The swords some classes come with are usually much weaker and often referred to as butter knives.
Your bayonet can, but does not always, kill in one stab. You can use this to bait an opponant by faking an overhead stab, canceling when he blocks, and then doing a waist stab. The right mouse button can also be used to cancel an attack (melee or shooting). While a bayonet can only attack up and down, it can block in any of the four directions. hold right click and drag up to block the overhead stab). You can block attacks by holding the right mouse button instead and moving your mouse in the same direction as your opponant's attack (e.g. The up attack is an overhead stab while the down attack is a waist height stab. However, bayonets only have up and down attacks, left and right will do nothing. If you are using a bayonet (the pointy bit at the end of a musket) hit 'X' to switch to melee mode and use the same technique as the sword or axe. The direction you choose determines the type of attack you do. Release the left mouse button to do the attack. To attack with a sword or axe, hold left click and drag your mouse a short distance up, down, left, or right. Melee combat is easier in third person mode as it gives you a better view of the area and lets you see if someone is sneaking up behind you (hit 'R' to change mode). The mechanics of melee based combat do not change in Napoleonic Wars. I highly recommend opening the base game, Mount and Blade: Warband, and playing the tutorial there. Melee is the superior form of combat for the siege. You can get a basic introduction to shooting by playing the tutorial in Napoleonic Wars Rifle - This weapon is more accurate than a musket but it lacks a bayonet. Remember that most servers have friendly fire on, so be careful not to shoot your allies. Releasing the left mouse button will fire your weapon. To fire with optimal accuracy hold left click until the reticle stops moving. I recommend hitting 'R' to switch to first person mode for using firearms. The firearms are inaccurate but they can usually kill in one shot. This reduces the reload time of the second attempt. In other words, if you move after you have finished pouring the powder down the barrel you will resume the reload by using the ramrod.
The reloading animation is a muliple step process and a canceled reload can be resumed from the first incomplete step. You must be standing still to reload and moving while reloading will cancel the reload. There are around a half dozen types of firearms, but the two you will see the most are the musket and the rifle.įirearms have one shot between each reload, and each reload takes around twelve seconds. One of the major differences between the base game and Napoleonic Wars is addition of firearms to the game. This section covers basic combat mechanics.