FAUST Unit guide for M2:TW and Kingdoms

**brandybarrel** · January 26, 2008, 11:26 PM

The FAUST Unit Guides for Medieval 2: Total War download here:
1. Kingdoms expansion (8MB, 40 pages) MediaFire
2. M2TW Grand Campaign (5MB, 25 pages) MediaFire
Adobe Reader is required to read and print the PDF file.

All factions are represented on individual faction pages, categorized into polearm, melee, ranged, and cavalry units.
All unit pictures are accompanied by at least 12 stats for comparing unit strengths and abilities.

Each page contains:
Important stats for comparing unit strengths and abilities:
1. Recruitment: Class, Size (normal), Cost, Upkeep
2. Attack: Primary and Secondary weapon, Charge, Range, Damage Types
3. Defence: (Total: Armor + Skill + Shield) including Special Formations
4. Unit Morale and Hit Points

Unique faction information for choosing a side to play:
1. Campaign objectives (Short and Long)
2. Religion, Culture, or faction specific requirements
3. Faction Strengths (subjectively rated) Kingdoms only
4. Mini map

Appendices:
A. Mercenary Units
B. Navy and Artillery
C. Unit Defence mechanics

**Lord Snow** · January 27, 2008, 12:20 AM

I've been using these for a while now and they are a very valuable resource. I can't thank you enough.

**N3rull** · January 27, 2008, 01:12 AM

Respect of having the will to keep the stat charts up to date.

**Valbruch** · January 27, 2008, 10:09 AM

Great guide

. I finally found out the difference between skill, armour and shield.

**Queen Annes Revenge** · January 27, 2008, 08:43 PM

Excellent job, and thank you! These tables are a great resource.

**Idaeus** · January 28, 2008, 10:36 AM

Whats the Retrofit mod? Thanks a lot for this mate!

**Valbruch** · January 28, 2008, 11:12 AM

Retrofit mod is a mod that adds new features from Kingdoms (boiling oil for example) to the old Grand Campaign. Unit balance is based on Kingdoms as well - that's why there are guides for vanilla GC and Retro-fitted one.
It is available for download in Kingdoms: Hosted modifications.

**Idaeus** · January 28, 2008, 11:31 AM

Ok thanks a lot mate!

**Fire-dweller** · December 23, 2009, 07:59 AM

Awesome FAUST!

**HeroSK** · January 10, 2010, 04:59 AM

Excellent work! But I wonder why some units are excluded ? example : dismounted chivalric knights for danes ?

**D00d** · January 10, 2010, 06:28 AM

They're missing from France, also. There are other units missing. Dismounted Gothic Knights? Those units are available both in the campaign and multiplayer, so I don't understand why aren't they included.

P.S. I'm looking at the Retrofit version.

**Surgeon** · January 10, 2010, 10:03 AM

Both of those units aren't available in the campaign. Still could've been included though, but oh well.

**D00d** · January 10, 2010, 03:54 PM

No gothic foot knights in the campaign? My whole world just came crushing down.

Are you sure? I've played the campaign as HRE, but it has been a while. They are one of the coolest looking units in the game. They were even in the faction preview video. How could they not put them in the campaign...

Anyway, all units should be included in the FAUST. The stats are just as interesting to multiplayer players... err, multiplayers as they are to singleplayers.

**D00d** · January 13, 2010, 08:13 PM

I've found some errors in the Retrofit version, probably due to copy/pasting. For example, Hungarian chivalric knights should have lower shield values than other CK.

And it would be really nice if all units were in the guide