Where are the French Mounted Archers?

**Michael Westen** · September 30, 2010, 05:55 PM

Hey there!

I've been playing DLV with France now for a while and recently got my first citadel. I choose France because I played with them in the vanilla game and I had quite a good time, mainly because the mounted archers really rock. But I can't recruit them now. They are simply not there. Where they removed?

In a custom battle they're still available, though. Do I need a special building or something like that?

**RedGuard** · September 30, 2010, 08:52 PM

there availible in large cities once you get the army barracks im pretty sure you can never recruit enough though better sticking to dismounted french archers or scot guard.

**Michael Westen** · October 01, 2010, 03:16 PM

I can't confirm that. In the building browser at least there is no building that lists the horse archers as recruitable, neither in a castle nor in a city.

**Tokus*Maximus** · October 01, 2010, 03:32 PM

Ddin;t know about this French unit - cool - might try them in a future camapign of pain!

BTW, England can raise Mounted Longbowmen with the grand 'Tower of London' wonder building in DLV BB (Battle Balancer) campaigns.

**palatinae** · October 01, 2010, 03:39 PM

This makes 1-0 for England...!!!

**Michael Westen** · October 01, 2010, 05:39 PM

Does anybody know how I can add them to a building? Which file to edit?

**TaronQuinn** · October 01, 2010, 05:58 PM

At least in my game, French Mounted Archers are recruitable from the Military Academy.

You can add the unit elsewhere in the export_descr_buildings file. Once you open it, you can figure out pretty quick how it works. Best thing to do is to search for French Mounted Archer, copy that entry, and paste it in the building listing you want to recruit it from. Simple as that.

TQ

**Michael Westen** · October 01, 2010, 07:30 PM

Ah, yes, you're right. They're recruitable from the military academy. I only looked through the types of barracks. And since I don't yet have a huge city I totally forgot the academy. Thanks for clearing that up, TaronQuinn.

**RedGuard** · October 01, 2010, 08:28 PM

sorry about the confusion i started. I was wrong and it is the military academy that they are recruitable at, Your post inspired to start a new french campaign, thus prividing me entertainment over the weekend.