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Crossbow Range Increased (125 > 150) + Roman Range Unit Armour Buff
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Total War: ATTILA - The Last Roman Campaign Pack
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Crossbow Range Increased (125 > 150) + Roman Range Unit Armour Buff

Description
Tired of your crossbows being out-ranged by medium bow mounted and foot units? Annoyed that your crossbow is being shredded by hit-and-run slingers? Feels that crossbows' use are too limited? Tired of being smacked around by Sassanid and Hun bow cavs?

This mod is for you!

This mod changes ALL in-game crossbow units' range from vanilla game's 125 to 150. This also applies to AoC campaigns.

However, you will still be out-ranged by Elite Germanic Archers and other "long bow" units with 200 attack range.

As an added bonus:

Roman archer and crossbow units received armour buffs.

Some early and mid-game units had "cloth" armour, they have now been changed "leather" and "mail."

Late-game Roman range units (like Ravenna Elite Ballistarii, Elite Ballistarii) received armour buffs as well. So in a range duel, your units can take more punishment from enemy projectiles.

The Last Roman expedition units' Roman Expedition range units have also been touched.

SPECIAL NOTE 1: For those of you who use "Realistic Battle Pack" where crossbows cannot fire behind your spear and sword lines, I changed the firing arc of crossbows to be closer than vanilla. Your crossbows can now shoot ABOVE and OVER your front line units without friendly fire incidents.

COMPATIBILITY: should be compatible with all mods that do not alter unit value stats (will conflict with Radious mods that nerfed unit stats).
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ewoane Mar 26 @ 10:21am 
It's not that I don't like them, but it is going to screw balance a bit. It will take much more firepower from other missile units to take them out, even melee units will struggle to kill them in time. And it makes upgrading to Elite Ballistarii not much of a necessity.

And for your experience with Legendary, well, Legendary mode is basically "screw you player" mode. AI cheat bonuses are mad. It's not meant to be balanced.
Amaranthen  [author] Mar 25 @ 5:43pm 
@ewoane you don't like pavise crossbowmen vibes from Medieval Total War 2's Milan faction?

I played on legendary where my crossbows often have to survive until the end to deal with missile units of 2-3 doom stacks lol. That and fort battles dealing with 2 full stacks of enemies.
ewoane Mar 25 @ 2:05am 
Nice mod. Crossbows should have had better range in vanilla anyway, and 150 seems about right. But 50 armour for Ballistarii is too much, I was thinking 15-20.
firespark84 Sep 6, 2023 @ 12:05am 
does this work with 1212? im guessing not but just curoius