Tuestedo

[buckie33]

Quick question:

How do you do the Tuestedo (spelling?) formation (the "Turtle") using the Romans?

Thanks

[Stingray970]

You need a unit that can do the testudo formation first. The units that can all end with the word cohert. From there, simply press the special ability button to toggle it ( manually or a hotkey. Mine is set to "f" ) and testudo.

[Blatta Optima Maxima]

You select a unit that can form a testudo, and then click the unit special ability - the same way as fire arrows or a phalanx.

[Bull3pr00f de Bodemloze]

To further extend the answer; you'll first have to get to the Marian Reforms. These reforms represent that change in the Roman army from the manipular-style legions to the cohort-based legions (those used by Caesar and the early Empire). You can do this by building an Imperial Palace (thus, you first need to have a huge city) in Italy (except for Rome). The reforms will then trigger and your old units will be replaced by "Imperial" units: cohorts, praetorians, etc. These units are capable of the testudo formation.

[Drustan]

your old units will be replaced by "Imperial" units: cohorts, praetorians, etc.the testudo formation.

Nope, you keep your old units after the reforms but they cannot be retrained if some men are lost. To get the post- Marian units which can use the tetsudo you need to train them from your cities after the reforms.

[Bull3pr00f de Bodemloze]

Nope, you keep your old units after the reforms but they cannot be retrained if some men are lost. To get the post- Marian units which can use the tetsudo you need to train them from your cities after the reforms.

Well, that's what I meant anyhow

[Legio]

Make serious replies or none at all.

[Stingray970]

To be fair the turtle comment was fairly funny, although not very relevant.

[|Sith| Max]

Its a common human behaviour rule that when someone asks stupid questions they get stupid answers.

[Bull3pr00f de Bodemloze]

Every veteran was a noob once. It's the task of the veterans to eradicate "nooby-ness" by educating the noobs.




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So I don't even know why I replied; after all, I'm just a "silly boy"

[|Sith|Galvanized Iron]

Every veteran was a noob once. It's the task of the veterans to eradicate "nooby-ness" by educating the noobs.




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So I don't even know why I replied; after all, I'm just a "silly boy"

There's a difference between being a beginner/unskilled or being a n00b

[Legio]

And closed. buckie33, check out this excellent guide: http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showth...otal-War-Guide