ptoly units

**Belisarius12** · 01-12-2009, 19:13

since i still have not managed to download the game
i was asking myself wich ptoly unit is the most usefull in early midd and the end game
thx in advance

**Maion Maroneios** · 01-12-2009, 20:25

Well, for the beginning Pantodapoi Phalangitai are good and (rather) cheap line holders, plus they got AP axes. Them, doubled with Machimoi and Thoureophoroi/Ioudaioi Taxeis/Peltastai can give you a solid army. That's not counting missile troops, of course, which you surely will have no trouble recruiting in the East.

So basically there are quite a few units that are good playing as the Ptolemaioi, you just need to find out the best way to combine them.

Maion

**machinor** · 01-12-2009, 20:49

The Ptolemaioi have a fairly good early game troop selection with the various Machimoi units: phalangitai, standard machimois (light infantry) and cavalry. Machimoi cavalry is basically light to medium cavalry (comparable to Illyrian cavalry) with lances and AP axes for melee! very useful.
Good midgame units are the typical hellenistic combo of Klerouchoi Phalangitai as phalanx unit, Peltastai or Thureophoroi as flanker and Prodromoi as cavalry.
THE superb mid- to lategame-unit of the Ptolemaioi would be the Galatikoi Klerouchoi. Absolutely awesome heavy infantry with a fairly widespread AOR. Must have, especially if you're facing Seleukid heavy infantry.

**gamegeek2** · 01-13-2009, 23:52

For the most part, the Seleukids have better units if they can train them...and they have the widest access to units. The Kleruchoi units are quite strong, though, though they can't make up for it all.

However, as a human player, you are much better than the AI...

**machinor** · 01-14-2009, 16:01

Yes. Ptolemaioi elites are quite difficult to retrain farther away from home. In any case, Klerouchoi Phalangitai should be the bulk of Ptolemaioi armies since they are only slightly inferior to Pezhetairoi and widely available. It is true though that Seleukids have the comparatively better units. Especially in archery and elephants Seleukids kick Ptolemaioi butt.