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jakubmazanec · 5h ago

When I was playing Medieval: Total War (both I and II), the bows and crossbows were very effective against an enemy attacking me. Now I wonder if the game modeled the arrow barrage realistically, or to align it with our movie-based perception of medieval archers.

jayGlow · 4h ago

i remember a history channel show using the total war games in order to determine the best type of bow. I'm not sure how accurate it was

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