Mounted Combat
You ride into battle much the way you would on foot, by going into combat mode.
Depending on the mount you are using, combat will unfold in different ways. If you are mounted on a horse, the way you will usually attack is with your own weapon, though you will be swinging to the sides, rather than right in front of you (since your horse, etc., would object if you hammered them in the head). However, some mounts, like the mammoth, are big enough to qualify as weapons on their own.
These mounts have special attacks that are used against your enemy by hitting the different directional attacks the way you would in melee combat. These mounts may have different types of attack that you can discover by getting to know your mount, for example, some will have a charge attack that will be quite useful in combat.
If you are using magic or ranged weapons, it works much the same way as combat on foot - aim and fire! There are, however, certain disadvantages.
Some of the disadvantages in mounted combat are:
Loss of precision: Mounts have momentum and build up speed. Many will not turn on a dime!
Combos: Melee combos will not work from horseback.
Spells: Some spells may not work while mounted (since it can be quite difficult to think while bouncing up and down on several tons of mammoth).
Dismounting: Enemies can knock you off your mount, suddenly making you much more vulnerable, though the difficulty is affected by what mount you're riding.
You and your mount will both die at the same time should you get killed. Your mount and you share the same health status and stamina pool, but a mount might also give you a health and defense bonus, in addition to the benefits of mounted combat.
Please check the next page for more mounted combat details
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