Elite Units of the West DLC

[Mailman653]

Elite Units of the West DLC:

Hungarian Grenadiers (Austria)

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Hungarian Grenadiers fought in the Austrian army of the 18th century and were deliberately selected for their physical size and stature. They had to have a good throwing arm, being able to propel a grenade far enough that it wouldn't kill them! Single player campaign requirements: Military Governor's Barracks in Hungary

Horse Guards (Britain)

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The elite British horse guards are a heavy cavalry shock troop used by the British army. Used as a battering ram to brutally smash enemy infantry lines and drive holes in enemy ranks, these were prized troops of the British army. Single player campaign requirements: Army Staff College in London

Swiss Guards (France)

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The Swiss Guards fought for the French nation and were the prized palace guard of Louis XVI. Wearing resplendent bright red uniforms and carrying smooth bore muskets they were a better calibre of heavy infantry than most of their opponents. Single player campaign requirements: Palais Bourbon in Paris

Blue Guards (United Provinces)

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The Blue Guards are a strong infantry unit of the United Provinces, and have been personal bodyguards to kings since the 1600s. These are a high status regiment with a long tradition of fighting and winning key battles. Single player campaign requirements: Army Staff College in Amsterdam

Gardes du Corps (United Provinces)

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The Gardes du Corps were the strongest, and often, the last line of defence for many monarchs in the United Provinces. Dressed in splendid uniforms and riding heavy horse these royal bodyguard soldiers specialised in almost unstoppable charges and benefit any army with a high morale and solid combat discipline. Single player campaign requirements: Army Staff College in Amsterdam

Guard Grenadiers (Poland-Lithuania)

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The Polish Guard Grenadiers are a highly trained and well disciplined grenadier unit unique to the Polish army. These troops spent years being properly trained in the correct stances for priming and throwing explosives and were constantly assessed on their appearance and discipline as well as their technique. Single player campaign requirements: Army Staff College in Warsaw

2nd Hussars (Prussia)

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These light cavalry units were specially drawn for their shorter stature and low weight making them quick and nimble on the battlefield. Ideal for hit and run attacks and ambushing enemy formations on the move, these fast and mobile hussars specialised in running down survivors and ambushing scout parties. Single player campaign requirements: Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

Bosniaks (Prussia)

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Prussian Bosniaks are an irregular mounted soldier on light horse capable of a devastating charge. These riders are historically mercenary in nature hailing from the Balkans as their name suggests. They fight with a passion and zeal as they were often paid in plunder! Single player campaign requirements: Army Board in Prussian home regions

Frei-Korps (Prussia)

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These irregular light infantry forces are a much needed counter-weight to the disciplined and organised ranks of the Prussian army. Professional scoundrels, they are particularly effective against soldiers that organised Prussian infantry find difficult to counter. Single player campaign requirements: Army Board or Military Governor's Barracks in any province

Gardes à cheval (Russia)

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An aristocratic heavy horse unit drawn from the nobility, exclusively to protect the Tsars. These rich notables were selected not for their soldiering ability but more for their relative attractiveness to Catherine the Great. Single player campaign requirements: Winter Palace in Moscow

Siemenovski Foot Guards (Russia)

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These elite line infantry were far better equipped than their standard brothers and a touch more arrogant too. With splendid uniforms and far better trained they made excellent garrison soldiers, punishing popular decent harshly. Single player campaign requirements: Winter Palace in Moscow

Walloon Guards (Spain)

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These superior infantry were drawn from a region of the Spanish Empire that produced excellent soldiers. Their distinctive uniforms and colours marked them out on the battlefield as the bodyguard of kings and queens, and as effective soldiers in their own right. Single player campaign requirements: Palacio Real de Madrid in Madrid

Legion of the United States (United States)

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The United States first official organised army unit. A well drilled and trained unit of soldiers taught to fight in both the traditional European line of battle style, and a looser more irregular pattern better for confronting the native tribes of the Americas. Single player campaign requirements: Army Board or Military Governor's Barracks in any province

US Marines (United States)

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These are some of the toughest and bravest soldiers the United States can boast. Either on land or at sea this unit is a fighting force above all else. The marines' greatest strength alongside their flexibility and speed in combat is their resolve. They will rarely if ever run from a fight once committed, often preferring to fight to the death than hand an inch of ground to the enemy. Single player campaign requirements: Naval College in any province

[Monsieur Alphonse]

Now we can only hope that the SE units and the pre-buy units are also added as DLC

[Kulgan]

I wonder why you are recruiting the Walloon Guards in Spain while Walloon means they are from french speaking, south part of Belgium.

[Lemur]

Now we can only hope that the SE units and the pre-buy units are also added as DLC

That's gonna take a little while; they're still selling the Special Forces edition, so adding those units as DLC would make low to no sense. With any luck we'll be able to grab them before the next major TW release.

[AussieGiant]

If I have special forces and then buy this new stuff is it included in Special forces?

I don't even think I have the special forces in the special forces edition let alone this new content.

Any advise?

[johnhughthom]

Start a custom battle and check if the units are available(make sure you pick late era), I got the downloadable content and they were there. Now that I think about it I didn't notice the free units, better check that.

Edit: The free units are available too.

[Mailman653]

If I have special forces and then buy this new stuff is it included in Special forces?

I don't even think I have the special forces in the special forces edition let alone this new content.

Any advise?

I think your going to need the new patch for the new units. It's probable that they come with the patch but are disabled untill you buy them then they unlock.

For example the regular version of the game has the SF units but they are disabled unless you have the SF version or unlock them via other means.

