Favorite troop type

[Kromulan]

Another thread extolls the virtues of the Pedites Extra(somethingsomething), so I thought this would be a cool time to dust off one of those old threads where everybody puts in their plug for the baddest, bestest, coolest. . .

My personal favorite is the Drapanai. Yes, they're vulnerable to missiles, have no shield, but there's nothing in the game they can't kill and they're cheap to build and maintain.
My favorite elite is the Rhom... Thracian Elite falxmen dudes. Just as prolific on offense as the Draps, but with armor. BOOYA!

Fire away, folks!

[Siruso]

I've gotta be the first to say it: Nizagan-i Eranshahr (Persian Archer-Spearmen)

A very flexible unit, especially for garrison duty and life-savers in many early campaigns.

I love using them against HA armies because I can kill many with arrows, and if they charge I'm semi-protected with spears.

[Hax]

Hetairoi. Nothing like seeing the elite array of 600 men strong cutting through those damned Pahlav steppe barbarians.

No offense, Persian Cataphract! =D

[Korlon]

Cataphract horse archers. The best equivalent to a tank in the ancient world, complete with missiles and ability to run down infantry of all types.

No missiles short of siege weapons can harm this unit. Infantry do only mediocre against these. In a charge, these things can destroy everything they touch.

Also, they tend to be very nice looking!

[Hax]

Korlon.

Guess what?

...

Argyraspidai! Yeah!

[Korlon]

Yes, but against the computer, that hardly matters. Just smash them in the back of one unit with all your might. Repeat for every other unit in the stack.

[Hax]

Mwah yes, though I would like to see them pitted out in an online match. Argyraspides, Hellenikoi Kataphraktoi, Hetairoi etc vs the elite of the Parthian armies.

[Korlon]

I'm just hoping the other player doesn't set up the Phalanx Box.

[woad&fangs]

Persian Archer-Spearmen are the best pound for pound fighters in EB.

I also have a soft spot in my heart for Massilian Hoplites. They can be used as either veteran hoplites or as shock infantry and they excel at both.

The Saka Raukan bodyguards also deserve a mention. Besides being the EB equivalent of a Panzer they look like some bizarre combination of pirate/ hell's angel/ 80s Rock star/ mongol.

[Fish-got-a-Sniper]

For me, I'd have to say the KH generals hoplite units (not the Spartan ones). I've used these guys with great success and they can take down almost any foe 1v1. I've taken entire towns with just one or two of them and they are cheap to because you get them for free and they regenerate as long as the general doesn't die.

[Kromulan]

Yes, the KH general bodyguards are tough, but I've beaten them 1v1 with Drapanai. Sure, the Drapanai had numbers (80 vs 55? (45?)), but this is my bulk infantry vs FM bodyguards. Bodyguards should mop the floor with a bunch of unarmored (non-chemically altered) dudes, no matter how crazy they are.

This was in campaign, vs AI, so that may go a long way to explaining their poor performance. . .
Battle on M, so nobody got any crazy bonuses.

[Dhampir]

I hate to say it...but...Spartan Hoplites.:embarassed: :oops:

[Irishmafia2020]

Sabyn family body guard, Baktrian Hippies, Cretan archers.... I just wish I could put them all into the same army....

[Romano-Dacis]

Theoretically I like the Drapanai, but practically, I love the Ktistai, allow me to explain: the Drapanai are cool, and it's quite fun to slaughter just about anything armored with them (those decadent fools), but in my campaigns the Drapanai get slowly worn down to half-strength units, while my Ktistai always seem to build up in 5 or 6 battles to silver or gold-chevron units without losing a single man. As such, they become an invaluable force to me, and allow me to win a battle before it is even fought.

Basically, I love the Drapanai when smacking around polis-dwellers, but nothing is more fun than gunning down Germano-Celtic simpletons with my Ktistai. Due to the fact that they have no armor, I can take down 5 or 10 units per volley (on medium size).

[Olaf The Great]

Heavy Cavalry-Saka Cataphracts, they have 44 charge, can be recruited anywhere, have 30+armor, armor piercing mining picks, my favorite eastern unit
Light InfantryTHoplitai Haploi, they seem to have this "charm" they really makes me use them more than I should, plus for a levy 14 attack and 18 defence for a 40 man unit for 202 minai.
Shock infantry
While the elite falxmen and Indian guildmen are indeed great, I have have the best expierence with Casse Swordmasters, on normal size I got 150 kills to 10 casualties, for one unit of them.
Medium Infantry Teceitos, as they're the only half decent line unit for the casse until conquering gaul and getting keltohellenes.. And of course Persian hoplites, these guys are awesome for similar reasons to Haploi, except better and they have ~;) faced shields and a longsword.
Heavy Infantry Dubatoscarello, Dosidataskelli and Agemata Basilikon, a mix between a hoplite, a celtic footman, and a cataphract, nuff said.
Light CavalryThis is a hard one as there are alot of goodies...I'd have to say Leuce Epos, as they're readily available and the AOR skin is awesome.

