Developer Blog 22 - In-game Teaser

[TORN]

Maybe we should stop trying to create a NW line-battle experience in BCoF

Yess! If it's just going to be NW with a texture pack for ACW no one is going to be satisfied.

[Penn]

Yeah, we want BCoF not a NW with civil war clothing.

After all,

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[Wismar]

Will skirms and sharpshooters be able to climb trees?? Would be awesome.

[SeanBeansShako]

I think so. I believe going prone has been planned.

Hm.. It feels like this might brake the linebattle experience?

You guys might want to just throw out the big book of NW rules for this one and make a new one. It never works with some of the late 19th century mods.

[Furrnox]

Yeah well I just don't see how we will adapt proning into the linebattle rules.

[TORN]

skirms can prone but line cant?

[Furrnox]

So they are going to lay around in a spread formation how tha hell are we even going to have a chance to hit that shiet as infantry.

The only time I can see this used without being op is if you form 3 lines. 1 standing 1 kneeling & 1 laying down.
Though it wont be very effective.

[TORN]

this is why cav is amazing and you're thinking too much in the mindset of NW with maps as big as 5x5km lb's wont be the same as nw

[Furrnox]

Well will your sabers even be able to reach people that lay down? At least I hope so xD. Don't know the historical length of sabers I nub 

[TORN]

Or I could trample them with my horse?

[Penn]

Or I could trample them with my horse?

+1

People have to get their heads out of NW. This game is not going to be NW.
This is why we all want it, am I right?

[Duuring]

One little note: Horses are pretty hesitant about trampling people.

I'd like to suggest again, being prone should have SERIOUS disadvantages and leave you vulnerable for a sudden attack.

1. Extreme slow reload. At least double the normal time.
2. Standing up taking more then just a few seconds and leaving you totally vulnerable all the way.
3. Impossible to change to melee stand while being prone.

Being prone should give the player a little extra accuracy, but nothing more. Being a really small target is enough advantage.

[TORN]

real horses yeah but how are you going to program an animals behaviour? If I'm going full head charge on a lonely guy and then suddenly my horse is like. lol nope i'm out!

i'm going to freaking rage.

[Furrnox]

I don't think they are going to include animal behavior for horses that would be ridiculous xD. And yeah I guess trampling would make sense, seems like skirmish are going to be hard for us infantry to take out on our own if this is the way prone will be used but with experienced cavalry regiments I guess it could be pretty balanced.

[Wismar]

Well will your sabers even be able to reach people that lay down? At least I hope so xD. Don't know the historical length of sabers I nub 

Then jus tramble them with the horse.