Macedonian conquest of Thrace

**Marcus Ulpius** · 12-13-2008, 00:58

Playing as Macedonia I've recently conquered three S. Thracian provinces - Serdice, Tylos and Byzantium. In the first 2 provinces I've established type I government. I've checked the recruitment viewer and saw that by building my native MICs I eventually can get access to Elite Thracian Infantry and Agriarian Assault Infantry. I'm building on those troops as good flankers and phalanx killers when I'll fight with Ptolies or AS. But when I've built 2nd level MIC in Serdice and checked the 3-rd lvl MIC I saw that no new units would be available for me. Am I doing something wrong and establishing type I government was a mistake? How can I get those good Thracian units. I see they are available in recruitment viewer from my native MICs, but it looks I can't get them in game.

**Hegix** · 12-13-2008, 01:13

A quick glance at the rv says that you get no new troops at factional MIC lvl 3. Agrianian is a factional MIC lvl 4 unit, while Elite Thracian need a lvl 4 regional MIC.

**Marcus Ulpius** · 12-13-2008, 01:22

I've checked once more. In Dardanoia according to RV I should get Thracian Light Cavalry on lvl 3 MIC and both Agriarians and Thracian Elite Inf. on lvl 4. All this with "Native" option selected. If I change it to "Regional", I get only Thracian Light Spearmen and Triballi Inf. on lvl 4.

**The Celtic Viking** · 12-13-2008, 01:27

Earlier today when I played my Makedonian campaign I checked manually what units I got for each government type in-game, as I always do when I've conquered a new settlement I intend to keep. In type 1 I got Agarians but not Thraikian elites, in type 4 the reverse. I don't remember 100% but I believe that its the same with type 2 and 3. What I do know 100% is that you can get them, though.

**MerlinusCDXX** · 12-13-2008, 01:31

My suggestion would be to give the type 2 to Dardanoia, and 3 or 4 to Tylis, because Tylis just has a greater variety of good regional units available.

**Marcus Ulpius** · 12-13-2008, 01:36

Originally Posted by MerlinusCDXX

My suggestion would be to give the type 2 to Dardanoia, and 3 or 4 to Tylis, because Tylis just has a greater variety of good regional units available.

Well, type I in Dardanoia is finished, so I'll probably keep it, but I'll give type 4 to Tylis because of its Celtic troops. Strange that RV is not giving the accurate info here.

**Hegix** · 12-13-2008, 01:36

I'm guessing we don't have the same version RV then. Mine has 4 units in Dardanoia under Native MIC: Skirmishers(lvl 1), Levy Phal, Slingers (both lvl 2) and Agrianian (lvl 4). Then there are 8 more in Regional MIC including both Thracian Light Cav and Thracian Elite.

**Marcus Ulpius** · 12-13-2008, 01:38

Originally Posted by Hegix

I'm guessing we don't have the same version RV then. Mine has 4 units in Dardanoia under Native MIC: Skirmishers(lvl 1), Levy Phal, Slingers (both lvl 2) and Agrianian (lvl 4). Then there are 8 more in Regional MIC including both Thracian Light Cav and Thracian Elite.

I've thought about it and dl'ed the one that was on EB site again. Turned out it was the same as I already had.