[PershsNhpios]

Ranged: Bosporan Archers.. My most treasured ally unit when I was the Getai, well protected against ranged units themselves, they have good equipment and are also competent flankers.
Perfect for being placed behind the Getic phalanxes.

Light Infantry: Hastati. The only Roman foot I have ever recruited, due to my constant barbarian status.
But they are perhaps the heaviest light infantry in the Western world, and certainly can match many foreigners in a level fight.

Heavy Infantry: Solduros. Following my very recent conquest of Italy as the Arverni - I have great respect for these units.
When the campaign began, I had 404 Solduros and approximately 3000 Bataroas.
Though they killed over 10000 Romans, there were a couple a battles where the army was assaulted on two sides - especially in the fight for Capua, and although the Solduros were always in the thick of the battles, against Extraordinarii - yet at the end of the war there were 1300 Bataroas and 401 Solduros. Amazing.

Skirmisher: Peltastai, of course, they can be worth far more than Hoplites or any Heavy Infantry - and always appear as mercenaries in my depleted campaigning armies.

Light Cavalry: Gallic Light Horse. In general, Leuce Epos, and their cousins - they are my most valued horse in all campaigns, serving as brilliant flankers - and surviving large engagements well enough to slaughter all enemies in the pursuit.

Heavy Cavalry: Keep in mind, these are only units I have experience in using - I won't name Kinsmen cavalry because I have never used them - although they are devastating.
My favoured heavy cavalry are, when I can afford them, most often Prodromoi - available as mercenaries - and very flexable.
They can charge brilliantly, and also very often win out in cavalry skirmishes, especially over Thessalian cavalry.

[Ibrahim]

if there is one unit I like, it would have to be the most unlikely: the Hastati.
cheap, not very powerful, why would anyone like them? well, they make good front liners actually, and can wear the heck out of the enemy. if it weren't for them, I wouldn't win battles in the romani campaign.
I also love anything with a 2 handed lance

[fenix3279]

Neitos work wonders for me. I never field an army without buying several of these guys first. Not too expensive, reliable, effective, and just plain cool looking. Milnaht work well too.

[QuintusSertorius]

Ranged: Balearic Slingers
Skirmisher: Thrakian Peltastai
Light Infantry: Hastati
Heavy Infantry: pedites extraordinarii
Missile Cavalry: Campanian equites

[Cambyses]

Well, including value for money I would go with.

Ranged: persian archer spearmen
skirmishers: Thracian peltasts
light infantry: lusotannan light spearmen guys. So cheap, plus 6 javs and good stats mean they can take on everything in their class (and in woods virtually everything in the game) and have a good chance of winning.
heavy infantry offense: pedtes ex
heavy infantry defence: silver shields
Heavy infantry, money no object: those freaky Basque monsters
missile cav: dahae riders (value for money)
light cav: numidians
medium cav: Bactrian med cav
heavy cav: none of these are good value for money :2cents:
artillery: elephants... :laugh4:
ships: covered liburnes or rhodian triremes.

[Romano-Dacis]

Ranged: Bosporan Archers.. My most treasured ally unit when I was the Getai, well protected against ranged units themselves, they have good equipment and are also competent flankers.
Perfect for being placed behind the Getic phalanxes.

Could not agree more with this. Their ranged attack is also really powerful.

[Hax]

Nobody mentioned the Toxotai Syriakoi yet? I love them.

[Midnj]

I really like the recruitable Bruttian infantry. It gives non-Roman factions access to dependable line infantry at the same very low maintenance cost as the Polybian Roman legionaries. Whenever possible they fill my ranks as my main line infantry.

Plus they look pretty cool too.

[Mecha Pope]

First post!

Heavy Cavalry- Parthian Late Elite Cataphracts. In my recently completed Palhalv campain, no unit has pulled through for me so reliably. On large unit sizes, I've seen a single unit of these guys finish the battle with 150+ kills. When I was ambushed by a supierior Selucid force, my two units of Grivpanvar are virtualy all that kept my force together and earned me that Heroic victory; my precious gold chevroned horse archers were useless.

