Ranged mechanic test

Test 1: Characteristics influence

5 similar crossbow units with different chars:

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default one

BS - 4

Ini - 3


BS - 4

Ini - 10


BS - 10

Ini - 10


BS - 10

Ini - 3


BS - 1

Ini - 1


test shown that only Ballistic Skill (BS) affects unit:

  • Reload speed (or rate of fire)
  • Accuracy (or chance that missile will hit the target)

Other unit characteristic do not affect these or any other parameters of ranged mechanic

Test 2: BS influence

9 similar crossbow units with different chars:

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default one

BS - 0 - crashes game after shooting

BS - 1

BS - 2

BS - 3

BS - 4

BS - 5

BS - 6

BS - 7

BS - 10

tests shown that unit reload process has two phases: 1. Unit aiming before releasing missiles, 2. Unit reloading. BS char affects them both in terms of its duration time. The more BS value the less time unit needs for these phases.

This table shows duration dependency from unit BS value

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Link to the test video

Test 3: Weapon influence

Weapon influences the following:

  • Reload time
  • Distance
  • Strength of the landed hit (see video)



The video demonstrates how 

Test 4: Elevation influence