This patch is an alternative to D2300 and a follow-up to D2596/rP23737 and D2628/rP23782.
Currently infantry walk speeds are rather inconsistent and depent on rank. E.g. elite spearmen are slower than their champion spearmen, whereas elite pikemen are faster than their champion counterparts. Likewise, ranged infantry vision range varied (b 80, a 84, e 88, c 80).
This patch implements the following:
- All heroes have the same vision range, of 100. (This means no change for cavalry. Elephants get the same as their champion counterparts. Most infantry had 88, but swordsmen only 80.)
- All non-hero infantry have the same vision range, of 80.
- Unified infantry walk speed multipliers:
{ b , a , e , c } ( h ) javelineer : { 1.4 , 1.456 , 1.511 , 1.6 } → 1.2 ( 1 ) slinger : { 1.2 , 1.256 , 1.311 , — } → 1.2 ( — ) archer : { 1.1 , 1.156 , 1.211 , 1.2 } → 1.2 ( 1 ) maceman : { 1.1 , 1.156 , 1.211 , 1.4 } → 1 ( — ) axeman : { 1.05 , 1.106 , 1.161 , 1.4 } → 1 ( 1 ← 1.05 ) swordsman : { 1.05 , 1.106 , 1.161 , 1.4 } → 1 ( 1 ← 1.05 ) spearman : { 0.95 , 1.006 , 1.061 , 1.3 } → 1 ( 1 ) pikeman : { 0.8 , 0.856 , 0.911 , 0.8 } → 0.9 ( 1 ← 0.95 )
For comparison, rams have a walk speed multiplier of 0.8, support units of 1.