Light Cavalry- Another vote for the gallic light horsemen.

Light infantry- Eastern Axemen and their many varients. Combined with catas, elephants, and horse archers, they allowed me to decimate the selucid elite phalanxes that came my way.

Heavy Infantry- African Elite Pikemen, cheap to maintain and effective, I've taken whole (rebel) towns with just one unit of these and four units of numidian archers for support

archers- parthian horse archers

shock- elephants

[The Celtic Viking]

Light infantry: Galatikoi Kluddolon/Bagaudas. It's more their style I'm in love with than any particular skill. I get these guys whenever I can.

Heavy infantry: Solduros/Arjos. See Glenn's post.

Light Cavalry: Leuce Epos.

Heavy Cavalry: I don't have too much experience with horses at all, but even less with heavy cav - but FWIW I say Brihentin.

Ranged: "Carlsberg don't do slingers, but if they did, it would probably be the Iaosatae".

Skirmishers: Arabian Light Infantry. Fell in love with them in my Sab'yn campaign.

What? Me, biased? Never!

[Ayce]

Ranged: "Carlsberg don't do slingers, but if they did, it would probably be the Iaosatae".

:laugh4:

[Torvus]

Heavy Infantry - Spartan Hoplites
Heavy Cavalry - Kataphraktoi Hetairoi
Line Infantry - Reformed Pezhetairoi
Ranged - any form of horse archer. though i play almost exclusively Hellenistic factions, i love HA's and include them in all my stacks.

[Parallel Pain]

The cheapest horse archer with a lance. You can conquer the world with nothing but these (though you can't keep the world, that's the job of skirmishers).

[penguinking]

Slingers. You can't go wrong with hordes of slingers pelting the enemy.

[fenix3279]

Light infantry: Galatikoi Kluddolon/Bagaudas. It's more their style I'm in love with than any particular skill. I get these guys whenever I can.

Heavy infantry: Solduros/Arjos. See Glenn's post.

Light Cavalry: Leuce Epos.

Heavy Cavalry: I don't have too much experience with horses at all, but even less with heavy cav - but FWIW I say Brihentin.

Ranged: "Carlsberg don't do slingers, but if they did, it would probably be the Iaosatae".

Skirmishers: Arabian Light Infantry. Fell in love with them in my Sab'yn campaign.

What? Me, biased? Never!
Sweet! Another celt lover :2thumbsup:

[fenix3279]

Slingers. You can't go wrong with hordes of slingers pelting the enemy.....until they're close enough to hit back, anyway.

[Kromulan]

Ahh, many excellent replies!
I saw someone mentioned the arabian light infantry. . . I had forgotten about them. Excellent skirmishers and one possible leg of my Saba anti-(Baktrian) cataphract triangle. . . I used them as bait for the cats so my Indian guildsmen could swarm without having to endure a charge! They hold up remarkably well in melee with the cats. Don't do any damage, but they don't die nearly as quickly as most other units I tried that with. . .
Love the Saba bodyguards as well. I had several battles with grey/yellow death where the bodyguards were the only units that didn't rout. Fun stuff!

I see many folks like the Gallic elites. For some reason, I just can't get into the Gallic factions (not even in vanilla). :dizzy2: I'll have to give it another shot.


Welcome to the forum Mecha.

[Minister of Fear]

Having played the following factions (Pontus, Hayasdan, Baktria, and now Epeiros) I'd say:
Skirmishes: Thrakian Peltasts (but I'm looking forward to trying out the Agrianian Assault Inf soon)
Archers: Bosphoran heavy archers (Scythian Foot Archers are very good value)
Hoplite/ Phalangite: Hellenic Medium Phalanx of whatever type
Shock infantry: Elite Thracian Infantry (but I'm looking forward to getting Scordisci Elite Infantry soon)
Missile Cav: any horse archer is great (you just give them as much exp. as you can and they cut up inf. stacks one turn and retreat and then you attack with your inf. & heavy cav or you just cut them to pieces again with your cav. stack the next turn.)
Med. cav: Baktrian Med Cav (horse archer varieties of med cav are excellent too)
Heavy Cav: Kinsmen Cav. Power at a modest price.

[Hooahguy]

my favorite- heavy infantry.... unless when theyre being pelted by arrows or rocks....

[Eyes330]

Well I've only played seriously with Casse, a tiny bit of Makedon(in 1.0), and Saba (in 1.1) so I have little or no experience with cavalry, but here's what I have

Missile: Arab Slingers/Archer-Spearmen - They proved essential to conquer arab rebel towns. Specifically to take out those pesky Sabean nobles, before my infantry rush in.

