Category:Missile units

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Archer speeds -- who uses what and when?

  • Slingers - by far the fastest attacking units, but also the weakest. Shares range with crossbow. Slingshots have an attack of 16-20 frames. Dagger speed
  • Archers - archers should have an attack speed of 23-27, 2nd farthest after crossbow and slinger but is only slightly stronger than slinger - except where composite bows are used. Shared with spear attack speed. Sword speed.
  • Crossbows - -36-40 ticks. Clearly it's slow to fire, but very long ranged, and devastating. Greataxe speed.

BUT

  • Javelins - javelin attacks can be as fast as 29-34 ticks, hits the hardest, like crossbow, but has worst range. Spear/axe speed. Javelins do not count as archers.

Some notes:

  • Javelin and archer chariots and elephants always have the max speed for their weapons - 29, and 23, respectively.
  • Anims for these units should be made using the longest length, unless the unit in question is armed with a different weapon, ie assault infantry armed with javelins or spears. So a thorakitai or a thureophoros does not use a speed range of 29-34, but has instead an attack speed of 27.

Slingers and longbows should have +1 splash radius attack.

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