giltirn said:
Doing 30 damage per hit is perfectly normal in this mod, going up to 50+ if hit in the head or if hit with enough balance, which at low level means you (or the enemy) are screwed because at level 1 you have 49 hp
This mod DOES emphasize the armor you and the enemy wear, because that is what is historically correct. Only blunt of piercing weapons can do any reliable damage to armored enemies. When I am fighting on foot (if my horse dies xD) nearly all the enemy sword attacks deal 5 damage max because I have 60-70 body armor, but that also means that when I'm fighting enemy lords or high level cavalry my sword won't do s***, hardly reaching 20 damage per hit.
My tip to you is get armor and a good weapon, if you want to go ranged pick a crossbow for lower levels because it WILL deal the damage you want, bows are not as effective in this game unless you are fighting low level enemies or you have an extremely high power draw and archery skill. Vs armor in melee always go piercing at the least, or blunt if you want to deal damage.
Here is some math taken from the module.ini:
# RCM values - This is the amount of damage directly subtracted from due to armor
armor_soak_factor_against_cut = 0.98
armor_soak_factor_against_pierce = 0.85
armor_soak_factor_against_blunt = 0.80
# RCM values - This is the percentage of damage decreased
armor_reduction_factor_against_cut = 0.5
armor_reduction_factor_against_pierce = 0
armor_reduction_factor_against_blunt = 0
What this means is, roughly explained, Cutting weapons (aka sword's swing attacks) will deal no damage vs armor, while blunt weapons will deal the most. Neither pierce nor blunt damage is further reduced after the first subtraction, so even if the blunt damage is lower than the cutting damage from a sword in theory (and ingame) the blunt weapon will still deal more damage vs armored enemies.
So again... buy armor, and do not worry about killing everybody in one hit, once you start dealing with enemy lords' armies you will have a "real" challenge
