LEGION & AOR CHANGES and EXPLANATION
The purpose of this thread will be to inform the prospective player of Roma Surrectum about the recruitment and AOR system in this mod. It will be updated regularly as I get the information compiled...so check here often.
Romans:
There are effectively Five Phases that lead up to being able to recruit the Imperial Legions of Rome, and much has changed in Patch 8, so read carefully:
First Phase:
The Roman Republican Legion, consisting of Hastati, Principe, Triarii and support units is the 1st phase of the Roman Army. There are 3 Legions, of which you can recruit as many as you want:
Republican Legion I....can only be built in Rome, and symbolizes the Senate.
Republican Legion II can be recruited anywhere in Italy, up to a line where Mediolanium and Patavium are (but not in those regions).
Republican Legion III can be recruited outside Italy only, and only in the designated Roman military AORs you'll see below.
(You will be able to recruit Velites, Light Cavalry and Town Watch everywhere.)
Second Phase:
Republican Legion I VE- recruitable in Italy only
Republican Legion II VE- recruitable in all AOR Military Bases outside Italy.
As you build up your regions and you build an 'Urban Barracks' in them, you'll start seeing the 'Very Early Legionaries'.
They are a 'transitional unit' between the old Hastati, principe, triarii legions and the later named Legions. This unit is basically a slighly upgraded Principe. He is a 'Legionary', and this Legion has a 1st cohort and Eagle, but they lack some of the discipline and training of those who would follow them. They cannot form the testudo. This is a pre-marian reforms unit, so when the Marian Reforms occur, these and all remaining Hastati, Principe, etc. units will disappear from the recruitment ques. (The soldiers you have in the field, of course, will remain.) There is no 'House Rule' on these, except you should only have one 1st Cohort per army.
Third Phase:
When the Marian Reforms occur, the first of Rome's named and numbered Legions will appear in any of the regions you control that are listed below. These first Legions, of which there are 13, could also be called 'Consular Legions'. They were the paid army of Rome, and recruited when Rome was still a Republic. These can only be recruited and retrained in the specified areas. However, when the Marian Reforms occur, all pre-Marian Roman units will disappear from the ques and be replaced with various 'Auxilia' units. Auxilia, Light Auxilia, Archers and varius light Cavalry will be available everywhere to recruit. The 'House Rule is ONE EACH of these Legions. (I'll explain later what a Legion is)
Fourth Phase:
The Imperial Legions, of which there are 22, will appear in the same ten AOR Bases when you build an 'Urban Barracks'. At this point, all the Legions will be available IF you have a Royal Barracks in each region. The 'House Rule is ONE EACH of these Legions.
Fifth Phase:
The Praetorian Legion becomes available in Rome only once you've built the 'Castra Praetorium' in Rome. Praetorian Cavalry will also appear there, and the Praetorian Prefect. The 'House Rule' is TWO of these Legions.
Early, Consular legions:
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Recruitment Legion Post Hidden_Resource
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Legio I Germanica , Illyria , Belgica legio3
Legio II Augusta , Propontis, Tribus_ordovices\Britannia_Superior legio4
Legio III Gallica, Cisalpine_Gaul, Cappadocia legio2
Legio III Augusta, Attica , Celtiberia legio10
Legio V Alaudae , Venetia, Tribus_Nervii\Nervi legio9
Legio VI Ferrata , Zeugitana\Africa , Armenia_Minor\Cilicia legio8
Legio VII Claudia Pia Fidelis, Lugdinensis , Dalmatia legio1
Legio VIII Augusta, Cisalpine_Gaul, Tribus_Volcae\Tuath_Ruteni legio2
Legio IX Hispaniensis, Illyria , Celtiberia legio3
Legio X Gemina Pia, Coele_Syria , Ceretania\Ilergetes legio7
Legio XI Claudia Pia Fidelis, Venetia , Narbonensis legio9
Legio XIII Gemina, Lugdinensis, Pannonia legio1
Legio XXII Deiotariana, Mysia, Galatia legio5
Imperial Legions:
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Legio I Italica, Lugdinensis Sequania\Sequani legio1
Legio I Minverva Pia Fidelis, Cisalpine_Gaul , Tribus_Nervii\Nervi legio2
Legio I Adiutrix, Mysia , Tribus_Chattii legio5
Legio II Adiutrix Pia Fidelis, Coele_Syria , Dacia legio7
Legio II Traiana Fortis, Nile_Delta , Judaea legio6
Legio III Cyrenaica, Nile_Delta, Nabataea legio6
Legio III Italica, Illyria, Rhaetia\Helveti legio3
Legio IV Flavia Felix, Venetia, Tribus_Scordisci\Dardania legio9
Legio IV Scythica, Propontis , Phoenicia legio4
Legio V Macedonica, Propontis, Thessalia legio4
Legio VI Victrix Pia Fidelis, Cisalpine Gaul, Tribus_Brigantes\Britannia_Inferior legio2
Legio VII Gemina Felix, Attica, Gallaecia legio10
Legio X Fretensis, Coele_Syria, Judaea legio7
Legio XII Fulminata, Coele_Syria, Cappadocia legio7
Legio XIV Gemina Martia Victrix , Mysia, Tribus_Trinovantes\Britannia_Superior legio5
Legio XV Primigenia , Zeugitana\Africa , Nabataea legio8
Legio XV Appolinaris, Venetia , Armenia_Minor\Cilicia legio9
Legio XVI Flavia Firma, Illyria, Phoenicia legio3
Legio XX Valeria Victrix, Attica , Tribus_Ordovices\Tribus_Silurii legio10
Legio XXI Rapax (Predator), Nile_Delta, Tribus_Nervii\Nervi legio6
Legio XXII Primigenia , Lugdinensis, Tribus_Chattii legio1
Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix, Propontis, Tribus_Nervii\Nervi legio4
Latium, Rome - Praetorian Legion
These ten bases will be where all the newest military equipment is available as well; scorpions, repeating ballistas, heavy onagers…the most advanced cavalry such as Legionary cavalry, and several AOR restricted cultural cavalry units like Roman Cataphracts and Roman Gothic Cavalry…the most advanced archers and supporting troops.
