For French & Jeanne d’Arc (& Byzantines Mercenary), the “Artillery Shot” is unlocked by getting the Age 4 Landmark (College of Artillery or Foreign Engineering Company) for the respective civilizations. This ability gives +5 range and +30% damage for a single shot against a targeted building.
However, the bonus damage against buildings (and ships) only have +20% bonus damage, instead of +30%.
Normal weapon for Cannon (French & Jeanne d’Arc):
- Base Damage: 100
- Bonus Damage vs Building: 500
- Bonus Damage vs Ships: 500
“Artillery Shot” ability for Cannon (French & Jeanne d’Arc):
- Base Damage:
- Expected: 100 * 1.3 = 130
- Current: 130 <<< Correct damage.
- Bonus Damage vs Building:
- Expected: 500 * 1.3 = 650
- Current: 600 <<< Incorrect damage! Only +20%
- Bonus Damage vs Ships:
- Expected: 500 * 1.3 = 650
- Current: 600 <<< Incorrect damage! Only +20%
Same for the Royal Cannon as well, which has a +30% damage bonus itself.
Normal weapon for Royal Cannon (French, Jeanne d’Arc, and Byzantines Mercenary):
- Base Damage: 130
- Bonus Damage vs Building: 650
- Bonus Damage vs Ships: 650
“Artillery Shot” ability for Royal Cannon (French, Jeanne d’Arc, and Byzantines Mercenary):
- Base Damage:
- Expected: 130 * 1.3 = 169
- Current: 169 <<< Correct damage.
- Bonus Damage vs Building:
- Expected: 650 * 1.3 = 845
- Current: 780 <<< Incorrect damage! Only +20%
- Bonus Damage vs Ships:
- Expected: 650 * 1.3 = 845
- Current: 780 <<< Incorrect damage! Only +20%
Build: 11.0.782
SOLUTION: Correct the bonus damage values from 600 → 650 in the following instance file: attributes/weapon/races/french/ranged/weapon_cannon_barrage_royal_fre