Spartan Holpites

**Shiftehh** · August 16, 2014, 05:38 AM

Hi DEI,
I have a quick question.. I just started a Spartan campaign and I can't seem to recruit the famed Spartan hoplites.. When will they be available? Sorry if I missed anything..

**Cope** · August 16, 2014, 05:42 AM

I think you have to wait until a little later on until you can recruit them - not entirely sure what building it is. I imagine you will need the level III barracks however.

You can check most details regarding recruitment and/or units stats in this very handy encyclopedia here

**Butan** · August 16, 2014, 07:30 AM

Leving is right, according to the encyclopedia he mentionned (I had lost the link, thanks!)

Dont forget to research the special military technology to unlock the goodies!

I didnt try Sparta in a loooooong time, but I love to fight Spartans and I saw them with the hoplites in my updated campaign, after turn 50. So pretty sure you can have them.
Enjoy the 100+ melee defense on hoplite phalanx mode

those guys are beast.

**Shiftehh** · August 16, 2014, 07:36 AM

Awesome! Thanks for the quick answer.. Yeah I haven't played them in a while too, but I'm a sucker for Hellenic factions. Athens is my long time favourite. Lets see if I can dominate the Hellenic League with Sparta! Boo-yah!

Oh and thanks for the encyclopedia link.. That'll come in handy!

Maybe it's even possible to implement it in-game to replace the current Rome Encyclopedia? Just an idea..

**Butan** · August 16, 2014, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by Shiftehh

Maybe it's even possible to implement it in-game to replace the current Rome Encyclopedia? Just an idea..

Pretty sure there is "hardcoded" and/or "time consuming" in the answer to that question

... But I read that suggestion in a lot of thread and it always make a lot of sense, hope something like that can happen in the future because sometimes its hard to know whats up in Rome 2, especially with the skills and buildings trees.

**Cope** · August 16, 2014, 08:30 AM

My feeling is that if were possible to re-direct to a different encyclopedia other than the vanilla version, it would already have been done by now. I find that it's best simply to keep that page as well as this one pertaining to agent traits open in the background so you can do a quick alt-tab for info.

**Anonter** · August 16, 2014, 09:47 AM

Why alt tab? just use steam in-game browser...

**Dresden** · August 16, 2014, 12:20 PM

I think the only way to change what page the game looks for in terms of the encyclopedia is to edit a certain batch file in the directory. This would require us having an installer (which we may do eventually).