A bit of help with Eprius?

**We shall fwee...Wodewick** · 10-30-2008, 10:31

I started an Epeiros campaign yesterday and now own all of greece, macedonia, a few thraikian towns to the north and east, coastal Illyria, south east Italia(taras and arpi) and Rome herself after 3 epic full stack battles.

It's brilliant. I would suggest using Thorakitai from the southern cities, Pezhetaroi from the Macedonian, some theurphoroi and prodromoi(I love these guys! They can destroy any unit in a good charge up the

) from you epriot cities, and then you can mix depending on where you are. i.e if you are in Italy, get some samnites and Bruttians; if Asia minor or Thrace is your cuppa tea, then get some good gallic or Thracians to supplement your force.

One question though, can I recruit Thrakoi Prodromoi and peltastai as I'm currently just hiring them as mercs in high quantities?

EDIT: What! Should I let Rome Live? What reformed units do I get? I didn't think I got any?!

**machinor** · 10-30-2008, 14:00

As Epeiros I don't think you get any reforms. The March of Time reform is nice for Makedonia (Phalangitai Hysteroi), Pahlava (Late Cataphracts and Bodyguards) and Baktria (Late Cataphract Bodyguards). I think it also applies to Pontus and Armenia.

**We shall fwee...Wodewick** · 10-30-2008, 15:03

Oh so I can continue my march up the peninsula. Onwards Ptolemaoios and avenge Pyrrhos!

**Cbvani** · 10-30-2008, 15:07

Agranian assault infantry have AP axes.
I love them muchly.

**gamegeek2** · 10-30-2008, 20:52

They are very nice niche infantry. I like to have a unit of them in my Hellenic mainland armies. However, they're in danger of being replaced by my Cordinau Orca. However, those are mainly in my Thraco-Celtic armies.

Speaking of which, get Scourcouw - it has most of the good Celtic regional units and the Scordisci Elite Infantry, which are some of the best, if not the best, infantry in the game; they beat Hypaspists. Check out the Recruitment Viewer to see what I mean.

Oh yeah, build a level 4 gov there. That'll also give those nice regionals 1 exp right off the bat.

**retep219** · 10-31-2008, 00:13

For some reason the recruitment viewer has never worked....still can't figure out why. So, I'm screwed in that regard. Anyways, where is Scourcrow? The name does not sound familiar...

Anyways, 6 turns before I get my Level IV barracks in Pella and agrarian infantry. 4 turns until I get level V barracks in Ambrakia. Looking forward to it.

I've finally swept up the Roman armies that kept on be a nuisance. (I move towards Segesta and Bonnia and Arminium are both sieged. I break sieges, but the armies get away) That means Segesta...and Roma after that....are no longer safe.

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 10-31-2008, 00:23

Scorcouw is where Illyria, Pannonia, Thrace, and Dacia all come together. The city of Singidunum. Those guys from there are great.

**We shall fwee...Wodewick** · 10-31-2008, 03:03

Am I right in thinking that when I get full barracks in Ambrakia I can get my eles back?

Also, the Romans won't lay down and die in my game. They have recruited approximatly 150,000 Mnai (2 entire stacks of infantry) worth of mercenaries in an attempt to stop me and succeeded in reclaiming Roma. But hey will pay!