 0.5f * weaponWeight * num7 * num7;
float num10 = 0.5f * weaponInertia * num8 * num8;
float num11 = num9 + num10;
float num12 = num5 - num11;
num11 *= 0.5f;
float num13 = num12 + 0.5f;
return 0.067f * num13;
}
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public static float CalculateStrikeMagnitudeForThrust(float thrustWeaponSpeed, float weaponWeight, float extraLinearSpeed, bool isThrown)
{
float num = thrustWeaponSpeed + extraLinearSpeed;
if (!isThrown)
{
weaponWeight += 2.5f;
}
float num2 = 0.5f * weaponWeight * num * num;
return 0.125f * num2;
}
They aren't afraid to fight in melee.....a spear is a melee weapon. They are smart enough to use range to its advantage. You can't stab me if you are already poked on the end of a my spear 6 ft away. The spear has been around for a long time. It served the purpose well. Keep you out of the range of danger while making the other person/animal dead.
That's the concept.
What... are you saying it's not natural for a drunken hobo to stop fully charging heavily armored warhorse with a wooden pitchfork?
Oh yes, because it´s EA and whatever
