Shield on back?

[Archer the Bowless]

Did that ever make it into the game? Got a xbox +2 hander, and I'm thinking I'd take a shield just to keep my back covered. Will it help?

[T.TV/holgomvan]

Im pretty sure they absorb a lot of the damage but they dont block 100%.. its what shields should do in my opinion(in the back lel).

[Friendly]

Publicado originalmente por Lelouch:

Publicado originalmente por Albob:

I can asure you 200% that in vanilla, your troops dont cause FF

range causes friendly fire...

Your allies cannot hit you. If you have a shield it can stick into that, but if you don't it will not affect you in any way. Just imagine how much friendly fire you would of taken if friendly archers could hit you... it would be alot.

[Liro Raériyo]

shields on backs by default partially resist ranged damage only, a particular skill at the tail end of crossbows however provides a 75% chance that ranged attacks to your back with a shield on it will be fully negated.

[GIJoe597]

I had a shield on my back while riding a horse. I was hit in the back with an arrow. Log registered a hit and the amount the shield absorbed. This is 1.5.7 beta.

This just happened a few hours ago. Never noticed it before 1.5.7

[jjwalker]

I have to bust Aserai horse archer shields all the time with my axe, they definitely do work. I usually either catch them on the side and de-horse them or if I am chasing them it usually take a few hits to break the shield on their back. I gave my brother a pavise shield for seiges, but during regular battle it stays on his back and that mofo will be riddled with arrows and he will be 100% health.

So the answer is yes.

[an entire Roman legion]

Publicado originalmente por Lelouch:

Publicado originalmente por Albob:

I can asure you 200% that in vanilla, your troops dont cause FF

range causes friendly fire...

reading helps....

(hint: *your* troops)

[Bloodwest]

Publicado originalmente por Silverlime:

Did that ever make it into the game? Got a xbox +2 hander, and I'm thinking I'd take a shield just to keep my back covered. Will it help?

xbox series x/s or older model?
jk :)

Shield on your back does help to mitigate damage received when you get hit from behind but not completely block it as if you held that shield in your hand. I guess it was made that way for balance reasons.

[Fryskar]

Publicado originalmente por Albob:

Publicado originalmente por Lelouch:

range causes friendly fire...

reading helps....

(hint: *your* troops)

Also worth noting.
Your arty can kill your own troops well enough.
Had one siege where they still were shooting as my troops went on the walls. While i have to admit that they are pretty effective at killing, its a lot less fun if its a dozend of yours going down in a single shot.

Although that was serval patches ago.

[jjwalker]

Publicado originalmente por Fryskar:

Publicado originalmente por Albob:

reading helps....

(hint: *your* troops)

Also worth noting.
Your arty can kill your own troops well enough.
Had one siege where they still were shooting as my troops went on the walls. While i have to admit that they are pretty effective at killing, its a lot less fun if its a dozend of yours going down in a single shot.

Although that was serval patches ago.

The only friendly fire your troops can receive is either from you as the Player Character, or alternative *face palm* your own seige engines... I had my own oniger do a direct hit on my own siege tower once and kill 60 legionaries *escape, main menu, load game*.

[Tarkus]

Publicado originalmente por Fryskar:

Publicado originalmente por Albob:

reading helps....

(hint: *your* troops)

Also worth noting.
Your arty can kill your own troops well enough.
Had one siege where they still were shooting as my troops went on the walls. While i have to admit that they are pretty effective at killing, its a lot less fun if its a dozend of yours going down in a single shot.

Although that was serval patches ago.

Just recently my own Trebuchet decided to fire at our Siege Tower, destroying it and all the units on it. A quarter of my force was gone in the blink of an eye.
Needless to say, the guy who fired did not survive the day.

[Shiny49]

Publicado originalmente por GIJoe597:

I had a shield on my back while riding a horse. I was hit in the back with an arrow. Log registered a hit and the amount the shield absorbed. This is 1.5.7 beta.

This just happened a few hours ago. Never noticed it before 1.5.7

I can confirm this. I always play with the Khuzait Steel Shield, which makes a loud metallic "plonc" if an arrow hits it, it also makes the sound when it's equipped on the back and the damage is reduced/absorbed.

[jjwalker]

Publicado originalmente por Shiny49:

Publicado originalmente por GIJoe597:

I had a shield on my back while riding a horse. I was hit in the back with an arrow. Log registered a hit and the amount the shield absorbed. This is 1.5.7 beta.

This just happened a few hours ago. Never noticed it before 1.5.7

I can confirm this. I always play with the Khuzait Steel Shield, which makes a loud metallic "plonc" if an arrow hits it, it also makes the sound when it's equipped on the back and the damage is reduced/absorbed.

I love that sounds especially when it catches a javelin :D

I use the one step down, the "Large heater shield" or whatever it's called that costs 57k denars due to it's increased coverage area (it's only 10 HP less than the steel round shield).

And since I mentioned it, shield area does indeed work, so larger shields do indeed protect you better. That's why I gave my brother the pavise shield for his back, you can't even see him around that shield.

(the shield has protected you from behind since at least 1.5.5 That I know of or even earlier, they didn't add all the new damage dialog to the mini console until 1.5.7 and 1.5.8. So it has always been there, it just didn't tell you.)

[Supply Side Jesus]

Publicado originalmente por Crack:

no, doesnt help you

This is false, shield on your back does help you. If you pay attention to log, you will see shield on the back hit messages now and then. Try attacking archers then running directly away from them and you will see this happening. Obviously, larger the shield, more likely it is going to happen. I use wicker shield because it is largest area shield in the game.

[8mob8]

balance bro...game has to be over balanced to death...why a sword thro the face is like 47-68 damage whereas in mnb it would kill u

[Supply Side Jesus]

I think some shields are too large to be allowed while on a horseback. I also think all shields are just too effective at stopping projectiles - getting through low-tier shield with a javelin or thrown spear should actually be possible.

However, considering how ineffective the armor against arrows, the fact that shields are very effective balances out.