Where are my horses hoves?
 

I was wondering, how come lighter cavalry tends to be lacking a hoof attack, yes they are lighter but that doesn't mean they shouldn't have one. I had always thought it represented the trampling effect horses in warfare had, such as pushing back enemies and trampling the odd person down. Since it's impossible to give them the Trample ability because it'd pretty much make all horsemen the same. Perhaps a 'Light Hoof' attack could be given to lighter calvary and only do 8 nsta dmg and possibly a -1 to attack.

Re: Where are my horses hoves?
 

Try the Conceptual Balance Mod, report back.

Re: Where are my horses hoves?
 

Only trained war horses can make use of their hooves as attack in battle.

Re: Where are my horses hoves?
 

In the CB mod, all horses are given hoof attack, something which some people have had issues with. However I like the idea.

I think what would be better is if the horse hoofs, did less damage, but had the do more damage to smaller beings ability. This would make it seem like a mini trample.

Re: Where are my horses hoves?
 

imho iCH is right and the CB mod, Juzza and Dr D are wrong on this one (bad change)

Re: Where are my horses hoves?
 

I would also agree with Ich.

Re: Where are my horses hoves?
 

Well, solution is obvious. Some horses should not have hoof attack - why would horse archer train his horse to trample. Other horses should have it. Just like it is now.

But by same reconning, light cavalry should be MUCH cheaper. Nomadic horse archers had often remounts - their lifestyle made it possible for each free man to feed many horse - contrasted to Westerners, where it took a village to pay for a few knights.

Right now, horse brothers, for example, are way too expensive. They should be barely more expensive than tribal archers.

Re: Where are my horses hoves?
 

I'm ok with it either way, but I would prefer horse archers simply being cheap, not having the distinction between normal hoof and warhorse hoof, because it introduces another complication for adpating mods to work with CBM. Some cavalry should clearly have strong hoof attacks though - effectively any trained warhorse,.. and most people would agree that light cavalry in basegame are a total ripoff.

Re: Where are my horses hoves?
 

Agreed with everything here...

Re: Where are my horses hoves?
 

That's where light hooves would balance things out a bit. Also we aren't thinking of horse archers here, horses trained for horse archers wouldn't ever need hooves for combat, but light cavalry, I just don't see why not.