Light Infantry- Red Sea Light Infantry(Technically H. Inf on the battlefield :inquisitive: )- What's not to love about guys with battleaxes charging into a load of missile units (or any units for that matter)

Heavy Infantry- Milnaht. Couldn't have taken Germany without these guys. A very good all-round unit.

Cavalry- Makedon Strategos - Won a lot of tight battles with these.

[Elmetiacos]

Subeshi archers. Put them on a hill, shoot the enemy, withdraw from the battle, rinse and repeat.

[socal_infidel]

Parthian Horse Archers and Parthian Early Bodyguard. Conquered up to Mesopotamia with just them back in 1.0.

And I'll always have a soft-spot for Scythian Horse-Archers back from my 1.0 Hayasdan campaign. Heroic victory after heroic victory using them and the Armenian Early Bodyguards against the Grey Death.

I'm half-tempted to pick up a unit or two of them as mercs in my current Mak campaign. But they'll look out of place in my planned Egyptian invasion.

[KhaziOfKalabara]

Well, it changes on a fairly regular basis (mainly on the basis of what's happening in my current campaign), but at the moment I'm loving
- Scythian foot archers: I recruited a couple of these in Chersonesos in my current Mak campaign as the honour guard for the Basileos in his little Bosphoran "coming of age" campaign, before transferring the city to the KH to revive them (and keep them alive if I want to grab Rhodos). I like the way they look, I like the way they fight, and when each one falls a little piece of me dies.
- Thureophoroi: Fairly rubbish, but they look good, and I still have a soft spot for them after a unit of them killed the last living descendant of Pyrrhos with their javelins as his unit of Somatophylakes was charging into them, winning me a battle in seconds his the entire army routed.

I'm still on 1.0 so hopefully neither have changed too much in 1.1... or can be replaced in my affections by other units :beam:

[The Celtic Viking]

Sweet! Another celt lover :2thumbsup:
There are three kinds of people, my friend: those who know they're Celt lovers, those who has yet to find out that they are and those who are in denial. :grin:

[fenix3279]

There are three kinds of people, my friend: those who know they're Celt lovers, those who has yet to find out that they are and those who are in denial. :grin:
Too right, mate ~:cheers:

[Hooahguy]

do the celts include the getai? :grin:

[fenix3279]

Sure, why not? :2thumbsup:

[Ayce]

do the celts include the getai? :grin:

They will when the celts bow to Zamolxis' supremacy!

:ave: ΖΑΜΟΛΞΟΥ







:laugh4:

[Hax]

There are three kinds of people, my friend: those who know they're Celt lovers, those who has yet to find out that they are and those who are in denial.

Pah! The true sons of Seleukos will never admit you barbarian scum! The sacred light of Megas Alexandros will scourge the Celts from Europa!

[Hooahguy]

Pah! The true sons of Seleukos will never admit you barbarian scum! The sacred light of Megas Alexandros will scourge the Celts from Europa!
HA! in your dreams! who lasted longer, the clets or the greeks?

[Korlon]

History has not treated the Keltoi as well as the "civilized" nations, but we certainly can! Go Celts! (And the Thraikians)

[Hooahguy]

celts FTW!

[The Celtic Viking]

Pah! The true sons of Seleukos will never admit you barbarian scum! The sacred light of Megas Alexandros will scourge the Celts from Europa!
Pff! You were only lucky that the Galatians didn't come in bigger numbers, or your whole beloved Seleukid kingdom would've become a Celtic colony. You've got nothing on us, self-denier!

[fenix3279]

I get a warm and fuzzy feeling inside when us celts band together against a common foe. Celts ftw! (sorry hax)

[Hax]

Pff! You were only lucky that the Galatians didn't come in bigger numbers, or your whole beloved Seleukid kingdom would've become a Celtic colony. You've got nothing on us, self-denier!

Elephantes Kataphraktoi Indikoi.

Antiochos shall send the Keltoi scum back to the black forests from whence they came!


I get a warm and fuzzy feeling inside when us celts band together against a common foe. Celts ftw! (sorry hax)

That's right, go drink yourselves to death in your stinking taverns! But do not expect us Hellenes to save you when the Romaioi barge in your door!

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Light infantry: Thureophoroi. Very handy in early game, not too expensive and good to act as a flanker.
Heavy infantry: Sreni Pattya Yoddaha. They mince up everything that dares to come close

Archers: Toxotai Syriakoi. A great range, and quite well-armored. I used them during my anti-Pahlavan campaign. (Seleukidai)

Phalangites: Pezhetairoi. They won't let anything through, and they've won me multiple big wars.

