Forum:Lances

Have any of you tried melee combat from a horse or other mount?

Do you find that you're too far off the ground, and your attacks don't seem to work too well?

Well, the obvious solution to that problem is to implement lances into the mod. These lances would be used by mounted units of Rohan, Gondor, Harad, and the Elves (these are the only factions where lances would make sense, Wargs and Boars aren't tall enough that it's a problem). When fighting from their mounts, they would use their lance to deal damage, the same amount that is usually dealt by a sword. If their mount was slain, these units could switch back to a dagger and fight in the same way that a regular unit does.

The lance would have a reach of 1 meter farther than a sword, but would attack more slowly.

The crafting pattern would be as follows on a Rohirric, Gondorian, Near Haradrim, or Elven Crafting Table (the Galadhrim Lance would require Mallorn sticks):

X I  I

X S I

S X X

where S = stick, and I = iron ingots.

There should also be an Iron lance, for those unable to reach a faction-related crafting table.

Glflegolas (talk) 13:16, September 24, 2014 (UTC)