Pikemen with 4 rannge

Age of Empires III: DE III - Report a Bug
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  • GAME BUILD #: 13.29366
  • GAME PLATFORM: Unknown
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: unknown

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A user on Reddit reported getting 4 range pikemen

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:point_down: List CLEAR and DETAILED STEPS we can take to reproduce the issue ourselves… Be descriptive!

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:
User reported steps are limited. From what I can gather

  1. Select logistician
  2. Go to imperial age with Portuguese

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Pikemen should have a range limited to how long their pikes are

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Not possessed.

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This was added in the recent patch and is intended:

The Pikeman now gains +0.5 attack range with each direct unit upgrade.

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I sincerely doubt it is supposed to reach this level. No melee unit should have that reach.

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@vividlyplain , I’ll run some tests tonight and see if I can reproduce it.

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Oh Nice… Macedons DLC.

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@vividlyplain, I have confirmed that the pikemen are able to reach 4 range

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  • GAME BUILD #: 13.29366
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11

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Portuguese pikemen can have up to 4 range, which is excessive for a melee unit.

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  • 100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Play as Portugal
  2. Age up to Age 2 with Logistician for +1 range to commerce age infantry, granting your pikemen +1 range, increasing the range to 3.0 instead of the normal 2.0 range
  3. Age up to Age 3 and research veteran pike. Note the 0.5 range listed in the veterancy upgrade is not granted (likely a different bug)
  4. Age to 4 with the papal guard. Research Guard pikemen and receive a +1 range, reaching 4 range Note this is different than the 0.5 range listed in the guard upgrade (likely a different bug)
  5. The imperial pikeman upgrade does not grant additional range, leaving a total of 4 range. Note the 0.5 range listed in the imperial upgrade is not granted (likely a different bug)

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Pikemen should have a range limited to how long their pikes are.

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4 range.age3Ysav (3.1 MB)

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Portuguese pikes gain +1 range with logi as it it a commerce age infantry.

Also, their upgrades give them +0.5 range with each age.

They start at 2, meaning 2+1+1.5 =4.5 range, ROUNDED down.

@vividlyplain I think this is working as intended.

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w8 the biggest thing in there is pikeman starting with 2 range

that wasnt recorded in the patch notes iirc and might need some confirmation

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Is it me or should their weapons get longer to reflect the change? Visually

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Melee Units have 2 range, you just never see it IIRC

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