GUIDE · CIVILIZATION SYSTEM
Mounted Crossbowman roster change
The Mounted Crossbowman is available to Bohemians, Britons, Burgundians, Celts, Franks, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Sicilians, Spanish, Teutons, and Vikings. The unit replaces Cavalry Archers for these civilizations in the current Definitive Edition roster; eligible Heavy upgrades vary. Cranequins adds range and bonus attack against infantry.
Overview
The Mounted Crossbowman is available to Bohemians, Britons, Burgundians, Celts, Franks, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Sicilians, Spanish, Teutons, and Vikings. The unit replaces Cavalry Archers for these civilizations in the current Definitive Edition roster; eligible Heavy upgrades vary. Cranequins adds range and bonus attack against infantry.
How this system affects decisions
Combat results depend on more than the printed attack number. Compare the attacker’s damage with the target’s armor and armor class, then account for range, reload, accuracy, and any class-specific bonus; a counter bonus is separate from a unit’s ordinary attack. This is why the same unit can trade well into one target and poorly into another.
How to use this reference
The Mounted Crossbowman is available to Bohemians, Britons, Burgundians, Celts, Franks, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Sicilians, Spanish, Teutons, and Vikings. The unit replaces Cavalry Archers for these civilizations in the current Definitive Edition roster; eligible Heavy upgrades vary. Cranequins adds range and bonus attack against infantry. Range, vision, and explored terrain answer different questions: attack range determines what a unit can hit, line of sight reveals nearby tiles, and fog rules determine what information remains visible to the player.
- Focus
- Civilization system
- Signature / category
- How it works
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Civilization system
- Classification
- Game systems