Stakes for archers!

[Godwin]

No, not beef steaks! Pointy wooden stakes that they can drive into the ground so as cav can't mince into them. Probably been suggested before but more noteworthy than brace-able pikes perhaps.

[[ptx]]

You mean stakes?

[Godwin]

Holy shit yes I do!!!! Sorted, thanks 

[kono yaro!]

this is a good idea as it would promote teamplay, someone would have to carry the stakes. while youre at it you should allow non archers to bring extra quivers

[Lactose_the_intolerant]

already been suggested a few times. nothing done about it

[FRANK_THE_TANK]

Yeah, it's in ye oldy siege gear where hath thou gone :*( threads

[Miwiw]

. while youre at it you should allow non archers to bring extra quivers

thats already possible though, but the problem is you cannot drop your quivers without having a bow equipped (which needs 1 PD at least) :/

@ op good suggestion though, 1 slot or 2 slots, depending on how effective they are in the end

[Okkam]

Good idea, was suggested many times, but you can't even imagine how big can be ocean of horsemans tears. Only ocean of twohanders tears can be deeper.

[Teeth]

They have done some tests and concluded that it would fuck up performance completely if they were to damage horses running into them afaik. Don't think that is actually necesarry though, just deployable cav barriers that only stop them are good enough and add some tactical element for protecting archers.

[CrazyCracka420]

I don't know if I made a thread suggesting this before, but I've brought it up numerous times on the forums.  Stakes were used throughout history by archers as crude protection from horsemen.  It wouldn't necessarily physically stop a horse (i.e. the horse's leg might get fucked up and eventually kill the horse, but it's body might still fly into you as it fell), but it would certainly damage it.

This should be part of the siege equipment for the game, and like people said, even if it doesn't actually hurt a horse, it would be nice if it would physically stop them from riding through it.  Lots of times the stakes were very crude and just fashioned near a battle from tree branches that were sharpened into points.  But it did the trick.

[Godwin]

Yes, so have placeable stakes that do no damage and infantry can pass through, the fact that they stop horses is the point of the point.

[Muki]

Yes, so have placeable stakes that do no damage and infantry can pass through, the fact that they stop horses is the point of the point.

couldn't we just use shield shields to stop the horses too or c-site?

[Arrowblood]

couldn't we just use shield shields to stop the horses too or c-site?

No. Stakes look better.

[CrazyCracka420]

No. Stakes look better.

And they would be lighter, and should probably be able to carry like 2 or 3 for each weapon slot.

[Joseph Porta]

What would happen if a bunch o archers wouldmake a circle and camp it? Or you want a minimum distances between the stakes?