Unit Limit : Compaign

**brymht** · 04-28-2008, 19:47

One thing you can do in EB2 K is to allow only so many of a certain type of unit. I'm really looking forward to this option. Therefore, a player will simply not be allowed to spam Agyaspides, in that they can have only one unit of them.

Will this be used?

**brymht** · 04-28-2008, 21:24

Truly, my spelling ability is astounding.....

**bovi** · 04-28-2008, 21:28

I think we'll rather use the replenishment numbers to limit the amount of certain units; levy troops will replenish quickly while elite ones will be available a lot more rarely. Hard limits on a given unit won't make much sense, after all if a kingdom has one province it will be able to support less of an elite than if it has vast tracts of land and manpower.

**brymht** · 04-28-2008, 21:35

I think it would make a lot of sense, especially for regional units.

Scordisci Infantry, Spartan hoplites, Praetorian Guard, etc. Especially for the exceptionally rare regional unit.

**Foot** · 04-28-2008, 23:15

It is far too early to tell. In vanilla I can see it being used as a gameplay device - who can get that powerful unit first - but in EB it would be used as a balancing device. If we can achieve a more realistic result through respawn rates then we will go for that, rather than artificially limiting it.

Foot

**brymht** · 04-29-2008, 02:15

Hmm. Could it be possible to increase the total maximum number by, say the population of the territory which they originate from?

For instance, if Sparta is a tiny town, it may support 1 hoplite unite, when it becomes a massive metropolis, it may support 8?

OF course, this leads intothings that would be far mroe difficult in dev. Perhaps respawn is far better after all. :)

**Lysimachos** · 04-29-2008, 10:59

Originally Posted by brymht

One thing you can do in EB2 K is to allow only so many of a certain type of unit.

Never realised it has this option... How is this used in Vanilla?

**Cartaphilus** · 04-29-2008, 11:49

That would be a great advance.

I am tired to fight Argyraspides and company turn after turn. That is no realistic (when the hell have the romans had a Legio composed only by triarii?).

(excuse my poor english, I'm a barbarian from the Islands)

**brymht** · 04-29-2008, 17:32

The unit limit is used primarily in the Crusades campign, i believe. You can only have 1 unit of a few of the unit types; such as Templar GRandmaster, and the Hostpitlar badasses with the two handed swords.

**Belisarius12** · 04-29-2008, 18:03

it is still a game if you are going to restrict units it won't be as great to play it is still a game fine that it is historical accurate but that's why i downloaded it but you d'ont have to aexagerate

**eggthief** · 04-30-2008, 01:02

Why not do the same as DLV? With the unit_index, basicly all your settlements combined have a certain number for your faction depending on their type and size and then a unit like heavy cav for example will count for 2 points while a unit of light inf will count as 1 and u cant cross the the number from your settlements.