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Thread: Myrmidon Legendary Unit [All Black Armoured Elite Swordsmen]

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    Default Re: Myrmidon Legendary Unit

    here is the latest version.
    should i use the thracian peltasts shield instead of the hoplon?

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    amazing work cant wait i like the shield it has now;P

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    hey great, it s better ! this shield is good

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    Wow they look AWESOME! I cant wait to use them in my Spartan and Macedon campaigns, Sparta is in need of any sword melee type infantry as they have zero. Hope you stop teasing us soon and let us play with your toys lol Kidding but hope you mash more units together. I love unit variety in the game

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    Do you mind posting the codes for your helmets?

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    Nevermind, i found it in the db.

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    I remember there being a mod for a Myrmidon unit in Rome 1. I think it was balanced by making it limited to one unit and taking 20 turns to train.

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    thank you all

    I remember there being a mod for a Myrmidon unit in Rome 1. I think it was balanced by making it limited to one unit and taking 20 turns to train.
    yeah i also thought about limiting them, but it only takes one turn to recruit them and the limit is 3-5 (gotta figure out whats best).
    BECAUSE alhtough they are the best unit in game considering melee attack and morale they arent able to kill every other unit.
    i tried a few combinations:

    1 myrmidons vs 1 praetorians = myrmidons win, 81 left
    1 myrmidons vs 1 retiarii, 1 socii extraordinarii, 1 samnites gladiator = myrmidons die all, enemy force reduced by half
    1 myrmidons vs 2 light persian archers (pontos) = archers reduce myrmidons by half before they even arive. in the end 40 myrmidons left due to skirmishing
    1 myrmidons vs 3 pontian hillmen = hillmen lose extremely closely
    1 myrmidons vs 2 celtic heroic nobles = celts win closely

    so, as you see, the myrmidons are a high moraled shock troop that, although they are great fighters, need the support of other units!
    once they are encircled they die quickly.
    in combination with their high recruitment and upkeep costs they are a very balanced unit

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    I think its pretty damn epic! Uniform can be cool but on a "heroic" unit like myrmidons I think variations in helmets, to show that they are individual aswell as a unit, is a must. great job though!

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    Great Idea I like it much can;t wait for it to be ready.
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    ok, so for variety i could make helmets with vertical or horizontal and without a crest. ah yeah, and we also got the talll horizontal crest
    so what do you want to see?
    as the corinthian is the only black helmet this is the only option...

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    Looks awesome, as a suggestion if possible (I am not a modder I have no idea if this can be done) for a slightly more armoured version it might be an idea to use black bronze armour/black roman armour as either a variation or the only armour type although the current setup is really good

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aguirre View Post
    I think its pretty damn epic! Uniform can be cool but on a "heroic" unit like myrmidons I think variations in helmets, to show that they are individual aswell as a unit, is a must. great job though!
    I think thematically, it would be better if they were dressed uniformly. They were a unit, not a ragtag group of individuals pulled from the ether for a single cause. They were among the most disciplined, best trained infantrymen at the time, which is saying a lot as it was the combined might of all the Greeks that made its way to the shores of Troy in the Iliad, and the mark of any professional military force is uniformity. Really, the only one who needs a horizontal crest would be their leader.

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    uniform stuff is the best

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    I really love those screens. Hurry up and release this!!!! (jk take your time )

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    I love them, except in my opinion, I think they'd look better with a black bronze breastplate than that chainmail. This unit is supposed to capture the glory days of ancient Greece, like Heroes of Sparta do.

    Nice work though, can't wait to use them either way.
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    Default Re: Myrmidon Legendary Unit

    I agree, a breastplate would look more fitting

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    Default Re: Myrmidon Legendary Unit

    aye, i'll try to somehow get a black breastplate
    sadly i couldnt find a boethian shield anywhere...but i think the holpons are fine too. i would just prefer a bigger one.

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    I hope you make these in the unit rosters for: sparta, athens, epirus and macedon. That way I could also have them in my fav faction: macedon! Looks cool.

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    Default Re: Myrmidon Legendary Unit

    Oh a few tips after reading the thread:

    - They need breastplates. These guys never had any mail.
    - Variation in helmets is not needed I think.
    - Just make sure there mostly black.
    - Units stats sound good. Maximum 3 units sound best in my opinion. 5 units would take out 15 hillmen. Maybe a bit much.
    - Myrmidon also fought with spears. So eeh, thats not possible in the game engine to mix those two I gues. Keep them swordsmen.

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