Roman Units

[PSYCHO]

Not sure if this has been posted before but Activision have a fan kit with the latest screenshots, banners and a Roman unit list.


http://www.jrue.com/albums/userpics/11503/roman_town_watch_info.jpg
TOWN WATCH

http://www.jrue.com/albums/userpics/11503/roman_principes_info.jpg
PRINCIPES

http://www.jrue.com/albums/userpics/11503/roman_mirmillo_gladiator_info.jpg
MIRMILLO GLADIATOR

http://www.jrue.com/albums/userpics/11503/roman_cavalry_info.jpg
ROMAN CAVALRY

..and more..

Get it here from Activision (http://download.activision.com/rtcw/RTW_Kit.zip)

[Julius Caesar]

Thanks https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif

[Longshanks]

I hope the gladiators aren't units the Romans field. It's a stupid unit.

The Romans did press slaves & gladiators into service during the 2nd Punic War after Cannae, but they pressed them into service in a LEGION. They would have looked and generally fought like other legionaries...except perhaps not as effectiently due to hurried training, less loyalty to the state ect.

The Romans fought against rebelling slaves including gladiators during Spartacus' revolt, but they certainly wouldn't have had segregated units based on gladiator type. The training for the arena, as well as much of the equipment used would have been useless on the battlefield.

[RisingSun]

Sadly, they are. As ridiculous as the concept is, it is implemented. As I remember, it was one of the first signs of the direction which RTW has now veered in.

We should have heeded the warning and saved ourselves heartache.

[ah_dut]

there's always hope my friend, eg hint hint any modders with talent out there mod this game

[ah_dut]

i downloaded and have read the thing mentionwed above but what da heck is that arcani unit, please enlighten me someone

[Basileus]

35mb well i´ll grab it and check it out

[swe_gamer]

The Arcani where the equivalent of the Roman Secret Service. I found something on them here:

Link (http://netmedia.co.uk/history/week-6/)

I cant extract the fan kit https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif

[Catiline]

Can't DL 35Meg at work, would anyone care to list the units - Anything new here?

[CBR]

Quote[/b] (Catiline @ July 19 2004,15:01)]Can't DL 35Meg at work, would anyone care to list the units - Anything new here?
Peasants
Town Watch
Archers
Equites
Velites
Hastati
Principes
Triarii
Light Auxilia
Auxilia
Early Legionaries
Early First Cohort Legionaries
Legionaries
First Cohort Legionaries
Incendiary Pigs
Praetorian Cohort Legionaries
Urban Cohort Legionaries
Wardogs
Velite Gladiator
Samnite Gladiator
Mirmillo Gladiator
Cavalry Auxilia
Roman Cavalry
Legionary Cavalry
Praetorian Cavalry
Ballista
Scorpion
Onager
Repeating Ballista
General’sBodyguard


CBR

[shingenmitch2]

F'n ridiculous...
There's the "Murmillo" gladiator unit. Okay, stupid unit... but they EVEN GET THAT wrong. F'n if your gonna make the gladiator at least do it right. Try giving that guy a sword and shield. The closes thing to a spear-user was the "trident" used by the retiarius...

The more I see the more I just... https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wall.gif

[Barkhorn1x]

Quote[/b] (shingenmitch2 @ July 19 2004,08:20)]The more I see the more I just... https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wall.gif
Calm down - deep breaths - now isn't that better??

I am taking this all in stride as CA is giving us what I would consider the "raw materials". We will mod - and we will eliminate the sillyness and add what is missing.

And all will be well. https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

Barkhorn.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Some of the units look wonderful. Personal fav is the pratorian cohort. Those hombres look fierce buggers

[Puzz3D]

Can you put the wardogs in hold formation?

[Steppe Merc]

Of all the days for my internet connection to be so slow... Why? https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wall.gif

[MadKow]

Couldn't it be that these gladiator units are in the game as some sort of rebels that show up if certain conditions take place?

Maybe i'm just being optimistic.

[Longshanks]

I'm hoping the gladiators are just rebel units that pop up if there is a slave revolt. But if that is the case, why are they classified as Roman? https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

I'm afraid it does sound as if they will be part of Roman armies.

[Barkhorn1x]

Quote[/b] (MadKow @ July 19 2004,20:20)]Couldn't it be that these gladiator units are in the game as some sort of rebels that show up if certain conditions take place?

Maybe i'm just being optimistic.
Yea - I think you are.

Barkhorn. https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

[Mablung]

Hopeful methinks *hoping like hell*
It would be fairly cool to see a bunch of gladiators revolting https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif . Is there a choice to hold Gladiatorial fights? If so then maybe they pop up in rebellions in those places. https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-help.gif
Throw us a frickin' bone

[DemonArchangel]

yea, there are gladiatorial fights, you can see them upon zooming in on your cities

[Inuyasha12]

Don't like the gladiators, no problem don't build them https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[lonewolf371]

Yea but since ther are two other Roman factions they'll probably build them. https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

[EX_Outlaw]

Is there any way you can post pics and names of the rest of the units? thx in advance anyone. i have really slow D/L right now and i wanna see them so bad https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wall.gif https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wall.gif https://forums.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-help.gif