
January 27th, 2004, 04:48 AM
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Re: Ashikaga Shogunate mod v1.01
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Originally posted by Potatoman:
Samurai Bowman changed to use composite bow for balance reasons, despite the thematic inaccuracy- Daikyu were often described as "great war bows" and were very large. This will be changed again when equipment modding becomes possible.
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That's fine for now. Thanks.
FYI, if you want to see a good example of the Daikyu in action, watch The Last Samurai (Tom Cruise). While obviously not set in the Shogunate period, the employment of the bow by both mounted and dismounted samurai is pretty well done in the movie.
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