Artillery: Elephantes Indikoi. Just keep them away from archers and slingers and they'll crash through a line of cavalry. I've slaughtered multiple Ptolemaioi with them.

And last, but certainly not least:

Harmata Drepanephora: The most underrated unit in EB, if I may say so. I've loved them ever since they destroyed Ptolemaios II and his entire bodyguard.

[The Celtic Viking]

Elephantes Kataphraktoi Indikoi.

Antiochos shall send the Keltoi scum back to the black forests from whence they came!

How typical of you cowards to bulk up on so much armour, only because you fear death. We brave Celts, we have our Gaesatae! Huge lumberbusters like your stinking elephants are no match for them.

[Parallel Pain]

What ever all you infantry types. We nomadic types are the ancestors to the largest continuous land empire in history.

[Ayce]

While the Celts and Greeks go to each other's throats starting a world war, Dacia is happily developing and benefiting from arms exports... :logic:

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My favorite would be the AP shock infantry, namely Rhomphaiaphroi, who I can confirm they annihilate the Thorakitai Agema Basili-something.

[Spartan198]

Bah! All you Keltoi will look with grim sadness upon the day when you unwashed barbaians set foot in Hellas!

Wave after wave of Gaesatae will SMASH against Spartan shields, and your losses will be so great that you'll be forced to abandon your campaign! :wall:

[fenix3279]

A typical reply of one who fights from behind a shield and inside a cocoon of armor! You spartans are a dying race. With each year that passes, a little more of you withers away. We Celts are here to finish the job! Now come out of your cities and face us like true men you boy-lovers!

[Ayce]

Lovin' this OT war, profitable too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XVgWe6HraQ

[Spartan198]

A typical reply of one who fights from behind a shield and inside a cocoon of armor! You spartans are a dying race. With each year that passes, a little more of you withers away. We Celts are here to finish the job! Now come out of your cities and face us like true men you boy-lovers!
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/SpartanPhalanx1.jpg

[Woreczko]

Meh, my vote goes to PANTODAPOI PHALANGITAI! Never have been masses transformed into battle units so cheaply and effectively!

[fenix3279]

IT'S WAR! https://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh49/phoenix3279/gauls2.jpg

[Rovert]

I have to go with the Gallic&Galtian Naked Fanatic Infantry, I use 2 groups of this regular as flank protection and usally play as KH and it out peforms the Generals and Spartans in real hard core battles

Nothing like Intimidated By Nearby Enemy Infantry

[Spartan198]

IT'S WAR!
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/300Spartans.jpg
That's all the great Keltoi have?

[fenix3279]

Pull back, we're taking heavy losses! Quick, bring forth the archers!

*arrows are fired*
https://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh49/phoenix3279/spartans3-2.jpg

*32.6 seconds later*
https://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh49/phoenix3279/spartan-1.jpg

Well done my brave soldiers! The day is ours!
https://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh49/phoenix3279/gauls-1.jpg

:eyebrows:

[hoom]

I like my Heavy, Armoured Infantry:
Hoplites, Liby-Phoenicians, Rhomphias, Loricati Scutarii, Nietos, Solduros, Thorakitai.

More fun are the medium infantry since they can be thrown into dire situations with a reasonable chance of success & low cost of replacement in case of failure:
Drapani, Caetrati/Scutarii, Bataroas/Botroas, Theureophori, Peltasti

For cavalry my favs are Brihentin & Carthaginian Citizen cav, Brihentin are sweet heavy cav with a lean towards close range slogging & the carthies while nothing special, I found them to be ever useful in my Carthage campaign.
Most of the time I just use FM body guards & a unit of light/medium for cav.

[Hax]

*bursts into defiant's tavern*

PHALANGITAI!

http://www.livius.org/a/1/greece/phalanx.jpg

Prepare for an utter pointy death, Keltoi scum!

[Andronikos]

It is very sad that such great nations like Celts and Greeks are insulting each other, why not make an aliance against ... uhm ... Rome?

[Ayce]

Too late, Carthage conquered it.

[Hooahguy]

... which in turn was conquered by the Getai!

[Ayce]

Which means the Celts can't fight the Hellens anymore because there is no land connection. :medievalcheers:

[Hooahguy]

no silly! the getai rule in every continent! they are connected to all and rule all!

[Ayce]

https://img138.imageshack.us/img138/554/hoi2mapjgoq8.jpg

[Hooahguy]

wow.... you finally caught on!

[Spartan198]

Well done my brave soldiers! The day is ours!
And yet...

