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tycho.psycho:

Harcha:

And on a related note i would like to ask do bowmen hit all 100% of arrows or do they hit like 75% or smth?

If you watch longbows you will notice that they miss sometimes. I don't know the percent though. 

Cannons can also miss if the unit changes course. In the scenario editor you can slow down cannonball speed and watch what happens. The cannons fire ahead of the unit so the ball and the unit will meet at the same place, but if the unit stops or changes direction the cannonball will hit the ground. 

the question that matters is, will it still do damage even though the animation misses ? 

Jerom:

tycho.psycho:

Harcha:

And on a related note i would like to ask do bowmen hit all 100% of arrows or do they hit like 75% or smth?

If you watch longbows you will notice that they miss sometimes. I don't know the percent though. 

Cannons can also miss if the unit changes course. In the scenario editor you can slow down cannonball speed and watch what happens. The cannons fire ahead of the unit so the ball and the unit will meet at the same place, but if the unit stops or changes direction the cannonball will hit the ground. 

the question that matters is, will it still do damage even though the animation misses ? 

yep 135 agianst HI and LCAV

The Cleaner:

I think the only time AOE has done something with accuracy is with the trebuchet? But I never really looked into it.

AoE2: Archers. You needed Archer Ring to guarantee hits.

AoM: Towers. You needed the tower upgrade to guarantee hits.

If I recall correctly, these shots did splash onto another unit if it hit them.

Thanks again! We all were very confused and didn't no what we were talking about, but you cleared that up!!!

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