One correction to note...when I said a Sumpter horse was fast enough to couch a lance with when I tested it I later realized it was probably because my character had a high riding level with skills unlocked at the time. I think late game any mount except a mule will work but early game you might see a few cheap mounts too slow with base riding skill levels to couch lance with.
I'm surprised this video hasn't got more attention, so I thought I would like and comment. Thank you so much for this comprehensive, if niche, guide on lance and spear use on console. I recently got the game on PS5 and, like you say, there are no real tutorials to speak of, so I was struggling with a few things, and multiple videos helped set me straight. However, I had heard something about couch lance, but had no idea how to do that on console and couldn't work out what I was doing "wrong". In fact, I wan't doing anything wrong, it was just that I'm still early game and haven't got hold of a lance that has the couch lance ability yet! Yet another thing the game gives no indication of...
Thank you much appreciated! I'm glad this could help! Yes they certainly don't give you much to go by when starting out in this game on console. It took me quite awhile to figure out all the buttons and how to do certain things as well. So I felt the need to make a few videos on it even though the game has been out for so long now.
I like the spear brace for when I was still bad at using a spear on a horse in arena fights so if I was fighting cavalry I could dismount and brace it for an almost guaranteed win in a 1v1 atleast
That's a good point and a great use of it! Honestly don't think I've ever dismounted and tried that in a tournament but I should have thought of that and tried it many a time!
RB on Xbox or R1 on PS. But there is one other consideration. If you have a shield you have to put it away for it to work. You cant use it at the same time.
I can’t Couch Lance help, my Ps5 controller’s R1 it somehow for switching weapon and the menu page it said for R1 “equipment switch menu” and I can’t change it. how do I fix this? Thanks!
R1 is for the equipment switch menu, but only if you hold it down. If you tap it it will couch lance providing you meet 2 conditions. 1 you have a couchable lance equipped and 2 you are moving fast enough on your mount at the time of attempting it. A white icon will appear at the bottom right of your screen when you are able to do it. To see if your lance is capable of couching you just need to check your spears stats in your inventory like at 0:23 of the video.
@@TheGanjologist Yes your reply is likely the case! I'm not sure what I was thinking with my answer to @zf1155 at the time, I've been away from console for awhile since I got a PC. R1/RB is for equipment switch menu like he says but only if you hold it down. Tapping it couches if you have a couchable lance and are moving fast enough. Thanks I'm going to edit that into my above answer.
Whats the best unit combo to simulate battles? I tried all khuzait cavalary but it cant defeat 3x/5x armies on simulation + alot of them die on simmed town sieges .
To be honest thats something Ive yet to ever test really so unfortunately I dont really know much I can confidently say. The last time I simmed a battle was on warband so that might be something to look into! I know Strat Gaming Guides has done many live sims where he watches the results so Id check out his early Bannerlord vids to see if you can find those answers. But I dont even know if the sim battle results reflect the results from watching a sim in real time.
R1 will couch if you tap it and the equipment switch menu should only come up if you hold it. But you still need to first have a couchable lance equipped and be riding at a fast enough speed before it will work. Look for the little white icon on the bottom right of the screen like in the video to know when you can do it.
@RoboCharged ohhh OK thank you. I cannot tell you how many times I have Uninstalled this game and said "f this the game is ass." Just to re-download it 10 mins later I hate that this game sucks but is fun at the same time lol
One correction to note...when I said a Sumpter horse was fast enough to couch a lance with when I tested it I later realized it was probably because my character had a high riding level with skills unlocked at the time. I think late game any mount except a mule will work but early game you might see a few cheap mounts too slow with base riding skill levels to couch lance with.
I'm surprised this video hasn't got more attention, so I thought I would like and comment.
Thank you so much for this comprehensive, if niche, guide on lance and spear use on console.
I recently got the game on PS5 and, like you say, there are no real tutorials to speak of, so I was struggling with a few things, and multiple videos helped set me straight.
However, I had heard something about couch lance, but had no idea how to do that on console and couldn't work out what I was doing "wrong".
In fact, I wan't doing anything wrong, it was just that I'm still early game and haven't got hold of a lance that has the couch lance ability yet!
Yet another thing the game gives no indication of...
Thank you much appreciated! I'm glad this could help! Yes they certainly don't give you much to go by when starting out in this game on console. It took me quite awhile to figure out all the buttons and how to do certain things as well. So I felt the need to make a few videos on it even though the game has been out for so long now.
I was disappointed to see there wasn't a brace spears command. Thanks for the info!
No problem! Yeah that's really a shame. I'm not sure what Taleworlds was thinking there...
Excellent explanation, thank you for including the console buttons!
Thank you I'm happy it helped!
Great video brother!
Thanks much appreciated!
I like the spear brace for when I was still bad at using a spear on a horse in arena fights so if I was fighting cavalry I could dismount and brace it for an almost guaranteed win in a 1v1 atleast
That's a good point and a great use of it! Honestly don't think I've ever dismounted and tried that in a tournament but I should have thought of that and tried it many a time!
Thanks for the video this was very helpful
Glad it helped!
Thank you sir🎉
Mate how do u breace
RB on Xbox or R1 on PS. But there is one other consideration. If you have a shield you have to put it away for it to work. You cant use it at the same time.
I can’t Couch Lance help, my Ps5 controller’s R1 it somehow for switching weapon and the menu page it said for R1 “equipment switch menu” and I can’t change it. how do I fix this? Thanks!
R1 is for the equipment switch menu, but only if you hold it down. If you tap it it will couch lance providing you meet 2 conditions. 1 you have a couchable lance equipped and 2 you are moving fast enough on your mount at the time of attempting it. A white icon will appear at the bottom right of your screen when you are able to do it. To see if your lance is capable of couching you just need to check your spears stats in your inventory like at 0:23 of the video.
I think that means your lance isnt a couch lance
@@TheGanjologist Yes your reply is likely the case! I'm not sure what I was thinking with my answer to @zf1155 at the time, I've been away from console for awhile since I got a PC. R1/RB is for equipment switch menu like he says but only if you hold it down. Tapping it couches if you have a couchable lance and are moving fast enough. Thanks I'm going to edit that into my above answer.
Whats the best unit combo to simulate battles? I tried all khuzait cavalary but it cant defeat 3x/5x armies on simulation + alot of them die on simmed town sieges .
To be honest thats something Ive yet to ever test really so unfortunately I dont really know much I can confidently say. The last time I simmed a battle was on warband so that might be something to look into! I know Strat Gaming Guides has done many live sims where he watches the results so Id check out his early Bannerlord vids to see if you can find those answers. But I dont even know if the sim battle results reflect the results from watching a sim in real time.
Thanks
Agree with its poorly implemented with no command great video
Thanks! Yes it really is a pity they didn't include that.
R1 pulls up my command menu not the coach
R1 will couch if you tap it and the equipment switch menu should only come up if you hold it. But you still need to first have a couchable lance equipped and be riding at a fast enough speed before it will work. Look for the little white icon on the bottom right of the screen like in the video to know when you can do it.
@RoboCharged ohhh OK thank you. I cannot tell you how many times I have Uninstalled this game and said "f this the game is ass." Just to re-download it 10 mins later I hate that this game sucks but is fun at the same time lol
Thank you for this 🤍 I’m running my ps4 into the ground with this game, I atleast want to do it with a couch lance
haha I'm happy to in some small way aid a noble cause such as this!