I originally made this mod for myself, because I was annoyed by the general look of the Greek units in Rome 2, and decided to something about it. Those who have been following it since the start; know that the mod have come a long way since it's original release, thanks to this forum and user feedback. IMPORTANT: This mod is entirely my preference and it is not a historical mod! It's rather a plausibly historical mod, so while the changes are not historical, I'm trying to stay within acceptable boundaries. I'm also aware that this won't appeal to everyone's taste. I decided to share it here so like minded individuals can download it. Now that I got that out of my system, I present to you, my Hellenic League mod.
The mod basically makes Greek units look more like a professional army, where each unit has some sort of 'standard issue' equipment. Because of this idea, the mod takes away a little from the vanilla unit variety, in order to give the units the more uniformed look, while still trying to preserve some of it(No Clone armies here don't worry). Most of you know that CA didn't do anything wrong from a historical standpoint when designing the Greek units, as during this period, every soldier had to bring his own equipment to war, thus inevitably making a very colourful and varied army. This is fine and all, but I just didn't like it, so this is my personal take on the Greek armies. Also, let's be honest...the moment you start the game with a Greek State, you WILL change history, so why not change it a little more? 
The mod also gives the Major Greek states the ability to form an alliance called 'Hellenic League'. This works much like the barbarian factions' ability to form confederations. AND as a bonus, the mod ads a few new units to the Greek roster which are very logical additions if you read the story.
Feature Summary:
- A complete Re-Skin of the Greek roster
- New units complimenting the alternate Greek history (with their own unique UNIT CARDS)
- Ability for the Greeks to form an alliance (not complete but it works). This isn't easy, as the Greek factions tend to dislike each other. When someone joins your confederation, your faction will be renamed to Hellenic League, but otherwise, everything stays the same. /This is all that can be done atm, as after digging through all the tables I didn't find anything to indicate that there is more to this mechanic. Even with the vanilla barbarian factions, your faction icon and color will stay the same when you form a confederation. So confederations are not treated by the game as unique factions. I really hope that CA changes this soon, as it would open up really cool new possibilities for the game./
- Makes the 3 vanilla thorax units(Swordsmen, Hoplites, Pikemen) available to the four major Greek factions.
- Adds unit progression, so your early units can be upgraded to their respective thorax counterparts when they become available. (example: Pikemen -> Thorax Pikemen; Hoplites -> Thorax Hoplites; Citizen Cavalry -> Thorax Spear Cavalry; etc...) The upgrades costs money though, and it can vary for different units.
Vengurd made a nice little story for you guys, to help put this mod into perspective and explain the changes I made to unit equipment. Read the story if you want an explanation, and if you're fine with the changes, just skip the story and enjoy the mod (it's a good story though so read it anyway)
The Story: The death of Alexander the Great left the Greek States, whom, even before the loss of the man, were unstable, without a leader. The preceding years saw the total and utter collapse of the Macedonian Empire, but not necessarily it's ideals. Having met Romans on the field of battle and in the court of diplomacy, the Greek States stopped their almost constant in-fighting and decided a unified front against these new latin foes was needed. Rather than join into a single nation, or even pick a leader, the Greeks all agreed to fund and provide a unified military and cultural alliance against the Roman threat, reviving the reforms of Alexander and his father, issuing standard equipment, requiring matching field gear and years of service to the Greek Alliance.
The effort to unify and to enforce the reforms took time, especially for Sparta whom had never been a part of the original Hellenic Alliance. Around 250 BC, even Sparta was well integrated with the other Greek States, all of which were finalizing these changes in the form of tiered formations, more traditional units made up the lower tiers while less traditional units borrowed heavily from their Roman counter-parts were near the top, possibly the Greek's way of silently acknowledging Roman Military superiority before taking it for themselves.
What this accomplished militarily also met economic ends; a standardized military generally meant fewer types of the same items and allowed skilled craftsmen to produce many more quality weapons at a higher rate, using a set amount of resources, which kept the prices steady and, for the most part, cheap. This coupled with the fortunes of trade and war allowed the Greek States to field more soldiers and expand at a rate that matched the Roman's nearly step for step.
