So recently I decided to test something so I deleted my Clade Level 19 character and start over. Spent a few days in Haven grinding up to clade 10 to have the attributes I need for the test. I wanted to test to see what the damage is without mounted archery or proper archery skills but a decent bow. So before I rerolled I made a couple of short bows with 77 str, and 71 range. I took them out and tested on bandits. I hit a bandit in the chest for 25-32 damage with max archery and max mounted archery, I was hitting a naked horse for 50-60 with the same bow from horse back and on foot. After leaving Haven my new character had 30 ranged, and 30 archery, I used the same bows I had previously and my strength is the same as previously tested.
On foot I was hitting bandits for 14-20 damage, on mount I was hitting for the EXACT SAME DAMAGE, but I had ZERO mounted Archery, ZERO mounted combat skills.
I was hitting horses on foot for 18-26 and, 30-40 damage on mount with ZERO mounted archery, and ZERO mounted combat. When I unlocked the skill I was getting 40-50 point hits from horse back.
This makes ZERO sense. I tested with a melee weapon and was hitting for 3-8 on a horse without skills in Mounted combat or mounted charge, and 80 in the melee weapon skill. But with the skills maxed I was hitting for 40-50 with the same weapon.
So it appears that mounted combat with mounted charge is working as intended but Mounted archery is not.
On foot I was hitting bandits for 14-20 damage, on mount I was hitting for the EXACT SAME DAMAGE, but I had ZERO mounted Archery, ZERO mounted combat skills.
I was hitting horses on foot for 18-26 and, 30-40 damage on mount with ZERO mounted archery, and ZERO mounted combat. When I unlocked the skill I was getting 40-50 point hits from horse back.
This makes ZERO sense. I tested with a melee weapon and was hitting for 3-8 on a horse without skills in Mounted combat or mounted charge, and 80 in the melee weapon skill. But with the skills maxed I was hitting for 40-50 with the same weapon.
So it appears that mounted combat with mounted charge is working as intended but Mounted archery is not.