What is a Pila?

[Viceroy]

Yeah IRL, each soldier usually carried between 1 and 4 pila, and after throwing them they would charge with short swords or another melee weapon. Also, they usually had a shield.

[nilloc93]

A gladius was not a short sword.....

[linkxsc]

A gladius was not a short sword.....

Hmmm well they were usually between 1.5 and 2ft long (and quite thick relative to later longswords) thing is most people generally start at longsword in their minds and anything shorter than about 3ft becomes a shortsword. A broadsword would probably be a better term for most roman swords

[Untrustedlife]

They might be a bit much. I'll nerf them down.

the word nerf... it scares me every time i hear it.


Will you be adding melee weapons soon? equip the tribals with stone swords and stuff then.... (alongside the pilum and bow)

[Morrigi]

They might be a bit much. I'll nerf them down.

Ammo and melee weapons when?

[Jotun]

I like the pilae as they are, honestly. They hurt if they hit you but they're slow firing, if you keep your colonists moving then you can avoid having them thrown at you, it's a neat mechanic.