Can you add Gladiators' uprising instead of slave unrest in Latin regions ?

[Mithridates II the Great]

I think it can be a good idea to see something like Spartacus uprisings in Latin provinces ( or provinces with Latin majority ) that you fight against gladiator type units .

It can be much better if some new gladiator type units be added to them .

Any idea or possibility ?

[Lord Dakier]

A whole new slave/gladiator faction would be awesome if it could become emergent or liberatable via script.

[Le_Swede]

Or perhaps just give latin rebels some gladiator units in their armies.

[Dresden]

Or perhaps just give latin rebels some gladiator units in their armies.

In theory this is possible.

[krunsh]

Or perhaps just give latin rebels some gladiator units in their armies.

This seems like the most logical way to go at it. Also the easiest to mod.

[Lord Dakier]

Are we unable to script armies into the game Dresden? Remember the old Rome TW mods scripting in Spartacus' slave rebellion all over Capua and the player having to stop the rot.

Also off-topic didn't you have a diplomacy sub-mod or did that get integrated?

[Selea]

Are we unable to script armies into the game Dresden? Remember the old Rome TW mods scripting in Spartacus' slave rebellion all over Capua and the player having to stop the rot.

Sure, you can do it, but all these things will be added later when we the major steps of the mod will be in place (remaining are the Rome overhaul - half done, auxilia remaining - and AOR) and all is polished well (version 1.0)

[Lord Dakier]

Awesome! An emergent Spartacus faction would be brilliant.

Along with scripts to ensure other factions come into the fold like Boudicca and her rebellion being say 3 stacks. Rome 2 could... maybe with a little more help from CA and of course the magic you guys apply be all as good if not better than Rome.

[tomFoolery]

There weren't nearly enough gladiators in the italian peninsula to form an entire army on their own. The best thing to do would be to add a few (2 or 3) gladiator units to slave uprisings in italia, probably as a slave uprising army general too. I also think it would be good to see gladiator garrisons for amphitheaters.

[stupar123]

There weren't nearly enough gladiators in the italian peninsula to form an entire army on their own. The best thing to do would be to add a few (2 or 3) gladiator units to slave uprisings in italia, probably as a slave uprising army general too. I also think it would be good to see gladiator garrisons for amphitheaters.

I could not agree more with gladiator unit as a garrsion unit if you have amphiteter

[Lord Dakier]

In general terms yes any slave army needs one or two elite units to represent the top brass of the arena then several fresh blood gladiators and the rest made up of mostly basic slaves.

[Lustmord]

In gernal I guess there have been much more civil wars in the roman empire/republic than big slave uprisings. Spartacus on tv was very good on tv but something like a big slave army was probably much less likely than a nice little civil war.

[LawL_LawL]

In gernal I guess there have been much more civil wars in the roman empire/republic than big slave uprisings. Spartacus on tv was very good on tv but something like a big slave army was probably much less likely than a nice little civil war.

Not to mention much less powerful than and opposing Roman force.

Still, good to see that there's confirmation on scripting of armies being possible. I was kind of hoping we could see Baktria perhaps given script armies or access to Indian mercenaries/auxiliaries from the fringes of their empire. Historically they expanded rather successfully but in all the games I've seen the Eastern Satrapies are an iron curtain and East-West Hellenic expansion.

[Ivan_Moscavich]

I'd agree to the point of just adding either a gladiator general unit for "latin rebels" or about three gladiator units total for "latin rebels". Also, gladiator garrisons for amphitheaters sounds utterly fantastic. Even if all it amounts to is just being added for flavor, I think it's worth it.

[Mithridates II the Great]

I think making more gladiator type units can be better .

If we give Latin rebels 4 - 5 good gladiator units and the rest be cheaper and weaker gladiators / slaves it makes sense .


it only needs designing a few more gladiator units .

[KAM 2150]

I think making more gladiator type units can be better .

If we give Latin rebels 4 - 5 good gladiator units and the rest be cheaper and weaker gladiators / slaves it makes sense .


it only needs designing a few more gladiator units .

There were not enough gladiators to fill 4-5 DeI size squads plus other weaker gladiators. Not to mention that gladiators on the field were not equipeed like those on the arena ;P They just took Roman weapons, armours and shields. Spartacus and his brothers fought their way out with....kitchen knives ;P

But like I wrote in other thread, gladiators for general bodyguard are more then realistic, and If possible 2-3 squads of gladiators in total are plausible too.

[UsulDaNeriak]

But like I wrote in other thread, gladiators for general bodyguard are more then realistic, and If possible 2-3 squads of gladiators in total are plausible too.

Which republican or early empire general you are referring to?

[Romulus2910]

This is a phenomenal idea. Tossing some gladiators into slave revolts would be a great way to mix things up.

[UsulDaNeriak]

I can imagine gladiators in armies of revolting slaves, even if they surely never fought with sports-equipment in a battle outside of Hollywood movies or the arena. We also know of gladiators as part of city garrisons, in case of a siege and call to arms. And for gods sake let them fight in their equipment, even if unrealistic.

[KAM 2150]

Actually I would go with mix or gladiator style with regular Roman style. This would show their scraped Roman equpment but also show their slave clothing etc. Just give their arms a look of already used or taken from dead bodies, like helmets with sword marks on top