OK, so I'm Pre-Marian right now, does that mean I cannot yet recruit Auxilias?
Also, I noticed Auxilias are lighter infantry, does that mean that Immitation legions are heavier infantry and better...
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OK, so I'm Pre-Marian right now, does that mean I cannot yet recruit Auxilias?
Also, I noticed Auxilias are lighter infantry, does that mean that Immitation legions are heavier infantry and better...
OK, I'm playing as Rome, I just took Sparta and Corinth (the first Macedon settlements I have taken). Sparta has a Greek Army Barracks but can only train Hastati and Town Watch, when it should allow...
When running my second line into battle, do I use them to flank or provide a counter-charge and bolstering of the front line?
If I have 2 legions going up against 2 Macedon full stack armies (for example), would it be a good idea to control one legion and let the AI control the other? Or should I control 1 legion, use it as...
Do recruitment of the Immitation legion's First Cohort work the same way
as the Imperial legions?
Do you use Immitation legions more than auxilia (ie, no auxilia legions)? And do Immitation...
What's the best way to conduct sieges?
10% is hard to accomplish, that will be difficult.
OK, so the Imperial legions are only for use as a backup to auxilias on the campaign map or to fight in the more prestigious battles?
Also, in case I forget which legion is which, how do I tell...
2: According to LT's house rules, that would be the 3 Auxilia Spearmen right?
3: What if I have Imperial legions with Auxilia legions, then would I send the Auxilia legion to battle first in order...
I've got a few questions about auxilia and legions.
1. On the campaign map the red shields in the territories mark those territories that can recruit true legionaries. But the black shields can...
OK thanks.
OK, I know that Legionaries will be able to be recruited once the Marius Reforms occur, but I also noticed that there are Republican and Imperial Legionaries. How will the game decide which type of...
Nevermind, I found a solution in Total War's support forum. Turns out I had a corrupt InstallShield.
I have the original. Here is my full setup:
I installed RTW V1.0 and made copies of the folders and would rename them so the patches would be installed in the proper place I have a RTW V1.0...
Can anyone help me with this? My patch 1.3 won't install (hence, 1.5 can't be installed). It says there is an error and tells me to shut down all background programs (which I have none).
I know. Problem is, even in a few custom battles I tried last night, I tried one 2 with the Gauls (one had 3 units of Light Barbarian Cavalry, the other battle only had one), I tried a couple against...
I can do that, but that wasn't a Roman tactic (from what I read). An interesting example of a Roman tactic I read is the deployment of Hastati first, Principes second, and Triarii third, divided into...
Yes I am! :) I've been trying some other tactics based off of things I found on the internet about Roman tactics. I've come to the conclusion that those tactics almost simply can't be done exactly...
After a very weird problem with my computer, I had to uninstall my games, and reinstall them, RTW and it's mods being among those. So, I have had to restart my campaign again :tongue: . This time, I...
To my knowledge, nobody knows the actual date of Marius's reforms. That's why it's random in vanilla RTW.
If it were me, I'd build it and start getting legionaries into circulation. :)
I think we can all agree that the normal Roman wore white. I'd imagine they would spend the extra money to make their army clothing red though.
If I'm not mistaken, that is correct. The...
OK. It's still not historically accurate though. :thumbsup:
I've always liked playing Carthage with other RTW versions/mods. You could play them, I'd imagine they are fun. I'm gonna play them after I'm done with my Rome campaign.
For the problem with your besieged fort. Your army probably died because they couldn't hold out longer. I think forts can hold out for 2-3 turns then the enemy just marches in with no battle.
As...
No, it's just the filmmakers like to screw things up and not make it very historically accurate. Red, and as LT stated, white were the main colors of Rome. Besides, Romans don't look as cool with any...
Playing m/m and aslightly modified version of LT's house rules. :thumbsup:
I don't think historically there were blue or green legionaries either. From every historical source I've read, the Roman colors were always mostly red.
So the only way to get the garrison script is for the enemy to come close?
Romans! :)
I'm now back to the year 274 B.C. A legion distracting the Gallic armies near Patavium faces 3 attacks in one turn. The legion, already weakend by a previous battle manages to knock...
How close does an enemy army have to be to a city for a garrison to form? I've had one city besieged and one city get side-swiped by an enemy army and no garrison. I've activated the script.
The year is 277 B.C. in 279 B.C., another Gallic Army had besiged Segesta. At the same time, a second Roman legion landed near the city (coming from the southern part of the Republic) and crushed the...
Because the Greeks have heavy armor and loooooong pikes. Those pikes will take anothing down 7 feet before it hits the line. That's why your chariots went down do fast. I haven't fought the Germans...
Roman Herioc Victory...finally!
In what I hope is my last restart (to try the garrison script :wink: ), Lugotorix's Barbarian Gallic Horde of Evil has been crushed by the Superior, Brave, Strong,...
Still would have been awesome! :)
I'm giving up again to give this Garrison Script a try, lol. :)
Too bad the Romans didn't have chariots. That would have been AWESOME!! :) :)
Don't know if I necessarily want the garrison script though. Roughly how much harder is it?
In another thread, somebody pointed out that SPQR has 4 turns per year, but on mine, for some reason, it still only have 2 turns per year. What's the matter?
One more battle question:
Overall do you guys think it's better to have 3 Triarii and 2 Velites flank on one side, 2-3 cavalry flank and hold their cavalry on the other, 2 units of Principes to go...
It is now 276 B.C., the Gallic Barbarian faction leader attempts to lead on army over the River Trebia. This force is stopped by a Roman legion near the river. A bit of a difficult battle too,...