The "Cross" unit... (screenshot)

[dearmad]

Saw one of these pass thorugh my Hungarian Kingdom on its way to the holy lands...

http://www.applesnake.net/oddstuff/cross.jpg

[Trajan]

Yeah, it looks like that army is on a crusade. How do you get them? Can they be recruited as unit?

[2ltben]

I would assume that they would be recruitable with the rest of the Crusader troops, but where is beyond me? Maybe regional in Rome?

[lawngnome]

Yes, they are possible merc troops for hire outside of the holy land (i.e. in your empire)...relatively rare, I've only ever seen 2... they function like a Carrocio (sp?) Standard does for the Venitians. X number of heavy spear troops guard it, which is 60 with huge units, and they have the same stats as crusader sgts I believe.

Morale-boosters are always tough to test, but the troops are competent enough in battle.

[2ltben]

It's still a nice thing to see, a giant cross at the front of your crucifix-shaped Crusader army.

[Davidus Pertinax]

in palermo they are recruitable

[Trajan]

Yeah, that'd be cool to have one attached to your crusading armies every time you go on crusades. The one in "Kingdom of Heaven" looked bad ass.

[Endeav]

I had one on my crusade to Jerusalem; I was running low on infantry during the siege and decided to send the cross in. Go figure the wagon doesn't fit under a gateway =(

[2ltben]

I had one on my crusade to Jerusalem; I was running low on infantry during the siege and decided to send the cross in. Go figure the wagon doesn't fit under a gateway =(

Do it the God-fearing Catholic way, get some trebuchets and make an entryway

[Endeav]

Do it the God-fearing Catholic way, get some trebuchets and make an entryway

Well I would've but blowing the walls down on Jerusalem seems sacreligious.

That plus I ain't lugging a trebuchet from England to Jerusalem!

[2ltben]

Well I would've but blowing the walls down on Jerusalem seems sacreligious.

That plus I ain't lugging a trebuchet from England to Jerusalem!

I just took Gaza before going to Jerusalem. Unless another Crusader army is close, its always helpful to have a forward base in Acre or Gaza. Very helpful post-Crusade when half of the Muslim populace in the Middle East is coming to kick your ass.

[the_mango55]

Well I would've but blowing the walls down on Jerusalem seems sacreligious.

That plus I ain't lugging a trebuchet from England to Jerusalem!

The cross counts as a siege weapon, so a trebuchet won't slow your army any more than the cross did (which isn't much when you are crusading, especially by boat).

[Endeav]

The cross counts as a siege weapon, so a trebuchet won't slow your army any more than the cross did (which isn't much when you are crusading, especially by boat).

Well, I had to move from England to the Italian coast by foot, which takes a bit of time. I picked up the cross in Siciliy after I hired a mercenary fleet to carry my army to Jerusalem.

[lawngnome]

If you want to use the troops that guard the cross just Alt+Attack and they will leave the cross for greater glory on the battlefield

[Yakov]

i wonder if that thing can charge?

[Trajan]

i wonder if that thing can charge?

I doubt it. If you can't run with a battering ram in this game, you can't with the cross unit.

[Syntax Error]

You probably could drop the Cross and use the people who were holding it into combat if it were utterly necessary.

[Trajan]

Exactly. Haven't crusaded in the holy land yet but when I do, Acre is my first target.

[fahrenheit]

The description of it was, Holy cross guarded by elite troops ready to die to protect the cross, or something like that.

So I assume that if you detach the cross, the soldiers (few in numbers) could be usefull at the final moments of the battle when the winner is decided.

[ProudNerd]

The description of it was, Holy cross guarded by elite troops ready to die to protect the cross, or something like that.

So I assume that if you detach the cross, the soldiers (few in numbers) could be usefull at the final moments of the battle when the winner is decided.

it says that because the crucifix guard will never ever rout.