IB: SAI-ALEX Roman Unit Roster Revisions - Palatina

[Dansk viking]

All right. Thanks!

[bobbyr]

Are these, the reworked Comitatenses and Limitanei already available ingame?

[julianus heraclius]

Are these, the reworked Comitatenses and Limitanei already available ingame?

Afraid not. They will be included in the revamped version 2.0 which will be out next year most likely.

[bobbyr]

Afraid not. They will be included in the revamped version 2.0 which will be out next year most likely.

Allright, looking forward to it. Cheers mate!

[sarpedon21]

are they ready? i have to fill my comitatensis armies with pseudolimitanei due to lack of comitanses units.(

[julianus heraclius]

are they ready? i have to fill my comitatensis armies with pseudolimitanei due to lack of comitanses units.(

They will be included in the next version of the mod which is a few months away. In the meantime here is the list of cities to recruit comitatenses and palatina units. This is taken form the main page thread.

Comitatensis Recruitment:

The next group of units are the comitatensis (regional field armies). They started out as units that existed within Regional Field Armies but over time with transfers etc. found themselves also in Praesental Field Armies.

The infantry units consist of legio units, most of which were vexillationes from parent legions stationed along the border. There three types of legio comitatensis: lanciarii (light skirmishers), heavy infantry, and sagitarii. Both the lanciarii and sagitarii act as support units for the main heavy infantry units.

The cavalry units consist of: equites sagitarii, heavily armed equites scutarii, heavily armed equites dalmatae, equites armaturae, vexillationes mauri, equites dromedarii, equites catafractarii, and equites clibinarii parthi and equites clibinarii palmirenorum.

The equites clibinarii unit’s recruitment is limited to eastern provinces.

These units can be recruited in Comites Castra buildings only and need the hidden resource comitatensis. The following locations are where Comites Equites Castra either are built or can be built:

• Britain: Londinium
• Gaul: Augusta Treverorum, Argentoratum, Arleate
• Valeria Ripensis: Sirmium
• Italia: Mediolanium
• Thracia: Constantinople
• Moesia: Singidum
• Cappadocia: Caesarea
• Hispania: Nova Carthago
• Armenia: Amida
• Syria: Antioch, Damascus, Palmyra
• Africa: Carthage
• Aegypt: Alexandria
• Mesopotamia: Bezabde, Ctesiphon

Palatinae Recruitment:

The next group are the palatinae armies (praesenti field armies). Much the same as comitatensis units they started out as units that existed within Praesental Field Armies but over time with transfers etc. found themselves also in Regional Field Armies.

The infantry units consisted of Auxilia Palatinae as well as some Legio Palatinae (most of these seem to have belonged to the previous field armies under Diocletian and Constantine).

Again, as with the comitatensis units there three: lanciarii (light skirmishers), heavy infantry, and sagitarii. Both the lanciarii and sagitarii act as support units for the main heavy infantry units.

The cavalry units consist of: vexillationes sagittarii, equites parthii, heavily armed equites promoti, equites promoti clibinarii, equites persae clibinarii.

These units can be recruited in Palatine Castra buildings only and need the hidden resource comitatensis. The following locations are where Palatine Equites Castra either are built or can be built:

Auxilia Palatinae:

Gaul: Augusta Treverorum
Italia: Mediolanium
Thracia: Constantinople

Legio Palatinae:

Gaul: Arelate
Valeria Ripensis: Sirmium
Syria: Antioch
Mesopotamia: Ctesiphon

Equites Palatinae:

Gaul: Augusta Treverorum
Italia: Mediolanium
Thracia: Constantinople
Gaul: Arelate
Valeria Ripensis: Sirmium
Syria: Antioch
Mesopotamia: Ctesiphon

Again, the recruitment of equites clibinarii and vexillationes sagittarii are restricted to eastern provinces.

PLEASE NOTE: Not all troop types are available at in any one city. There are regional variations. Also you cannot recruit comitatensis and palatinae units in the same city.

As you rise through the recruitment tech tree some units that were available previously will no longer be available. This is to ensure that the player doesn’t build Palatinae Barracks everywhere and produce Rolls Royce armies.

The player starts with palatinae and comitatensis armies, but the game is fought really with limitanei units. Look after your field army troops as they cost a lot and take time to recruit. Use your border troops to delay and wear the enemy down.

[sarpedon21]

my problem is that i try to fit one field army per 20 unit stack, so 1 unit is 1 unique legion/palatinae etc.