Comprehensive rebalance of unit entities and knightly order systems for historical authenticity.

• Horse Mass = Force (controllable impact power)
• Unit Mass = Charge Resistance (Note: Infantry mass cannot deal impact damage, hence defined as anti-charge capability)
• Unit mass range: 50-1000 (majority under 500 to ensure cavalry mass > infantry)

1. Base stats (HP/Mass) are determined by:
   
   • Unit Type: Defines core role (e.g., Pavise = high HP/charge resist; Two-Handers = low HP)
     
   • Unit Quality: Base values (Levy: 100 HP/50 Mass → Elite: 135 HP/150 Mass)
     
   • Armor Multiplier: Plate armor = 150% HP, 300% Mass

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Special thanks to @daahaka for new dismounted Teutonic Knights – powerful melee reinforcements!

Set all formal knights of the Knightly Orders to the noble population type.

• Level 1: +1 recruitment cap
  
• Level 2: +2 cap, +1 experience for new recruits
  
• Level 3: +3 cap, +2 experience, +1 melee attack

Applicable to: Hospitallers, Templars, Teutonic Order, Holy Sepulchre, Spanish Orders, St. Lazarus.
Crusader Factions (Jerusalem, Antioch, Latin Empire, Teutonic Order) have no recruitment limits for knightly units.
Teutonic Order Exclusive (Religious line, non-stackable):

• L1: +1 exp/+1 charge bonus
  
• L2: +2 exp/+3 charge bonus
  
• L3: +2 exp/+5 charge bonus

• Jerusalem: Units in region gain Unbreakable; knight recruitment limits removed
  
• Antioch: -1 knight recruitment turn

• Jerusalem: +30 charge (Teutonic) / +10 melee attack(Hospitaller/Templar)
  
• Antioch: +10 morale (all crusaders), +20 (main knights)
  
• Latin Empire: -20% crusader upkeep

Removed Unbreakable from standard knightly orders
New Unbreakable units: Holy Sepulchre Knights / St. Lazarus Knights (mounted/dismounted), Hospitaller Knights.

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• Corrected erroneous combat stats for multiple units
  
• Fixed inactive campaign bonuses (report issues )
• Streamlined unit stats panel readability
  
• Fixed a bug where the 'Unbreakable' attribute could sometimes prevent units from routing (and thus being eliminated) as intended.
  ​​The Fix in Detail:​​
  A 15-second window has been implemented for units with the Unbreakable attribute. During this period, if these units suffer massive morale damage, they will now be forced to rout, effectively concluding their participation in the battle.
  This adjustment ensures that even the most determined units have a breaking point when faced with overwhelming psychological pressure, adding a layer of tactical depth to engagements against elite forces
  
  
• Optimized the animation performance of Greatshields and Shield Walls, and fixed a bug where the AI would automatically cancel the PAVISE and SPEAR formations.​
  
  
• Adjusted stamina values, making units slightly more durable.​

• Range increased by 40
  
• Movement speed increased by 50%

• Cavalcade Array (reduced idle time; units now actively seek combat after formation activation).
• Skill value changes:

• Melee attack bonus reduced from +150% to +50%
  
• Anti-cavalry & anti-infantry bonus reduced from +60% to +50%
  
• Weapon damage bonus replaced with +20% health
  
• Charge bonus set to 0

Note: Previous high stats compensated for low engagement efficiency. Now optimized logic requires rebalancing.
• Firing angle improved, allowing crossbowmen to be placed behind allied lines.
• Position allies within half the crossbow's range to avoid friendly fire while targeting enemies.
• Health reduced by 20%.
• Polearm units and Spear units and Pike units now have enhanced anti-cavalry capabilities.
• "Unbreakable" trait removed from standard knight orders.
• Removed ​​"Skirmish Mode" from all infantry, fixing cavalry charge collision bugs.
• Stone Wall Health: ​​Significantly reduced​​.
• Giant Bombard : ​​Massively increased​​ (≈2 hits to destroy one wall section).
• Culverin : Requires ≈6 units (24 guns) to destroy one wall section.
•"Engaged Charge" renamed to ​​"Brute Charge"​​.
• Effects of "Couched Lance Charge" and ​​Brute Charge​​ swapped.

