Kingmaker has many unique qualities as a mod, which is why I believe will make it one fantastic mod! It is set at the time of The Wars of the Roses (1455-85) in England, and the two armies are the Yorkists who are fighting against the Lancastrians. Firstly, it is going to be using the much anticipated and fabulous Half-Life 2 engine, giving us, as a mod team, more possibilities to make the mod better for you, as the public, to play. It has an ingenious class system, which will interestingly include NO classes. There will be two fundamental values for the class system, which are "Prestige points" and "Valour". Whichever team you pick, you will start at level one, called the militia. The militia is the basic fighting force, and is recruited from all across Europe. It is not very reliable in battle due to the often poor quality of the weapons, armaments and training; however there are large numbers of them. The militia will only have choice of the cheapest or most basic...
Here is the full list of Kingmaker weaponry which you can expect to see in the final release: Ranged: Hand-Drawn weaponry: Bow Longbow Crossbow Arbalest Gunpowder weaponry: Arquebus Swivel Gun Demi-Cannon (1 and 2) Culverin (1,2 and 3) Melee: Swords: Single Handed Double Handed 1 1/2 Handed Hanger Falchion
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Here is the full list of Kingmaker weaponry which you can expect to see in the final release:
Ranged:
Hand-Drawn weaponry:
Bow
Longbow
Crossbow
Arbalest
Gunpowder weaponry:
Arquebus
Swivel Gun
Demi-Cannon (1 and 2)
Culverin (1,2 and 3)
Melee:
Swords:
Single Handed
Double Handed
1 1/2 Handed
Hanger
Falchion
Polearms:
Bill
Glaive
Poll Hammer
Pollaxe
Halberd
Pike
Close Combat:
Hands
Gauntlet
Mace
Warhammer
Flail
Armour:
Main Pieces:
Leather
Chainmail
Brigadine
Iron Cuirass
Steel Cuirass
Armour Accessories:
Helm
Visored Helm
Leather Leg Guards
Chainmail Leg Guards
Iron Leg Guards
Steel Leg Guards
Buckler
Pavise
The weapons you can hope to use in the Alpha and Beta versions will be the simplest weaponry, such as the Bow, Longbow, Single Handed Sword, Bill, with the leather armour, and this list will be expanded upon as Kingmaker develops.
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