...you stare now, across the plain, at 10,000 Spartans...
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/300Plataea.jpg

...commanding 30,000 Macedonian phalangitai...
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/Macedonians.jpg
...and 10 free Roman legions!
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/RomanLegion.jpg
But wait...!
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/Immortals.jpg
It's 10,000 Immortals sneaking up behind you in the night.
Who could that be...?
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/Maximus.jpg
It's General Maximus!
And we've all decided to ally with the Getai against the dirty, smelly Keltoi!

You Celts are ****** now!

[Ibrahim]

that's all fine and good, but you know......

!%#@)$ (mystery poeple) RULE (19000 can rout 150000 of TPC's best units)

[The Celtic Viking]

And yet...

...you stare now, across the plain, at 10,000 Spartans...
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/300Plataea.jpg

...commanding 30,000 Macedonian phalangitai...
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/Macedonians.jpg
...and 10 free Roman legions!
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/RomanLegion.jpg
But wait...!
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/Immortals.jpg
It's 10,000 Immortals sneaking up behind you in the night.
Who could that be...?
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/Maximus.jpg
It's General Maximus!
And we've all decided to ally with the Getai against the dirty, smelly Keltoi!

You Celts are ****** now!
You know, it's a show of weakness to bring so many allies. While still trying to keep your delusions of grandeur, you recognize your own inferiority and bring on all the scum on earth willing to serve you for a little coin.

http://home.exetel.com.au/manxman/Celtic%20Warriors/celtic_warriors2_files/Celtic%20Fanatic.jpg
We do not fear death! Come get some!

http://members.aol.com/skyewrites/images/celthors.jpg
Did you freeze in terror? Don't worry. We understand. It can't be fun having us as your enemies. But now it's time for your undoing! Charge, my brethren, CHARGE and show those pussies how REAL MEN fight!

http://home.exetel.com.au/manxman/Celtic%20Warriors/celtic_warriors2_files/Celtic%20Warriors%202.jpg
The Celts who, unlike the Romans and Greeks, aren't afraid of a little melee, but indeed thrives in it, waste no second complying to the command. Tosgo, mavi Vergalla!

http://www.doyle.com.au/images/battle_clontarf.jpg
With the Romans, lead by the sensy Maximus, defeated, it's the Getai's turn to get their share of whoop-ass. At least they put up a fight... but, of course, never had a chance anyway.

http://www.onlinedesert.com/rtw/images/units/big/east_infantry_INFO.jpg
The "immortals" realize what they really are - Eastern Infantry from vanilla RTW - and runs without a fight. For shame.

https://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9453/peltastsmm4.jpg
With the Romans, the Persians and the Getai done with, it's only the 30 000 Makedonians and 10 000 Spartans left. But the Makedonian phalanx is easily penetrated and destroyed by the Celtic heroes.

http://www.scifiunited.com/home/components/com_xevgfx/img_pictures/meet-the-spartans-1.jpg
Well, what do you know? The Spartans, seeing the utter and sheer weakness of their allies, and realizing in their own delusions of grandeur that not even they have a chance, decide to leave the battle in favour of a gay party in Sparta. I hope you have a superfun time, boys!

http://www.ancientweb.org/images/france/Gauls.jpg
The Celts are victorious!

[Spartan198]

No retreat, no surrender. That is Spartan law. So...
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/LeonidasPoster.jpg
I guess it's time for major reforms now, so behold, the newest weapon in mighty Sparta's arsenal...
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/NuclearBomb.jpg
Well, that seemingly deals with the Keltoi... and our brave allies the Getai, the Romans, the Macedonians, and General Maximus...

And Sparta... :embarassed:

[Ayce]

Men, I give you:
The Tsar Bomba!http://resim.urlax.net/image.aspx/Tsar-Bomb-The-biggest-bomb-ever-resimleri-fotograflari-FfoQsZa8F1c.jpg
http://vadeker.club.fr/videos/nuke_Tsarbomba.jpg
It can wipe Athens, Rome, Carthage, Emporion, Avaricum and much much more right off the campaign map!

[Kromulan]

Ayce, is that recruitable in Getai starting province? I can't seem to find it in the recruitment viewer. . .

[Hooahguy]

i think so- all u need to get it is to beat one measly army of rebels. then you can recruit it to become the supremem ruler of the world!

[Ibrahim]

meanwhile, Ibrahim and his bunch do thus:
:inquisitive: :inquisitive:
look, all the factions rock, one way or the other..why fight over whose when you can just cammpaign in EB 1.1...besides mp tourney is coming soon (hopefully). we'll settle our differences there.

