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For some reason, I read "Skiritai swords" as "Skiritai Legionnaires".

Playing as Sparta, you have to grapple with the same exact problems that the Spartans themselves faced in reality - there were never, ever enough of them. If you want to feel what it's like to lead...

Wait, what difficulty are you guys playing on? I've been avoiding doing politics, crossing my fingers and waiting, hoping for one to happen, but it hasn't happened yet

He's right. The Hastati were among the poorer Plebians, but any Plebian is still basically your middle class landowners. Having them be fodder is an inefficient use of the limited pool of people that...

Early on, you're gonna have to cast a wide net recruiting due to population limitations. A single city might only have 2-400 Patricii needed for the Triarii and something-something amounts of Plebs....

At most, I've only had just a small handful of spears to anchor the flanks, but right now I'm contemplating how a mainline of non-phalanx spears would work. My current guess is that I should have...

I wanted to ask, why would something like say Thorax Spears be used over Thorax Swords? Cav isn't as dangerous as it is later on in history, and the spears aren't as effective against other infantry.

Have you tried attaching your transport fleets to a proper escort fleet? The two will merge together and enter combat together. Even then, with the two combined, there's a good chance the AI won't...

I think you can try using the arrow keys for this too. Just tap it in one direction, then the opposite really quick to send them commands that'll place them right back where they were at. If it's...

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you're saying, but I wanna play it safe and gotta be honest here. If you're willing to refund Rome 2 over this, you're missing out. In the grand scheme of things, it's...

Don't kid yourself. It's a bug from the base game, and you'll find it no matter where you go. No mod is able to fix their occasionally janky behavior, just tweak the balance to their own preferences....

This mod has been extremely helpful in the grand scheme of things. In those situations where I find myself at war with the world - on purpose or not - this really helps keep replenishment working, as...

Well, besides the thorax pikes and hoplites, some spears for anchoring the flanks would also be pretty nice. Right now, it looks like they only have Thureos Spears at most.

I was checking the roster for Baktria again, and have to ask, are thorax swords the only thorax reform unit they receive? I don't see the thorax versions of anything else in there to be honest.

Practically all the Auxiliary AOR units are, at the very least, rock solid melee cav that also have some javelins for extra punch. Out of them, I think the Germans are the best, giving you stuff like...

It isn't perfect, but given the circumstances, it's definitely better than vanilla. I'll definitely start putting this to the test and see where I can take it.

EDIT: Well, I occupied Camulodunon...

So killing all the foreigners makes it easier to repopulate with my own people? Fascinating....

You guys are saints!

Oh neat! I gotta wrap up my Rome campaign faster then. But this also begs another question, though I'm not sure this is the right place to ask it and apologize if it is wrong of me. How do I switch a...

Which population pool do these two pull from by the way? If it's 1st Class Citizenry, I honestly might just not even bother simply due to the manpower logistics.

If I recall correctly, one solution is to change your game options so that you don't watch the AI's movements when they are making their moves. It does not resolve all of this behavior, but it does...

Oh mother of god, that is horrifying.

I wanted to ask, why do Syrian Mercenary Elephants have average stamina and 50 morale, while Indian Armored Elephants have poor stamina and 45 morale in comparison? Is this how it is supposed to be?...

Ah, that makes sense. Since that's the case then, is it possible to give the dagger or club wielding members one of the tiny shields or bucklers? It'd be a bit more inline with their stats I think,...

I don't remember if I or another person brought this up before, but could you guys check the Harpax Marines? It looks like some of them are missing their armor and shields, with some of the guys...

Frontally, shielded units will block most projectiles. However, if you shoot them from their right side (the one that's holding the weapon) or the back, they'll rack up kills really fast.

I can't help but imagine sending out colonization waves as Rome now.

If you're just looking for good, durable heavy infantry in general, any of Alexander's Successor States such as the Selucids or Baktria will do. Same with any of the Greeks - just avoid the Spartans...

As KAM said, it makes a unit harder to kill in exchange for reducing their killing ability. Some people use this with their Hastati, stretching out the time that fodder lasts so you can kill the...

Just a heads up for the future, I think the DeI guys want all questions in the questions thread sticky. Moving forward though, Rome's Disciplined Formation is supposed to form a block-like shape,...

I think for most players, you are right that this feature would be more clutter than useful, but I believe that this feature would be very useful for those of us who have particularly hard campaigns...

You guys are rockstars!

Also, I haven't had time to play it yet, but how are the standard hoplites feeling compared to other units?

I cannot help but be envious of these people who are getting civil wars. I hardly pay attention to my politics, hoping for a civil war to happen, but it never does! Just what am I not doing wrong?

To be honest, I don't think the triplex acies is the most viable formation historically or in the game. The Hastati draw from your 2nd Citizen Class, your middle-class backbone, while having stats...

Thanks for the reply!

Well, I might as well just put on my helmet and say it: I have a question about phalanxes. But hold on! It's not that bad, I swear! I was wondering if it was possible to alter how quickly they put...

I would say that the primary thing that you give up by using the faster battles mod is the ability to fight consecutively. You will win a single battle, but take more attrition due to the units...

First and foremost, I highly recommend that you do not play with faster battles. That favors the AI over yourself, as you have less time to flank and destroy the enemy before your troops take...

+85% missile damage? You have opened my eyes. I must try this!

This would explain a lot. I've been scratching my head for a while and wondering why the performance between shock cavalry and melee cavalry was so similar to one another here in DeI. Why is that...