What is with the Units? Battles Only

[Bellus88]

So I see barbarian units in Macedon and a lot of foreign units in other nations? Why is this? Really doesn't make the factions distinct at all. Do these units come in the campaign game to?

[RedGuard]

those are all the units a faction can raise on the campaign. if you notice there are a factions own units that no one else can recruit and then you'll notice there are units like (Celtic levy spearmen) for example that can be recruited by everyone. the units in battle mode are meant to represent a factions entire roster not just thier main factional units.

[Brusilov]

There just isn't a way to please everyone. Some players prefer to have a mixture of units to use in a custom battle others don't. At leasr by haivng them there the players that don't like to use them don't have to and the ones that like using them can use them....

You can always add the NO_CUSTOM attribute in the export_descr_unit.txt file.

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type             bruttian spearman
dictionary       bruttian_spearman
category         infantry
class            spearmen
voice_type       Medium_1
soldier          roman_triarii, 50, 0, 1.256
officer          greek_standard
mount_effect     horse +2
attributes       sea_faring,  hide_forest,  can_sap,  very_hardy,  no_custom
formation        1, 1, 2, 2, 5,  square,  shield_wall
stat_health      1, 5
stat_pri         12, 13, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, spear, 25, 0.275
stat_pri_attr    light_spear, spear_bonus_4
stat_sec         14, 11, no, 0, 0, melee, blade, piercing, sword, 25, 0.292
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  7, 21, 6, metal
stat_sec_armour  0, 1, flesh
stat_heat        2
stat_ground      0, 0, -2, -2
stat_mental      22, disciplined, trained
stat_charge_dist 33
stat_fire_delay  5000
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        0, 1815, 559, 274, 366, 227
ownership        barbarian, nomad, carthaginian, eastern, parthia, egyptian, greek, slave

[HMonk]

You can please some of the people all of the time, all the people some of the time,But you cant please all of the people all of the time.

[naq]

At least you guy can separate the core troops from the mercenary ones in the customize army window, can't you?
When playing custom battle I often (accidentally, mostly because of the auto button) have Greek phalanx in Celtic armies or celtic warriors in Parthian armies. A very unhistorical feeling.

[Bull3pr00f de Bodemloze]

iirc, the factional troops are "first" in the list. The mercenaries/aor units after them.
Buildup of that screen is like this
factional infantry, from weakest to strongest > factional cavalry, from weakest to strongest > siege equipment > other units.

Just select your own armies

[Drowsy]

So I see barbarian units in Macedon and a lot of foreign units in other nations? Why is this? Really doesn't make the factions distinct at all. Do these units come in the campaign game to?

It's actually historically correct. Kinda like the current US Army, who is able to recruit local policemen in area's they conquered or hire mercenary armies from Europe and beyond

[Bull3pr00f de Bodemloze]

That's so wrong

[rory o'kane]

Guys, we all know the best kind of Imperialism happens when it's done by guys in red:

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and on that note, thread locked and returned to the grave.

Edited (Brusilov): All off-topic posts have been deleted for good measure.....