1. Balanced horse stats: Previously, these were based on the horse’s armor, but now they depend on the horse itself, with armor acting as a multiplier. To put it simply, before, a low-tier horse with top-tier armor could easily overpower a top-tier horse without armor, which was inappropriate. Now, armor serves as a multiplier—how much it boosts stats depends on the base values of the unarmored horse, including strength and health.
2. Adjusted musket damage: muskets will no longer effortlessly wipe out all units. Standard handgun now ignore missile block chance but can only target one unit, while muskets can penetrate through up to 3 units in addition to this effect.
3. Fixed several bugs.
4. Balanced fatigue mechanics: Replaced morale penalties with mobility penalties. Now, poorly managed stamina still renders units ineffective, but they no longer rout easily—instead, they struggle to move. This achieves the intended effect (primarily because AI performs terribly at stamina management during sieges, yet excels in field battles). 

For details, please visit the link below:
https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/3047562159/592909603985305042/

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https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3047562159

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/3148909626/592909945662353347/

• Mounted Archer Weapons - Range -20%, Rate of Fire +20%, Ammunition 27→35
  
• Crossbow Balance - Same-tier DPS consistent with bows
  
• Bow Quality Binding
  
  1. Rabble, Mob → Low-grade bows
     
  2. Poor, Trained → Mid-grade bows
     
  3. Well, Elite → High-grade bows
     
• Rapid Shot Bow → Fast Bow, enhanced mid-tier weapons, fine fast bows gain improved range and armor penetration (TBD)
  
• Firearm Penetration
  
  1. All firearms except hand cannons ignore missile block chance
     
  2. Heavy muskets receive significantly enhanced penetration, capable of penetrating and damaging multiple targets
     
  3. Balance adjustments: Reload time +5 seconds, Accuracy -5, Spread +1 (excluding fine arquebus, zamburak, and fine musket)
     
• Throwing Weapons
  
  1. Infantry javelins → Throwing spears, Cavalry → Javelins (short)
     
  2. Javelin optimization: Reduced range and ammunition, increased shield penetration and armor damage
     
  3. Greatly enhanced bonus damage against elephants
     
• Other Weapons
  
  1. Increased sling rate of fire
     
  2. Recurve bows: Triple-shot → Rapid bow, damage equal to composite bows, poor accuracy, range capped at 145
     

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• Combat Experience Bonus Rework - Gradual level-based improvements, high-level veterans have exceptional endurance (heavy armor stamina ≈ level 0 light armor)
  
  
• Infantry Mass Standardization - Standard model 100-150
  
  1. Spearmen anti-charge mass +100
     
  2. Giant Shield Spear & Ranged +200
     
  3. Two-handed weapons mass -20
     

• New Series - Makurian Bow & Spear infantry, modified from cloth armor spearmen
  
• Health Adjustments - Camel health ~400
  
• Assassin Units - Changed to dual-wield weapons, significantly increased melee attack and defense
  
• Animation Updates
  
  1. Single-handed weapons remove thrusting animations
     
  2. New idle animations for dual-wield units
     
  3. Melee cavalry added new idle animations
     
  
  
• Miscellaneous Adjustments
  
  1. Increased shooting fatigue consumption
     
  2. Reduced spear armor penetration
     
     
  
  
• Unit Type Adjustments
  
  1. Iberian Slingers → Single-handed axes
     
  2. Bow & Spear infantry → Phalanx Pikemen with bows + Spearmen with bows
     
  3. Kuman Spearmen with bows retained + Makurian Nubian Bow & Spear (Longbow)
     
  4. T1 Idago Knights and T1 Spanish Knights swapped unit and horse models
     
  5. Varangian → Shock long-handled axe (Not single-handed)
     
  6. Lithuanian Knights: T1 Raider Cavalry (Javelin & Sword) → T2/T3 Lancers
     
  7. Ducal Cavalry → Lancers (Retinue line)
     
  8. Boyar line → Heavy Cavalry
     
  9. Zagwe added new elite infantry series
     
  10. Infantry with horses → Equipped with pack animals (Elite cavalry, steppe units)
      
  11. Mongol infantry with horses removed cavalry trait
      
  12. Crossbow units with Proficiency above normal given Precise shooting skill, bow units given Rapid shot skill
      
  13. War Elephant ammunition +100%
      
  14. Dismounted Knight recruitment tied to noble estates
      
  15. Hussite Peasants + slings
      

• Enhanced charge bonus for single-handed and polearm weapons (Offensive infantry)
  
• Reduced charge bonus for spears and pikes (Defensive infantry)
  
