Balance mod project

[Adept]

Lol, japanese steel was superior? It's the exact opposite PristlyMan, I'm sorry to say. We can talk about this at length if you want to, but the short story is that Japan never got the technology (from china) to produce high quality steel. The laborous folding and hammering of the katana is a way to hammer-purify the steel. It also drives away the carbon, so the best katana's are actually the ones that needed to be folded the least.

Yari is just the japanese word for a spear. The important thing is though, that the spears are used with two hands, so they should have the bonuses and damage appropriate for two handed weapons (attack +1, damage 5, length 4). The same goes for any other troop that just has a spear, as they will use it two handed.

[Deathblob]

Originally Posted by Adept

Lol, japanese steel was superior? It's the exact opposite PristlyMan, I'm sorry to say. We can talk about this at length if you want to, but the short story is that Japan never got the technology (from china) to produce high quality steel. The laborous folding and hammering of the katana is a way to hammer-purify the steel. It also drives away the carbon, so the best katana's are actually the ones that needed to be folded the least.

You are completely utterly wrong here. Look it up on wikipedia! China is exactly where Japan got their metallurgy technology from.

I've got to assume you are just trolling here because a quick google of "katana versus sword" will demonstrate that katanas are vastly superior to all swords except maybe Jedi lightsabers.

Yari is just the japanese word for a spear. The important thing is though, that the spears are used with two hands, so they should have the bonuses and damage appropriate for two handed weapons (attack +1, damage 5, length 4). The same goes for any other troop that just has a spear, as they will use it two handed.

I also don't understand your focus on spears and whether they are wielded one- or two- handed. Who cares, it's just a bunch of scouts! The most glaring problem with historical accuracy in the entire weapon specifications set in Dominions is that arrows from long bows are not AP.

[Humakty]

Originally Posted by Deathblob

I also don't understand your focus on spears and whether they are wielded one- or two- handed. Who cares, it's just a bunch of scouts! The most glaring problem with historical accuracy in the entire weapon specifications set in Dominions is that arrows from long bows are not AP.

Pfaa, everyone knows longbow arrows are AN, as they're blessed by the king of England himself. Range 90 too.

[LDiCesare]

Originally Posted by Deathblob

You are completely utterly wrong here. Look it up on wikipedia! China is exactly where Japan got their metallurgy technology from.

I've got to assume you are just trolling here because a quick google of "katana versus sword" will demonstrate that katanas are vastly superior to all swords except maybe Jedi lightsabers.

Can we assign points for the best troll?