| HELLENIC LEAGUE UNIT PACK_1 DESCRIPTION AND SCREENSHOTS |
Greek Choppers/Light Swordsmen
/I've seen them in the 2004 movie 'Alexander'. They appear in the final big battle at the end of the movie and I decided to make them, as they're a great addition to the early roster of the Greeks. They can be recruited until the lvl 3 heavy barracks is built, from which point they can be upgraded to Thorax Swordsmen//They got renamed to light swordsmen in v1.4/
Early Hoplites
/They wear all bronze equipment and this one is for the Corinthian enthusiasts  They're slightly stronger than the Veteran Hoplites, and have the upkeep cost of roughly two standard hoplite units. This is needed because they're a strong unit and could upset balance if they were cheap. They can be recruited until the lvl 3 heavy barracks is built. But cannot be upgraded. Since v1.4 they can be recruited as Generals too/
Thorax Spear Cavalry
/They're a direct upgrade of the Citizen Cavalry unit. After Thorax units become available to your faction, you can upgrade your Citizen Cavalry to this unit./
Thorax Sword Cavalry
/To make the late game Greek cavalry even more formidable, here is the Thorax Sword Cavalry. They can be recruited after resarching "Hellenisation" in the military management tree./
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| THE NEW SHIELD DESIGNS (THERE IS 45 OF THEM) |
It took me a lot of time and effort to make these, so be gentle when criticizing them  Still, I'd appreciate some insight on what I did wrong from someone who knows these things
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| PROGRESSION PATH |
Citizen Cavalry >>> Thorax Spear Cavalry
Pikemen >>> Thorax Pikemen
Hoplites >>> Thorax Hoplites
Periokoi Spears >>> Thorax Hoplites
Periokoi Pikemen >>> Thorax Pikemen
Periokoi Hoplites >>> Thorax Hoplites
Light Hoplites >>> Thorax Hoplites
Militia Hoplites >>> Thorax Hoplites
Spartan Hoplites >>> Thorax Hoplites
Spartan Pikemen >>> Thorax Pikemen
Thureos Hoplites >>> Thorax Hoplites
Thureos Spears >>> Thorax Hoplites
Greek Chopper (New unit) >>> Thorax Swordsmen
The Pike, Sword and Cavalry upgrades are available when you research the Hellenisation technology in the Military management tree. The thorax hoplites become available after the research of the Remuneration reforms. These are in line with the vanilla game. Also, depending on the initial training level of the unit, it might cost more for certain units to be upgraded to their modern versions.
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Recommended mods
1.
Ancient Colors Mod - it changes tunic colors of all factions in the game to more natural looking ones. This one is a must if you ask me.
2. LuciferHawk's
R2:TW GEM mod , improves the game's graphics by a HUGE deal, go ahead and download it. Another must have mod.
3. 2TPY/4TPY mods and their extensions (TECH & BUILD 2TPY), they can be found on these forums. This mod is much more fun if you really have to go through the standardization process and you can't rush it.
4.
Professional Carthaginian Army Mod - An extension of the Hellenic League mod for Carrthage. If you like this one you'll love that too.
Compatiblity
It should be compatible with anything that doesn't modify the same variantmeshes as this mod. (Basically it won't be compatible with other Greek Re-skins) It's also compatible with all patches.
Translations
The mod is available in the following languages too: Italian, Spanish, Czech, German, French, Russian and Polish. Head over to the
UPC Project's thread and download the language you need, and don't forget to give thanks and reputation to Radious and SwissHalbaldier (and the other translators) for their awesome work. They did an amazing job. I would also like to thank Aragorn-Elessar for his Italian translation; Draikz for his Spanish translation;and the rest of the UPC team for all the others translations. Cheers guys!
The Future
Next update will feature even more new shield patterns, and I'll try to think of new some new units (I might need some help with that one).
Installation
After downloading, open the .rar file with WINRAR or 7zip, and follow the instructions found there! Everything you can possibly need to use this mod is there.
-> HELLENIC LEAGUE MOD v1.6 DOWNLOAD <-
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External links (for those who are having troubles downloading from the site)
-Hellenic League Mod v1.2: Download
-All in One Re-Skin version: Download
-Modular Version for mix n' matching with other mods: Download
-Early Hoplites: Download
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Credits:
- Vengurd for the Story
- Reichmar12 for his ideas
- crzyrndm for his help with the confederation part
- daniu for the PFM
- .Mitch. for the ModManager
- and Creative Assembly for making this great game!
As always, feedback is appreciated. Enjoy!
HELLENIC LEAGUE MOD (MORE NEW SHIELD DESIGNS AND MORE NEW ARMOR!!!) ver1.6 /UPDATED - 14.01.2014/
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Re: More Uniformed Greek Units
Originally Posted by bolls
