Scythia (RTW Faction)
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Scythia are one of the factions in Rome: Total War designed to be non-playable. However they can be made playable by simple modifications to the game files.
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[edit] Game Play
Scythia is very hard faction to play. They have almost no money in beginning and their cities are divided while many enemies await.
[edit] Starting Position
Scythia starts game in north part of Black Sea. They are bordered by Dacia and Thrace to the south,¸Armenia to the south east and Parthia to the east. They have four starting cities:
CAMPUS SCYTHII- Capital bordered by Thrace and Dacia
TANAIS- Deep inside Scythian empire by Black sea it is near Armenia
CAMPUS SAMARTAE- This city is in north part of empire bordered only by rebels
CAMPUS ALLANI- Campus Allani is bordered by Parthia on east.
[edit] Win conditions
SHORT CAMPAIGN- Hold 15 regions and destroy or outlast Dacia and Thrace
LONG CAMPAIGN- Hold 50 provinces including Rome
[edit] Units
Scythians have almost no infantry, all horses. Their horse archers are famous and pose a threat to every army.
[edit] Unique Units
HEAD HUNTING MAIDENS- these ferocious maidens fight with rage, they are worthy foes for any enemy. They are a cavalry unit.
HORSE ARCHERS- not unique but some types only belong to Scythians
SCYTHIAN NOBLES- true elites of the army, they are probably one of the best calvary in the game apart from elephants and chariots.
AXEMEN- what infantry Scythia does have relies in the axemen. Not as great as that of Germania, they still can be relied on in a tight spot, and are great for clearing out Leginaires.
[edit] Strategy guides
Possible strategy with Scythia is to storm into Europe beginning with Dacia and Thrace and settling into wealthy Greece
[edit] History
Some more about Scythian history can be seen here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Scythia
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