[Suggestion] AI lancers need an upgrade

[Dain Ironfoot]

With the new changes to couched lancing in 0.720, the need to give AI troops using lances an upgrade has become painfully obvious as the poor things loose speed easily and try to poke you with long lances for little damage.

My rather simple suggestions to improve them in combat are

1 - Guarantee ALL lance wielding troops a secondary weapons of some description. At the moment there is a chance they'll spawn without one.
2 - At the moment the AI will only pull out a secondary weapons when completely stopped.  I think this should be altered so they'll pull it out when their horse drops below a certain speed (when they're trotting perhaps)

 

[The Bowman]

Agreed.

 

[Kazzan]

Were there any changes made to 0.720? Other than those in Multiplayer too.

 

[Dain Ironfoot]

not sure, check the changelog.

Does no one else agree that AI troops with lances are pretty useless now?

 

[Thundertrod]

AI calvery in genreal is is prety weak compaed to heavy foot solder or sharpshooters/marksmen

 

[Shun]

Additionally, I have the strong impression that horse archers under player command only use their bows while on the first charging run, and soon switch to their lances/ sidearms, instead of putting some distance between themselves & the enemy and shooting their bows.

Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[Lord Rust]

Additionally, I have the strong impression that horse archers under player command only use their bows while on the first charging run, and soon switch to their lances/ sidearms, instead of putting some distance between themselves & the enemy and shooting their bows.

Has anyone else noticed this?

Yes and am I ever glad, if not for this Khergits would be quite unplayable, as it stands they are in fact fiercly effective.