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Cavalry units learn to hit more enemies at once: Sword cavalry unit when hitting an enemy hit also the 2 adjacent unit on the sides, while spear cavalry hit the enemy right behind the original target

I really like it! But I don't think the engine can handle it right now (as with the ballista area damage post) but I might be wrong

+2 on the idea.

I'll have to look for the Area Damage thread.

In the short-term, could we give calvary units area damage bonus like elephants?

I think your spear example has the target and attacker backwards.

This sounds like my idea with blades on chariot wheels concept which didn't go over to well ?

I remember it was something like damaging during movement, but i might be wrong.
anyway we might make an extra tech for chariots to, or an active skill

interesting idea but I think it (as i understand) would bring unnecessary complexity to the game.

Well... Players wouldn't have anything complicated to deal with, but if you don't like it, ok

I've just noticed that my image is wrong xD
For the lancer the collateral damage is behind the target

Cost: 6 turns
builder: Stables

Description: The horse rider charges at his enemies, dealing heavy damage to a group of enemies

Effect: If any melee horse unit dont have movement points remaining, his action (attack) gains trample effect, will b reset back to normal attack next turn

Basically if the mounted unit moves before attacking, then their attack gains trample effect but ranged mounted units wont b affected, and since war elephants already use trample, the tech wont affect it. If the mounted melee unit attacks before moving, it will simply deal normal attack, chariots may not gain this tech (since it has the blade on wheels tech pending), this tech can b considered to b area damage tech for horses

That makes sense and sounds like good mechanic,but won't it require coding?

the condition is no movement point remaining, i saw in map editor it is possible to restore movement and action points of units with triggers, i think it might b easy to code

Well,triggers aren't units jsons,but mayby it's not so complicated,we need Stratego here.

Sounds like a good idea, I wonder how would it fair.

The idea is good, just dont make the area dmg too big

Perhaps 4-3 damage?

4 sounds good

How much does elephants trample deal damage?

godOfKings wrote:How much does elephants trample deal damage?

idk check

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Just realised, sad as it may b but it is a repost, if its not possible to implement then might as well merge them together and put in the answered archive

Okay thanks for letting me know.