An mtw 1 question

**Nikpalj** · 08-23-2008, 00:03

I need a quick reply, gentlemen...

I'm playing the xl mod for medieval: total war... which buildings do I need to build longbowmen in wales?

**Lokiss** · 08-23-2008, 00:21

If it's anything like regular M:TW you have to wait till 1205, not build any one building.

**Martok** · 08-23-2008, 08:40

Hey Nik! Long time no see.

Aside from having to wait until 1205, I believe you need a bowyer's guild.

**Lokiss** · 08-24-2008, 10:07

Weird, it's not on my tech tree... O_o...

**caravel** · 08-24-2008, 14:52

The era restrictions on units do not appear on the tech tree. This is because in the first version of the game there were none IIRC.

**Lokiss** · 08-25-2008, 00:20

The era restrictions on units do not appear on the tech tree. This is because in the first version of the game there were none IIRC.

I know that, I mean it's not there. I went down the Bowyer tree and there's no Longbowman on it.

**Martok** · 08-24-2008, 18:35

Originally Posted by Lokiss

Weird, it's not on my tech tree... O_o...

No, there wouldn't be. The unit side of the tech tree doesn't give any indication that some units are era-dependent. Cynwulf is also correct in that there was a bug in the unpatched version of vanilla MTW allowed you to train any of your faction's units as long as you had the requisite buildings, regardless of era. Thus, the English could train Longbows in the Early period, and the Byzantines could recruit Varangian Guards in the Late period.

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**Ironsword** · 08-24-2008, 20:10

Originally Posted by Martok

Heh. I suddenly remember being very confused as a newbie when, after installing the 1.1 patch, my Egyptians suddenly couldn't train Mamluk Cavalry anymore (it was only around 1150 at the time). I was finally forced to ask about it in the forums here when I couldn't figure out what the heck had happened.

Surely you Jest Martok?? There I was thinking yourself and Cynwulf were Jedi players all along....