Syrian Archers ??

[jegui]

Could anybody clarify where/if we can create Syrian Archers in any city outside Italy?

I have no Syrian Archers available on my fully developed cities outside Italy Was that unit removed from SPQR 7 to give way to Garrison Archers instead?

[czePowerslave]

Hope you have checked readme I dont know if its there but might be

[Hesus de bodemloze]

Thy are recruitable in Asia.

13. Auxilia Archers can only be recruited in the Middle east Now.

I think Syrian archers and Auxilia Archers are the same.

[lt1956]

yep only in Asia so that way they are special.

[S u l l a]

yep only in Asia so that way they are special.

May I ask which settlements?

I can not see them in Halicarnassos ... :hmmm:

[czePowerslave]

May I ask which settlements?

I can not see them in Halicarnassos ... :hmmm:

What makes these archers so special by the way?

[S u l l a]

What makes these archers so special by the way?

Good point since I no longer use Archers other than with Support Armies

However, in the east Archers in general are more precious to me, together with fast Cavalry. I think they are slightly less vulnerabe than Garrisson Archers ... :hmmm:Other than that they are still far from the powerful Cretan Archers.

[jegui]

Thanks a lot... very special indeed :-( so garrison archers will do until I get something in Asia... Do you guys use any other composition or just garrison archers?

[Hesus de bodemloze]

Thanks a lot... very special indeed :-( so garrison archers will do until I get something in Asia... Do you guys use any other composition or just garrison archers?

I would suggest you use cretan archers, or balearic slingers.

[S u l l a]

Thanks a lot... very special indeed :-( so garrison archers will do until I get something in Asia... Do you guys use any other composition or just garrison archers?

I use Garrison Archers only in my support army now. With the legions I use 3 Light Auxilia (instead of two before). In Asia Minor I use Cretan Archers sometimes but only with one or two legions.

[Raglan]

are there many units that are area specific you've got marian legions obviously, syrian archers as just discussed and mercs but is there any more area suprises

[czePowerslave]

Only cowards strike from distance. WE NEED THE HEAVY CAVALRY!

[Raglan]

is there a decent merc cavalry availability throught the map - i'm making good use of the barbarian noble cavalry in N Italy but i'm missing it in the south (would help agaist the carthagians) so it would be good to know if i can look forward to good cavalry mercs in other places as well

[Ejergard]

Barbarian cavalry is available in Spain aswell.
Furthermore, in northern Greece, aswell as in Turkey you can recruit Sarmatian and some other cataphractish unit that I don't remember the name of.

[S u l l a]

Barbarian cavalry is available in Spain aswell.
Furthermore, in northern Greece, aswell as in Turkey you can recruit Sarmatian and some other cataphractish unit that I don't remember the name of.

Thats cool. Never come across that in Asia Minor ... I seriously need some good merc cavalry there

[czePowerslave]

From what I saw in battles, archers do not really do that much damage as in lets say RS, where couple salvos can exterminate 240 men unit. And since AI usually charges your lines right away, it is wiser to have the javelins as LPS said, because they do more damage on less hits, and can be real pain for charging enemy

[lt1956]

There arent really alot of heavy cavalry in the east because there wasnt HEAVY cavarly everwhere back then. You need to Learn to IMPORT talent like the Romans did, do you think Bringing Gauls from the North to fight in the east was not Importation? If you have everything you need no matter where you go thats not realistic and doesnt teach logistics.

Archers are good to pummel and enemy while not all of them are engaged, also they are great for targeting enemy cavalry and enemy missile units. Hence why I use a couple of them, unless I need something else.

[czePowerslave]

Well, since I fight almost exclusively Gauls, they always send all their units into the fight and bring very little archers to target, so I rather use extra cavalry or auxilia units. But I guess that will change with another enemy

[lt1956]

Archers can give you nice kills on the unarmoured Barbarians. ;-)

[czePowerslave]

How about their shields? I mean, so far I havent ran into much barbarians without at least some armour