• Cavalry secondary weapon attributes synchronized with infantry
  
• Ranged unit weapons unified, but melee capability weakened
  
• Two-handed axe → Long-handled axe

• Label Updates - Half Armor → Mixed Armor (e.g., Mixed Light/Medium Armor)
  
• New Armors
  
  1. Heavy Chainmail (T1-T3, heavy_chainmail)
     
  2. Fine Armor (T3, very heavy)
     
• Armor Distribution
  
  1. Zagwe top-tier units, Abbasid Guard → Heavy Chainmail
     
  2. Trebizond Plate-and-Segment Armor → Fine Armor
     

Changelog Highlights v2.4​​

🏹 ​​Windlass Crossbow Animations​​
• Fully historical reload sequence with standard fatigue calculation
• Optimized models

🔫 ​​New Sidearm Mechanics​​
• Added pistol charge animations
• Otimized handcannon ,mushkert (rebalanced)

🥷 ​​Assassin Stealth Overhaul​​
• Active camouflage skill (replaces passive invisibility)

All musket reloading and shooting animations optimized based on PIL, with key remakes for Musket (Matchlock) and Zanburak (Heavy Matchlock) animations.

Mushkert unit movement speed increased to 20-30 (Ultra-Heavy to Extremely Light armor classes).


Two-handed greatsword animation fine-tuned.

Remastered low-quality unit cards for added units such as Rocket Units, Tuareg units, and kretikai Guard.


Focus Skill: Reload speed nerfed to 30%.
PAVISE (Great Shield) ranged units: Melee attack/defense ×0.8 (toned down due to overpowered close combat stats).


Partial equipment stats corrected; horse stats remade – horse breeds and barding protection now displayed independently.
Arab Elite Matchlock model optimized.
Yeniçeri musket units' uniform colors fully synchronized with their unit cards.


Improved armor penetration – muskets now pose greater threat to plate armor units.
Hand Cannon shooting attributes fine-tuned.

Assassin units previously underused due to strict recruitment requirements – now adjusted:
• Available to all factions (requires converting to Shia faith).
• Recruitment points:
▪ Shia Mosques (2 initial squads, upper limit unlocked via mosque upgrades).
▪ Eastern Kingdom mercenary camps (e.g., Khwarazm, Ilkhanate) – limited to 2 squads per region.

Elephants no longer require specific recruitment conditions – both Melee Elephants and Greek Fire Elephants can be unlocked via Elephant Habitats.

Wardog Ranged Infantry units caused CTD (crash-to-desktop). All Wardog Ranged Infantry units have been removed. African factions' Wardog units are now retained as melee-only. Welsh Wardog Ranged Infantry Longbowmen converted to standard archers. Sherwood units now provide stealth capabilities

Rebalanced missile block mechanics, adjusted handcannon models, optimized certain animations. Due to changes in animation logic, compensated by optimizing reload times for some firearms.

1. Cavalry Charge Rules Overhaul
- **Only lancer units** can charge the following targets:
• PAVISE shield bearers
• Spear infantry
• Polearm/pike formations
- Non-lancer cavalry will **trigger panic** in their mounts before contact (auto-canceling charges)

2. Handcannon Unit Specialization
- Non-PAVISE **handcannon troops** are now a standalone class
- Adjusted attributes:
• Slightly reduced range
• Added **two-handed melee attacks** (smashing enemies with handcannons)

3. Dynamic Stamina System
- AI-optimized **tiered stamina rules**:
• Light units: **Zero stamina drain** while sprinting
• Heavy units: Continuous stamina loss during movement/combat
• Cavalry/mounted infantry: Gain **extra stamina recovery** (disabled when dismounted)
- *Note: The UI shows "-0 fatigue" due to integer rounding, but fractional values (e.g., -0.3) are fully functional*

4. Polearm Tier System
Introduced Elite Polearms (ELITE/WELL tier) and Standard Polearms

Elite Polearm Traits:
• Overall stats surpass standard tier, matching poleaxe effectiveness
• Exclusive Armor-Piercing property (balance under monitoring)
• Tactical contrast with poleaxes' Shield-Piercing

Unit Distribution:
• Elite Polearms: 41 units
• Standard Polearms: 132 units

5. Animation Integration
Optimized animation blending to minimize clipping



- Current stamina rates are **initial test values** – player feedback is requested
- Focus test scenarios for cavalry panic mechanics:
▪ Light cavalry accidentally triggering spear formations
▪ Heavy cavalry vs. lancer unit attrition ratios