This allows Houfnice units to destroy moving siege weapons as long as they are directly in front of them their cannonballs will strike the unit's hitbox and do full damage, never reaching their attack point. Its higher pierce armor also means it takes 1 damage from fully upgraded Elite Skirmishers, rather than 2 damage like a Bombard Cannon would.Īlthough not defined in game, the firing arc of the Houfnice appears to strike much lower than that of a Bombard Cannon, and far lower than that of a Trebuchet. It is the other way around for ordinary Bombard Cannons. It flips the trade against Siege Onagers, which kills the Houfnice in 2 shots (one shot if 4–5 extra Siege Onager projectiles hit the Houfnice with an attack order (not attack ground), depending on Chemistry) but only needs one Houfnice shot to be killed (guaranteed on attack ground). It also has a 70% larger blast radius, making it more effective against massed infantry and foot archers. The Houfnice can take up to 23 fully upgraded Arbalester bolts, compared to 16 for a Bombard Cannon. ships, stone defenses, and Hussite Wagons, and +50 bonus damage vs.
The expansion adds new units, refined game mechanics, and 5 new civilizations. The game's first expansion titled The Conquerors, was released on August 24th, 2000. The game focuses around the middle ages with 13 playable civilizations. Compared with a regular Bombard Cannon, the Houfnice has +10 hit points, +1 pierce armor, +15 melee damage, +0.35 tiles of blast radius (0.85), +15 bonus damage vs. On September 30th, 1999, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings was released for the PC.
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