[Theodotos I]

To get this thread back on topic. . .Massilian hoplites are my favorite troops in my current Aedui campaign. They saved my butt against the Romani, standing off the hordes of Triarii the Romans spammed. Put simply, I owe them big-time. They look pretty cool too.

[fenix3279]

And yet...

...you stare now, across the plain, at 10,000 Spartans...
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/300Plataea.jpg

...commanding 30,000 Macedonian phalangitai...
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/Macedonians.jpg
...and 10 free Roman legions!
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/RomanLegion.jpg
But wait...!
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/Immortals.jpg
It's 10,000 Immortals sneaking up behind you in the night.
Who could that be...?
https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/SpartanWarrior198/Maximus.jpg
It's General Maximus!
And we've all decided to ally with the Getai against the dirty, smelly Keltoi!

You Celts are ****** now!
Aye, your weapons and aliies are, indeed, strong. Fortunately for us, we have allies as well. I give you the Savior of the Celts!
https://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh49/phoenix3279/chuck.jpg
















Hell hath no fury like a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick

[Ayce]

And we Dacians bribe him
1 000 000 mnai ftw!

[Gnaeus Servilius]

Looking at all these Keltoi screens is making me want to play a Aedui campaign! And this is coming from a serious Romani fanboy!

Fav unit=Eqvites Extraordinarii!

[Moros]

if you want to beat each other with pictures in a game, there's a topic in the frontroom. Could we please stay on topic?

Anyway the best unit type ingame is obviously the phalanx for infantry and cataphract horse archers. Though the second maybe expensive, a lot of of medium phalanx units can beat the crap out of most and are cost efficient.

[Olaf The Great]

EDIT:EDIT Yes this is spam I am moving this to the tavern.



Aye, your weapons and aliies are, indeed, strong. Fortunately for us, we have allies as well. I give you the Savior of the Celts!
https://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh49/phoenix3279/chuck.jpg
















Hell hath no fury like a Chuck Norris roundhouse kickSo what if Chuck Norris was a Gaesatae

[fenix3279]

Then history, as we know it, would be very different (rome, who?)

[Cyclops]

I have always liked the Maco Agrianes.

I've been getting into the Armenian palette of troops, and the Georgian Medium Inf are a satisying stack filler for me. I get a solid confident feeling taking on the AS with 4 of these guys on my flanks, especially if I get the chance to run the silver b******s up and down some mountains before engaging.

However in the spirit of the ongoing Hellas vs Keltoi debate, I'd like to add this point: the Kelts overan Greece but the Greeks never made it to Ireland:2thumbsup:

...which probably shows they had some sense...

[Spartan198]

Off topic, but I gotta apologize. I was having soooo much fun with the whole picture war thing and got carried away. :sweatdrop:
I'm sorry, everyone. :shame:

Back on topic now --
The Massilian holites are one of my favorite units, too.
But why do they only fight with swords, at least in my game? The only edits I've done is 0 upkeep and 1-turn recruitment.

[Olaf The Great]

Off topic, but I gotta apologize. I was having soooo much fun with the whole picture war thing and got carried away. :sweatdrop:
I'm sorry, everyone. :shame:

Back on topic now --
The Massilian holites are one of my favorite units, too.
But why do they only fight with swords, at least in my game? The only edits I've done is 0 upkeep and 1-turn recruitment.
Press alt when ordering them to attack.

[fenix3279]

Off topic, but I gotta apologize. I was having soooo much fun with the whole picture war thing and got carried away. :sweatdrop:
I'm sorry, everyone. :shame:

Back on topic now --
The Massilian holites are one of my favorite units, too.
But why do they only fight with swords, at least in my game? The only edits I've done is 0 upkeep and 1-turn recruitment.
Yeah, me too. Sorry for the spamming, gentlemen. I got carried away myself but it was so funny, I couldn't stop. Hey Spartan, truce? :shakehands:

[Spartan198]

Yeah, me too. Sorry for the spamming, gentlemen. I got carried away myself but it was so funny, I couldn't stop. Hey Spartan, truce? :shakehands:
Peace between Sparta and the Keltoi! ~:cheers:

Press alt when ordering them to attack.
Oh, okay. Thanks.

[Hooahguy]

YAY! PEACE!
on another note, how do you get your entire formation to hold its formation while marching? i think its alt-click, right?

