Rome:
-Rome’s largely the same as before, with the addition of some units, and will later alongside Carthage benefit the most from the AOR/Auxilia system.
Carthage:
-Sorely lacking in vanilla, the Carthaginians receive additions and reshuffling of their roster. -Three ranks of Thureophoroi (Unarmored, spolas/thorax clad, and mail clad) are provided.
-Libyan Infantry are transformed into a high end unlocked unit, representing a late era transformation into a more Iberian/Gallo-Roman style of fighting with javelin and sword instead of javelin and spear.
-They have native access to numidian horsemen, nobles, javelineers and slingers in North Africa.
-They have AOR access to a large Celtic, Iberian and Italic roster in those respective regions.
-Expanded access to a few essential, widely used mercenaries (Celtic Swordsmen, Iberian Scutarii, ect.)
Athens:
-Access to three ranks of Thureophoroi (Unarmored, spolas/thorax, and mail) with spear and javelin
-Militia Hoplites, Ekdromoi Hoplites (fast runners), Hoplites, Thureos Hoplites, Thorax Hoplites, and Elite Hoplites
-Tech locked levy Phalangitai and Phalangitai
-Iphicrates Hoplites - soft armored, with phalanx pelte and long spear. They can fight as spearmen or as a pike formation.
-Light and Heavy Peltasts
-Fairly weak in Cavalry.
Epirus:
-A large number of additional troops to improve their abysmal roster.
-Access to the three ranks of Thureophoroi
-Three ranks of Hoplites (militia, light, regular)
-Three ranks of pikemen (Levy, regular, elite)
-Agrianian Axemen as a melee strong skirmisher unit
-Shield Bearers (Hoplites with javelins)
-Royal Peltasts (sword and javelin)
-Illyrian Coastal Levies
-Illyrian Spearmen
-Light and Heavy Peltasts
-A number of cavalry (Prodromoi, Aspis Companions, Lancer Companions, Thessalians, Tarantines, Citizen Cavalry).
Pontus:
-Some changes and adjustments to their roster.
-Three ranks of Thureophoroi
-Tech locked “imitation legions” (light and armored)
-Three ranks of hoplites (militia, light, regular)
-Three ranks of pikemen (levy, regular, bronze shield)
-Anatolian Hillmen and Eastern Spearmen
-Light and Heavy Peltasts
-Shielded Eastern Archers
-Greek Citizen Cavalry, Companion Lancers, Scythed Chariots, Eastern Proto-Cataphract Companions, Eastern Medium Cavalry, and Eastern Javelin cavalry
Macedon:
-Some losses, some gains.
-Thorax Swordsmen are removed (I have no references to them, welcome correction), in exchange they get Thracian Peltasts and Rhompania (light) in Thracia.
-Three ranks of Thureophoroi
-Three ranks of Hoplites
-Four ranks of pikemen (Levy, regular, mail-clad, elite)
-Royal Peltasts
-Thracian Spearmen, Thracian Rhompania infantry, Thracian Peltasts
-Light and Heavy Peltasts
-Possibly native access to Cretan Archers given their intensive use. Otherwise national mercenary access.
-Javelin cavalry, Tarantine Cavalry, Prdoromoi, Citizenry Cavalry, Thessalians, Aspis-Companions, Lance-Companions, Thracian Light Cavalry and Thracian Prodromoi.
Ptolemies:
-Some changes, gains and losses
-Three ranks of Thureophoroi
-Tech unlocked “Imitation Legions” (Unarmored and armored)
-Levy Pikemen, Klerouchoi Pikemen, Guard Pikemen
-Machimoi Pikemen and cavalry are locked until a tech reform.
-Egyptian Lighter Spearmen, “Native Infantry”, and unarmored Egypto-Greek Archers/slingers/javelineers are available from the get go however.
-Scythed Chariots are removed
-Klerouchoi Thracian Light cavalry available.
-Prodromoi replacing the generic light infantry
-Elephants
Seleucids:
-Some changes, gains and losses to make them more historically accurate
-Levy Pikemen (Greco-Asiatic)
-Klerouchoi Pikemen
-”Professional” Pikemen
-Silver Shield Pikemen
-Three ranks of thureophoroi
-Royal Peltasts
-Shield Bearers
-Tech unlocked “imitation legions” (light and heavy)
-Klerouchoi Galatian Swordsmen - unarmored and muscled cuirassed.
-Light and Heavy Peltasts
-Syrian Archers
-4 Asiatic cavalry (light javelineers, medium and heavy melee, cataphract lancers), and 4 Greek cavalry (tarentine, citizen, companions, cataphracts)
-Elephants and Scythed Chariots
Parthians:
-While they lose the unrealistically useful thorakitai swordsmen, they gain a number of other units.
-Usual Sparabara Militia
-Hillmen who upgrade into thureos axe/sword infantry
-Eastern Spearmen
-4 Iranian style cavalry (Javelin skirmisher lights, melee medium and heavy, and semi-cataphract lancers)
-Parthian Horse Archers (Light), Noble Horse Archers (Heavy)
-Cataphract Horse Archers, Lancers, and Royal Lancers
-Camel Spearmen and Camel Archers
Steppe Nomads:
Are a work in progress, but we’ll be soon to update them.
Barbarians (Germans and Celts):
Are a work in progress, but we’ll be soon to update them. |