[Cavalry should be able to dismount]

On 3/5/2021 at 8:06 AM, Pallamannen said:

Presumably the knights would dismount BEFORE the battle (i.e. during the deployment phase) and then be unable to mount until after the battle. If we are talking "realism" (which we perhaps should not be in this case) this is what would happen IRL: a knight may have mounted up before the battle or left their horse with their page.

However, I am not sure dismounted knights is very good for the gameplay since it gives so much flexibility to a unit. This can of course be compensated through costs and squad size, but it takes away from the strategic choices involved in putting together your army. "Realistically", there were of course no "Greatsword knights", "Mace knights" or "Sword-and-shield knights". Knights were proficient with several types of weapons, and would use different weapons depending on what they were doing. This is something which videogames ignore because it gives too much flexibility. KOH2 will (I presume) be "unrealistic" in this sense: knights will not be able to use several types of weapons. I think it is a good think if it also is "unrealistic" in that knights must choose between being on horseback or foot.

Dismount would be useful only in the town fighting. Besides, except for the Swiss lancers, basically no infantry could withstand the heavy cavalry.

[Cavalry should be able to dismount]

I agree that the cost is a key point. I did a research on how much cost for a knight. During the Hundred Years War, a knight needed to spend more than a year of his territory's income to buy a horse, not to mention the armor. In KoH I, the cost of knights is so cheap. I suggest increase the cost of heavy cavalry at least 20 times.