For those of you who have asked...What is a Roman Legion?
A Legion is an entire Roman Army. It typically consisted of a General, several Cavalry units, one 1st cohort, 9 cohorts, and supporting units such as spear auxilia, auxilia troops, archers, etc.
My own Legion would consist of:
1- General
2- Legionary Cavalry units (and maybe a unit of javelin cavalry)
2- archer units
4- Auxilia units (various kinds)
1- 1st Cohort (which carries the Eagle)
9- Cohorts
Of course, it doesn't have to be that many units of each, but that's roughly what the Roman's had.
YOU CAN TELL IF A LEGION CAN BE RECRUITED IN A REGION BY RIGHT CLICKING THE REGION TO SEE THE NAME. IF IT HAS THIS (L) AFTER THE NAME
A LEGION CAN BE RECRUITED THERE. I HAD TO REMOVE THE LITTLE SHIELDS IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TOWNS ON THE MAP.
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Britons.....FREE PEOPLE
You actually can't SEE the Britons faction anymore because they are merged into the 'slave' faction....however, they do have different strat banners. Their AOR is much different than any other faction, because it's 'culture AND region specific'. In otherwords, if they own a region at the beginning of the campaign in Northern Europe, the AOR specifically limits them to building Barbarian units, and ONLY in that region. If they do take a another adjacent region, they can build nothing in it at all. Likewise, Greek areas, Eastern, etc. are all controlled in the same way.
They actually could be a playable faction...but in the future I want to give them better skins and unit cards. Right now they're basically like the slaves for the most part.
The object of this AOR for Briton is to prevent them from using their region and monetary might to overwhelm all the other factions. Their purpose as an AI faction is just to cause trouble and confusion, and make things harder for all concerned.
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All factions listed below can now build their lower end units, and some medium type units, everywhere.
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Gallia and Germanic Tribes
Gallia, like all the barbarian cultures in RS, is limited to an area of influence AOR. They can build ALL their units in Britian, Germany, and Gaul....roughly over to about north of Italy (I'll provide a map later). They can also build all their units in the 'military base' AORs (legio1-14), and in any city that was a 'capitol' at the campaign's start. The capitol 'hidden_resource' includes each faction's capitol town\city, and a number of other cities of 'historical importance'. ALL factions can use these to build almost all their units...with a few very obvious exceptions...Syrian Archers, Elephants, Nubian Spearmen, Siclian Infantry, etc. are limited to a geographical area.
Lower end units available everywhere.
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Iberia
Spanish recruitment is essentially limited to Spain and the Military Bases and capitols. Lower end units available everywhere.
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Dacia
Dacia is limited to it's starting territories and a few surrounding them, military bases and capitols. Lower end units available everywhere.
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Scythia
Scythia is limited to what would be roughly modern-day Russia, military bases and capitols. Lower end units available everywhere.
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Macedon and Greek
These two factions are limited to a 'greek' hidden_resource that stretches from Illyria to around Armenia in modern-day Turkey, and from Dacia down to Sparta. Rhodes, Crete, Sicily, one province in Spain and Gaul.....in otherwords, their historical areas of influence. They can also recruit all their units in military bases and capitals. Lower end units available everywhere.
Parthia, Seleucid, Armenia, Pontus and Pergamum
These factions use an AOR called 'arab'. It's a big chunk of the eastern part of the map. The AOR mainly limits the building of higher end 'elite type' units. Lower end units available everywhere.
Carthage and Egypt
These factions are limited by an AOR called 'south'. They can build anything they want anywhere in Africa, and a few selected regions they started with. Lower end units available everywhere.
Syracuse and Bosporan
Syracuse can build anything in Sicily, on any Mediterrainean island, in capitols, in any 'greek' AOR region and military base AOR's. Some lower end units are available everywhere. Same goes for Bosporan.....except a few of their units are available in the 'central' AOR.
Originally Posted by cherryfunk