[AussieGiant]

I think your going to need the new patch for the new units. It's probable that they come with the patch but are disabled untill you buy them then they unlock.

For example the regular version of the game has the SF units but they are disabled unless you have the SF version or unlock them via other means.

Good point mailman. I just purchased the DLC and nothing happened regarding down loads.

I assume they are there then and I simply unlocked them.

-EDIT-

Ok I'm going in. See you all in a few hours. :)

[A Very Super Market]

I wonder if we'll ever get the Potsdam guards....

[Sheogorath]

I wonder why you are recruiting the Walloon Guards in Spain while Walloon means they are from french speaking, south part of Belgium.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walloon_Guards

Expat units. There are quite a few of them in the game.

[Marquis of Roland]

What do you guys think about the American hybrid units - Legion of United States and U.S. Marines

[miotas]

*sigh* Why on earth do we have to pay for this stuff. On the whole I've quite liked this game and haven't had too many issues with it, but this is just rediculous. I've already paid $100 for it, and now they want me to fork out more cash to get content that makes this "historical game" slightly less ahistorical.

[hoom]

I thought the new units were going to be free? Or is this a different bunch of units again?

[Quickening]

I thought the new units were going to be free? Or is this a different bunch of units again?

It's a different bunch but they're only £1.99. I spend more than that on lunch.

[WackiestPaladin]

There are 14 free units included with the update, and 14 more that are available for purchase (Elite Units of the West). If you have the Special Forces edition, you need to enter the codes for them (from the unit cards in the box) into Steam.

[Elmar Bijlsma]

Hah! So CA had heard of the Blue Guards, they just didn't want to give them to us with the release version. The pricing is okay so I guess I'll fall for it. But can't say that I'm pleased about this blatant feature harvesting in order to sell DLC.

[Luddite]

After buying SF edition and getting burned (£5 for 6 free units which in campaign for the most part limited recruitment) I don't think that £1.99 for unit cosmetic surgery seems like VFM. Unit changes, when free seem like a good way of generating good PR but if we are going to be asked to pay I would prefer to see substantive game content (new map regions, campaign eras, etc)

On the plus side if DLC allows purchase of individual components hopefully this will let me buy product which expands game content without obliging me to pay for fluff I don't want.

[pevergreen]

I'll wait until they bundle them all together.

And no! Its got nothing to do with me spending $1000 in the last few days.


NOTHING AT ALL.

[al Roumi]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walloon_Guards

Expat units. There are quite a few of them in the game.

And Kulgan, I'm sure you'd noticed that at the start of the campaign, Flanders is Spanish territory...

[Didz]

I shan't be bothering unless the skins are needed by the modders. I'd rather they fixed the game than waste their time producing more fantasy units.

[Dead Guy]

Marketing stunts, how I despise thee.

I really, really dislike this development in gaming where it becomes viable to release leftovers from development and charge extra for it. Just make a good game with a varied roster to start with. The price is not the issue at all, and expansions are an entirely different matter since they usually have a lot more to offer than this. Oh well, if you want to buy stuff that mods give you for free, go ahead.

[Monsieur Alphonse]

The latest Steam update has removed them from my game. They are there according to the Steam client, but I can't see them in the game.

[al Roumi]

Well i was suckered into the special forces release and guess what, i fell for this one too. Although i'm much less narked at the cost of £1.99 than the extra £10-15 those flipping organ guns & HMS victory cost me.

I agree that it's shameful we have to shell out more for, frankly not much, but the units do add more variety to many of the more homogenous western armies of v1.2 and before -i.e. UP, Sweden, Spain, Prussia etc (hell, anyone other than France and GB!).

Also, v1.3 has nerfed militia accuracy and reload skill -as well as lowering line infantry's. This will make elite units much more noticeable on the battlefield through their prowess -as well as their tarty semi-historical uniforms.

I just wonder if there will now be more releases of elite naval units and Eastern faction units?

[Didz]

The things is you can get all of these and more for free thanks to our modding community. Plus, the ones produced by the modders tend to be properly researched and accurate. I bought the special forces edition to alh_p and basically its a meh!, I don't think I've ever seen the Victory. I'd rather they concentrated on getting the AI to work properly.

[al Roumi]

yep, but not right now!

[Monsieur Alphonse]

Word from CA about the DLC

Dear All,

We've been aware since early this morning that some of you are missing units having purchased / updated via Steam.

As far as we can currently tell this may be to do with the Steam client update issued last night, and is seperate from Empire.

We are urgently talking to Valve to identify the source of the problem, so those of you who are trying to use new units will have these all fixed as soon as possible.

We are aware of the issue and are looking into it now, we hope to have it fixed for you as soon as possible.

Regards,
Kieran

[Barkhorn1x]

I wondered why I didn't see any of the pay units. Steam strikes again!!!

Yes, Steam such a handy tool. Except that this is about the third time that a Steam issue has effed up ETW. Just what are the odds of that happening? With Steam the odds appear to be pretty good!

[Discoman]

Well they're units I can live without considering none of them are particularly ground breaking. Having US Marines seems extraordinarily silly, considering they were far from today's modern definition. I think CA should release the Pre-Order units along with these new units.

Also how does this DLC effect online play? I mean how can people play against others that have the DLC?

[Mailman653]

I think the DLC only work in SP so there are no mis matches.

[Sheogorath]

Well they're units I can live without considering none of them are particularly ground breaking. Having US Marines seems extraordinarily silly, considering they were far from today's modern definition. I think CA should release the Pre-Order units along with these new units.

Also how does this DLC effect online play? I mean how can people play against others that have the DLC?

The US Marines were still a force back in the 18th/19th century. Ever heard of the Barbary Wars?