Mounted Combat - Am I Missing Something?

[Flowing Thought]

So I have Seleeh riding her mount and doing mounted combat but sometimes the mount and her both make all their attacks but other times only she get's her attacks and the mount does nothing. What is causing this and why would I not just use them separately if I am going to get less attacks out of it?

[Conquista]

what are these other times?
are you doing a charge?
a full attack?
do you use a reach weapon?
are you moving alot?

so many questions

also the biggest advantage of mounted combat is easy positioning for teamfeats, flanking, sneak attacks and depending on your build AC from animal companion for rider

[Garessta]

With seelah the entire point of giving her a ride is so that she won't have a speed of a snail in a fight.

[Elnidfse]

You're not missing much. Mounted combat is notoriously buggy and is still inconsistent.

[zpc]

In RTwP mounted combat is awesome - as you see your whole cavalry charging against the enemy. If you stop micromanagment on mounted archers (read: just let _them_ pick targets ) those are working as well. Basically you get a much tougher & quicker character. With the proper feats they get even tougher (mount + rider in combination). A mounted archer is more safe against sneaky melee attackers as the mount bites back.

Turn-based it seems to be a whole other story - which seems to be true for the whole mode as it isn't made for the game but just an attachement. (I personally only use it to cheese through some boss fights as it is far easier then RTwP for some enemies)

[mreed2]

If you make a full move and attack, then your mount won't attack because mounts only attack if you make a "Full attack action".

If you are using a reach weapon (such as a halbard -- unlikely with Seelah, as you are probably using a long sword, which isn't a reach weapon), and move to the enemy normally (that is, you don't charge), then the issue is that your mount is out of range to attack. In this case, your mount won't attack even if you use the full attack action (that is, you don't move before attacking). You can use the "5 foot step" (hold down shift and left click closer to the enemy) to get close enough to have your mount attack without forgoing the full attack action that round.

Other than that... Well, mounted combat isn't all that reliable. In lots of situations, its better to forgo mounting and allow the companion to attack as an independent unit. Setting aside all the bugs you avoid, this also avoid the problem of being knocked prone when your mount runs out of hit points, which can be very deadly when it occurs at the wrong time.