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Lenny's Battle Movement Improvement

Does what it says on the tin! If you think slowing down the battles is an improvement...

(8/26 updated, walking 1.3, charge distance changed from 60 to 100)

Find battles a bit too quick? Do you like a gameplay that harkens back to the classics like Rome and Medieval 2?

Then I have made a mod for you! Thrill as units struggle against the sandstorm, work their way methodically up hills, and generally move around at the relative speed of Outside.

Apart from the gameplay mentioned above, it makes sense that units would march rather slowly, both to conserve energy and to preserve unit cohesion off-road. Double-time shouldnt be a run (though some unshielded light infantry run much faster by design). Charges should "pop" more visually as a sprint since the double-time is slower.

And plus, I find these types of changes fun in Shogun 2, so why not make em here?


Applying principles I learned making my Shogun 2 balance mods, and tests done wearing a 35lb kit marching/running 50m and timing myself like a dork (lol) this mod:

-Affects only foot units SO FAR (8/18 removed all non-foot entries for compatibility)

-Balanced for Low Default or High terrain severity, max is too much!

-Drops all foot unit base walk speeds to 1.3 from 1.6

-Rebalances foot unit run speed off a baseline slowest for heavy infantry with a heavy shield at 2.2, gradually increasing from there with less armor, less shields, and finally body guard units are picked from the overall fittest and best men and horses

-Foot unit Charge speeds adjusted similarly, charge distance increased from 40m to 60m. That's your move fast.

-Unit collision radius changed to .66 from .5 This makes moving units through other units a little slower and more chaotic as formation/mob density increases, resulting in realistic channeling behavior (see screenshot of possible increase in realistic channeling behavior) and increased chances of models stopping to fight when trying to run your unit through an enemy unit.

As I play more Pharaoh in more situations, I *may* make changes to the horses, chariots, unit mass etc etc in which case I will update this mod, and release a "light" foot troops only version. Foot Troops Only will be the most compatible version of this mod with other mods such as Radious.


Let me know what you think in the comments and if you have any ideas/concepts.




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This mod will only ever affect the foot units in the battle_entities table, which controls the models that comprise the units created by other tables. It is compatible with any mod that doesnt affect the battle_entities table.

If the mod does, load this one above it but beware, you may be messing with another modder's delicate balance! Particularly the mass or HP of each man. But if you use Radious, for instance, you will have their Chariot/Cavalry work.

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