Armor Does Something

Dipping back into Bannerlord for a bit, friends. Thought I'd go ahead and dust this old thing off and at least get an ultra lite version of it running again.

To start off, I do not have War Sails, and do not plan on getting it any time soon, since it absolutely wrecks this potato's FPS. I wouldn't be surprised if all of the modules happen to work with War Sails right out of the box, though Nord items may go unadjusted. I can not confirm (WS) functionality at the moment though, so if you try it, please let me know one way or the other so I can update this for everybody else!

Anyway, here's what's up in very specific terms.

This is split into three modlets, all of them are in the main zip. Hopefully that will help everybody who runs other mods with compatibility some, or let you mix and match what you want. They are designed to all be used together, but it's not necessary. Here is what they do.

ADS2 Ranged Submodule:

This is the heart of things and it makes all ranged weapons including rocks (except other thrown) do cutting damage across the board.

In addition, bolts and lead sling ammo will knock opponents down.

This is a considerable buff to armor against ranged, though ranged should still cut down peasants with ease. Also, as crossbows are sorta the underdog against the Battanian MG42s, hence the knockdown. Let me know if this ends up being too exploitable: I haven't tested to see it knocks enemies off ladders...

ADS2 Damage Submodule:

This adds a flat 25% damage resistance to all (human) units.

The concept behind this change is that anything that allows units to live longer increases their ability to cross a field while under fire and still arrive while alive. That makes it a "soft" nerf to ranged units (as it does help them, too) but I mainly like that it makes fights take a little longer. If you find this mod to be too overpowering in the ranged nerf, leaving this out might help a tiny bit.

On the flip side, if you only want to give infantry a tiny edge, using this by itself will help more of them get across the field of fire and still have a chance to take out the enemy in melee. Of course, for that to happen they have to still be able to do that in the first place, and this also won't make them catch up to horses...

ADS2 Armor Submodule:

This reduces helmet armor across the board by 10 points for helmets that had at least 20 to start with.

This is basically a small concession to players who want to play archer mains with this mod as a challenge, and a way to introduce a bit of a "weak spot," though, 10 points of armor isn't really a whole lot.

Overall, mods that make it harder for the player to amass high tier (in particular highly armored) troops might be a good way to keep the balance from tipping too hard when you use this. I haven't tried it, but something along the lines of "True Army Costs," perhaps.

Anyway, enjoy, let me know your feelings on the balance of things using this. I might consider upping the damage of ranged weapons a tiny bit to compensate a little more for the damage they lose against armor, etc.