[fenix3279]

Peace between Sparta and the Keltoi! ~:cheers:

Oh, okay. Thanks.
To peace! ~:cheers:

Now we can gang up on the Romans lol

jk

[Spartan198]

To peace! ~:cheers:

Now we can gang up on the Romans lol
And the Getians. :laugh4:

[fenix3279]

And the Getians. :laugh4:
Uh-Oh, look out Hooahguy :sneaky:

[Hooahguy]

i think this means war again.... unless he takes that back-
beware of our 4 foot sowrds and our valuminous manlihoods!!!

[satalexton]

u know guys.....as I read this, i really cannot stop laughing xD.....

[Spartan198]

u know guys.....as I read this, i really cannot stop laughing xD.....
We should probably take this new war to the approriate area before we get in trouble, though. :sweatdrop:

On topic --
I also can't stand going to battle without at least two units of Hippeis Xystophoroi backing me up.

[Paxbello]

Test begin

hello world

Test end

[Paxbello]

My Favorite troop is... tatatata... Bartixioi Megachlasmai :inquisitive:

https://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=999an0.jpg

Greetings from switzerland

ps: sry for double posts

[Boyar Son]

My fav troops are whatever Rome can muster.

ROME>ALL OTHER CIVS

[Jurdagat]

I like most of what exists out there, but I am particularely fond of cataphracts. :)

And as a side note:
Oh my, I really hate the Hetairoi Kataphraktoi (sp?).
They chew up anything I can muster as Hayasdan, and already crushed two of my armies around Susa.
And yes, it's cause of them.
Most of the troops Bactria had was levies, but 2 units of those sure make a difference against my persian influenced armies. :(

[Hooahguy]

My fav troops are whatever Rome can muster.

ROME>ALL OTHER CIVS
my getai falxmen can whip your puny romans into whipped cream..... then we'll eat it! :smash:

[Captain Trek]

my getai falxmen can whip your puny romans into whipped cream..... then we'll eat it! :smash:

Pah... Not if a hail of pila have anything to say about it... :whip:

[fenix3279]

A hail of pila?!

Pfft! Beware, our Gaesatae have been known to rip pilum out of their own guts and hurl them back at you Roman cowards! You'll have to do better than that, little Roman.

[Hax]

You mean more like, grabbing the shaft of the Pila and beating the Romans to death with it?

[Flying Pig]

For awesomeness of skin, amazingness of killing and the fact that I once assembled 200 of these guys to fight in a 60-unit battle - the Eqvites Consvlares. When I lead them at what I call the 'Great Hellenic War' in which Rome, the Arche Seleukia (allied to rome), the Ptolemaioi and Baktria (on the side of Ptolomaios) the carnage was such that out of ten (yes, ten) characters that fought for a free Ptolomaic empire and seven Roman-allied commanders, all seven foes died and only the lord of Seleukia fell on the roman side, thanks to a massive charge at the end of the battle which routed the enemy line. The Ptolomaic state collapsed immediatly after due to all of its characters having been killed.

[Barae]

The best units for me are the Belgae Milnaht and Batacorii, lead a army of only Belgae troops, apart from 3 units of archers and conquered half of germania

[fenix3279]

You mean more like, grabbing the shaft of the Pila and beating the Romans to death with it?
Indeed, that works too.

[Spartan198]

my getai falxmen can whip your puny romans into whipped cream..... then we'll eat it! :smash:
Not if Sparta has anything to say about it! :whip:

[fenix3279]

Not if Sparta has anything to say about it! :whip:
Oh joy, here we are again. So much for peace :wall:

[The Persian Cataphract]

...And so, the cataphract mounted on a prancing horse gazes over the horizon to see Greeks, Celts and Dacians squabble over petty matters. As he brandishes his manly whiskers, he burps out a sarcastic giggle.

"I AM GOING TO BE TEH KING OF TEH WORLD!!!"

...Now all he needs is a giraffe, and a Bactrian camelophant in order to succeed with his nefarious scheme:

http://img28.picoodle.com/img/img28/4/6/3/f_bactriancamm_e2e7808.jpg

[Hooahguy]

o ya?
http://www.bruddabear.com/photo/BearCavalry.jpg

and you know whats even better?
http://420.thrashbarg.net/penguin_army_bear_cavalry.jpg

lol pwned

[Captain Trek]

Mate... where on the Internets did you get that bear cavalry picture? :inquisitive:

[Hooahguy]

just look up "bear cavalry"

[Spartan198]

Oh joy, here we are again. So much for peace :wall:
Don't worry! The Celts and Spartans are still comrades-in-arms! :medievalcheers:

On a side note, shouldn't we move this conflict to a thread of its own in the appropriate area before we get in trouble here? :sweatdrop: