Roma Surrectum II Presents: The Premarian Romans

[High Chunker Greens]

Awesome But I'm not sure I like the fact that it starts in 217BC - This means no Epirotes right?

[C-Rob]

I'll be glad to be free of epirotes, there's SPARTA instead!^^

Great preview, i am little bit envy modern pupils: they can study ancient history just by playing games)

Now if only the same could be said for Calculus!

[Ioannes Tzimiskes]

Pyrhus is dead

[SMoVader]

Great preview, can't wait to order these guys around hehe ^^

[Brusilov]

First of all, nice preview of course. What does it mean allied triarii...?

I would presume 'non-Roman' so it's either Italian or Latin or simply one of the many Roman allies in Italy.

[saxdude]

SO CLOSE, SO EFFING CLOSE GOOOOOD THE ROMAN ARE SO BADAAAAAAAAAAAAAS

[Ioannes Tzimiskes]

I would presume 'non-Roman' so it's either Italian or Latin or simply one of the many Roman allies in Italy.

Where I´ll be able to recruit them?

[Brusilov]

Awesome But I'm not sure I like the fact that it starts in 217BC - This means no Epirotes right?

A lot of mods have started around 270BC with Phyrrus in southern Italy. The main thing with 217BC is that Hannibal is in northern Italy.

The other major event for the start date is the battle of Raphia between the Seleucids and Ptolemaics.

[Brusilov]

Where I´ll be able to recruit them?

RSII........

You really don't need to know that amount of information do you? Just wait for the mod to be released.

[Ioannes Tzimiskes]

So the RS II will begin with Hannibal ante portas.

[chaplain118]

AD portas, motion towards.

[Ioannes Tzimiskes]

Somewhere in northern Italy or only in Spain?

[rsslcs]

This was unexpected! AAAAWESOME! Have a very merry (and restful) Christmas! And get back to work on boxing day, or else you will be vaporized.

[tone]

northern Italy

Northern Italy, all set up for Lake Trasimene.


Allied means initially Italian allies. Roman units will have a more limited AOR than allies (which will become available in non-Italian areas). If you read some history, you'll see that there were Italian (non-Roman) versions of the Roman units (triarii, etc, etc), and these made up about half the force numerically at battles like Cannae and so on. The Alae ("wings" - and where we get the word "ally") were made up of approximately 5000 infantry subdivied into 10 cohorts, comprising maniples of infantry and supporting cavalry.

In terms of gameplay, the process of Romanisation of occupied settlements will take a little while, and many places will only ever be able to recruit the allied units (which will have slightly lower morale - they're not fighting for their own country! - and slightly lower defence skill) before the Marian reforms occur.

[C-Rob]

A lot of mods have started around 270BC with Phyrrus in southern Italy. The main thing with 217BC is that Hannibal is in northern Italy.

The other major event for the start date is the battle of Raphia between the Seleucids and Ptolemaics.

Making both of those campaigns much more interesting!

[Ioannes Tzimiskes]

A lot of mods have started around 270BC with Phyrrus in southern Italy. The main thing with 217BC is that Hannibal is in northern Italy.

The other major event for the start date is the battle of Raphia between the Seleucids and Ptolemaics.

Will be battle of Rafia in campaign script? I mean so if I´ll play for ptolemy, if there will be at the beginning of campaign this event ...?

[chaplain118]

There's always the option to play these battles. You can choose to march your Romans into the Trasimene ambush or choose to fight the battle of Raphia, but if you really tried and wanted to, I'm pretty sure you can avoid them.

[Ioannes Tzimiskes]

There's always the option to play these battles. You can choose to march your Romans into the Trasimene ambush or choose to fight the battle of Raphia, but if you really tried and wanted to, I'm pretty sure you can avoid them.

You didn´t answer me. What´s the starting position of Hannibal in campaign?

[Ostrogoth]

So next 2 previews will be about romans?

[tone]

No - Gallaeci and Carthage will come next, I think.