Polearms and Crossbows, cut from the game?

[Aetrion]

The two weapons I most wanted to get my hands on in a medieval settings are polearms and crossbows, so it was kind of to my dismay that I found them absent in the game. (This is a big blow to historical accuracy to me, because the 15th century without polearms is like WW2 without rifles)

However, I keep finding references and even some actual weapons and leftover dialog snippets to crossbows and polearms, which makes me wonder if these were cut from the game, and if there is any chance of them being put back in.

Like, your father mentions crossbows in the into of the game, and during a hunt your character mentions that boars are hunted with spears. These are pretty regular references, they don't necessarily mean anything.

However, there are other weird things. One of the guard captain NPCs you interact with during your quests offers you to teach you the polearms skill if you ask for training, except no such skill exists. There is a weapon for sale at one of the vendors called a Bardiche, which historically is a poleaxe, but in the game it's simply a short handaxe. Then last night I found an actual polearm weapon in the game. I was accosted by a bandit wielding a modified sythe. I killed him and was able to loot the polearm, which even said it was a polearm in the item description, but I couldn't equip it, and it simply disappeared from my inventory shortly thereafter.


So, it seems to me at least some unfinished polearms are kicking around in the game's code somewhere. I really hope these will be added back in. If crossbows could make an appearance I would also love it, I really want to have a heavy crossbow with a windlass.

[D.Cub3d]

There's also icons for the UI to support "Large Weapons" which has a couple of different pole weapons in the icon. I hope they add them and crossbows as well.

[Farin]

You can use pole arms just their are no combos for them

[Aetrion]

The one polearm I found simply disappeared from my inventory after a short time, and was stuck being equipped to my character, but not selectable in any way, as if it was in a separate weapon slot from my sword or bow.

[Farin]

It is you can only carry it you can not put it away you can only drop it

[THE REAL DRIP GOD 100 NO CAP]

You can use polearms and they're extremely overpowered, however buggy. It seems like the devs meant to restructure them before release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQuKniolz8
I used one in this video to kill the invading Cumans.

[dr46onfusion]

Originally posted by plz dont hit me hard:

You can use polearms and they're extremely overpowered, however buggy. It seems like the devs meant to restructure them before release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQuKniolz8
I used one in this video to kill the invading Cumans.

Lol did you read my comment on youtube or my posts on the forums on the halberd trick?

[Grailer]

was hoping to find a lance so I could be a proper knight

[THE REAL DRIP GOD 100 NO CAP]

Originally posted by Kai:

Originally posted by plz dont hit me hard:

You can use polearms and they're extremely overpowered, however buggy. It seems like the devs meant to restructure them before release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQuKniolz8
I used one in this video to kill the invading Cumans.

Lol did you read my comment on youtube or my posts on the forums on the halberd trick?

Just saw your youtube post and replied on there.

[Veritas]

There's a cut polearm skill that you can still pay to have trained. There are no polearm combos as well. You can still use them, and they are incredibly overpowered, but you have to physically carry them; they can't be in your inventory normally. Crossbows were cut 100%

[The Meowdalorian]

Originally posted by Snazzy Dragon:

There's a cut polearm skill that you can still pay to have trained. There are no polearm combos as well. You can still use them, and they are incredibly overpowered, but you have to physically carry them; they can't be in your inventory normally. Crossbows were cut 100%

Would be cool if you could put the halberd on your horse and whenever you want it you can take it off your horse, and put it back on.

[Aetrion]

I don't know, you can carry and shield or a bow on your back in this game and then ready them in seconds, which is game logic and doesn't work in reality. Why shouldn't that be true for polearms as well?

I really hope they add those weapons into the game later. Polearms were basically the rifles of the period, not having them is silly, and crossbows, well, bows in this game are kind of awful, I'd like something a little less frustrating to shoot with, especially given that I'm not all that great at the sword fighting due to slow reflexes.

[The Meowdalorian]

Originally posted by Aetrion:

I don't know, you can carry and shield or a bow on your back in this game and then ready them in seconds, which is game logic and doesn't work in reality. Why shouldn't that be true for polearms as well?

I really hope they add those weapons into the game later. Polearms were basically the rifles of the period, not having them is silly, and crossbows, well, bows in this game are kind of awful, I'd like something a little less frustrating to shoot with, especially given that I'm not all that great at the sword fighting due to slow reflexes.

With the Prague DLC

[Aetrion]

Oh that's coming? I didn't ride the hype train, I just quietly waited till the game came out and then bought it, so I haven't heard about all that.

[The Meowdalorian]

Originally posted by Aetrion:

Oh that's coming? I didn't ride the hype train, I just quietly waited till the game came out and then bought it, so I haven't heard about all that.

Woah now, you're about to sell me a hype train ticket even though I made that up. But I hope it happens.