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[romanius24]

See? I told you that image was gonna start a riot.
Those damned Spartans...just because of this i am gonna sack that stupid village of theirs.

[wrighty0044]

I'm pretty sure that's impossible to make. Areas are either traversable or not, seasonal changes don't matter.

yeah thought that would be the case. Would be awesome though

[Ἀπολλόδοτος Α΄ ὁ Σωτήρ]

See? I told you that image was gonna start a riot.
Those damned Spartans...just because of this i am gonna sack that stupid village of theirs.

Also, rename the settlement to Leuktra, just to annoy the inhabitants.

[romanius24]

When i conquer them as the Macedonians, they will be renamed to Alexandria nr 21 or something like that.
If i am playing a Persian type faction they will be renamed to 'error_city_not_found".

[Ἀπολλόδοτος Α΄ ὁ Σωτήρ]

When i conquer them as the Macedonians, they will be renamed to Alexandria nr 21 or something like that.
If i am playing a Persian type faction they will be renamed to 'error_city_not_found".

If i am playing a Persian type faction they will be renamed to 'error_city_not_found".

No... please don't destroy glorious Sparta, just rename it to UNKNOWN "Yauna-Shahr".

This is based on a story of Spartans sending emissaries to Cyrus, demanding that Persia cause no harm to Greeks in Asia Minor, or Spartans will punish him - to which Cyrus replied:
"The Spartans? - Who are they?"

[b0Gia de Bodemloze]

They finally learned them bad way.

[Boogie Knight]

Flooded areas are always passable in vanilla and other mods, even if it means all the campaign map models are wading up to their necks in flood water. I had a diplomat just the other day in SSHIP standing proudly outside Rome, almost entirely submerged but still diligently handing over tribute.

[Ἀπολλόδοτος Α΄ ὁ Σωτήρ]

New unit - Libyan Swordsmen pictured on twitter!

[romanius24]

There was a different Lybian unit posted a while back credited to someone else. Different unit?
Looked almost identical.

[Anubis88]

There was a different Lybian unit posted a while back credited to someone else. Different unit?

Yes. I assume you refer to the Libyian spearmen that got a late version. These are a simmilar unit, but armed with swords. It's the closest to the Elite African Swordsmen of EBI

[alex33]

Libyian swordsmen won't be in 2.2.

well so much for that anubis hahaha gosh i will play carthage till i'm dead in 2.2 xD

[Anubis88]

well so much for that anubis hahaha gosh i will play carthage till i'm dead in 2.2 xD

From the other thread -

Indeed. A new unit is just previewed that till a few days ago we thought won't be in 2.2.

But when Gustave asks
hey guys, do you mind if i do this unit


, and Zarrr says
yeah i'll do the model sure


you ofc say HELL YES and don't ask questions

So yeah haha

[Tactics Mayers]

Will there be Punic Phalangitai or a Carthaginian Version of the Epilektoi Thorakitai?

[Anubis88]

Will there be Punic Phalangitai or a Carthaginian Version of the Epilektoi Thorakitai?

Don't ask about the Phalangitai . It's definetly not going to be made soon if it's made at all. It's a really polarizing unit and a big point of disagreement amongst our historians. I can't see the Carthaginians having anything like the Epilektoi though. At least it's not concepted as of yet. And i really can't think whom they would represent

[QuintusSertorius]

Will there be Punic Phalangitai or a Carthaginian Version of the Epilektoi Thorakitai?

No Punic phalangitai; they can hire merc phalanxes like anyone else, and that's as far as it goes. The evidence isn't great, basically.

[Sarkiss]

No Punic phalangitai; they can hire merc phalanxes like anyone else, and that's as far as it goes. The evidence isn't great, basically.

was there ever any tangible evidence at all? iirc, most of the theories been built on various conjectures and i'd be interesting to see something more concrete to support the assumption that there ever was such a thing as punic phalangitai.

[Anubis88]

was there ever any tangible evidence at all? iirc, most of the theories been built on various conjectures and i'd be interesting to see something more concrete to support the assumption that there ever was such a thing as punic phalangitai.

There were some pictures which could be interpreted as a phalangite. Also it's been stated that archeologists found an arsenal of sarrissas in Carthage but when we tried to trace the info we couldn't find it so it's hard to say where the guy that made the original concept got it. Maybe he misstyped his source or something different. So mostly just conjectural evidence. Some think it's enough, others don't.

[alex33]

I'd say why waste a unit slot for them if they can be represented by a merc phalangitai unit. Even if Qart used phalangitai they would be most likely be hellenic mercs anyway

[Tactics Mayers]

Would it been possible that the Carthaginiam fielded "phalanx" would have both capable of hurling javelins and then reforming into a defensive phalanx in the flanks of the line?

[HaHawk]

I'd say why waste a unit slot for them if they can be represented by a merc phalangitai unit. Even if Qart used phalangitai they would be most likely be hellenic mercs anyway

I agree. As it stands, it isn't difficult to build a small fleet (or use an existing fleet) and sail to Greece or Ptolemy's lands with a General and recruit mercenary phalangites to your heart's content.