How do I get those night raider looking guys?

**JKLeibrandt** · 01-13-2009, 17:50

When I go to the home page of the website sometimes I see guys that look like night raiders from vanilla Rome.....who the hell are they and where do I find them, I need them to fight back the roman advance.....plus i like watching them chop up masses of roman soldiers......

**Tellos Athenaios** · 01-13-2009, 17:58

They are no more. But I suggest getting some Chatti Youths. They put a fright into enemy infantry, have nice AP weapons and don't tire all that easily. Should work wonders against the Roman chainmail...

**JKLeibrandt** · 01-13-2009, 18:02

man that stinks, those guys were pretty kewl, are you talking about the club infantry guys? do there clubs do well against the Romans? Ive just been having a hard time putting a hurting on the Roman cohorts and stuff, it seems they are just very powerful Infantry and Im running out of ideas....

**Tellos Athenaios** · 01-13-2009, 18:06

Yes they are club infantry. Since you're Sweboz I presume you can recruit them directly from the Chatti tribe but if not they're available as mercs. The main difference with the ordinary club infantry is that they put fear into the enemy infantry, which really works well against swordsmen who have to suffer the abuse even if you engage them head-on (conversely: engaging a phalanx unit head on with such infantry merely serves to deplete your numbers).

**JKLeibrandt** · 01-13-2009, 18:08

Awesome, thanks for the tips. Hopefully i can push the Roman Swine back south of the Alps....hopefully.....

**Novellus** · 01-13-2009, 21:24

Originally Posted by JKLeibrandt

Awesome, thanks for the tips. Hopefully i can push the Roman Swine back south of the Alps....hopefully.....

That's the spirit! Now, go Teutoberg Forest on their respective arses!

**JKLeibrandt** · 01-13-2009, 21:38

I hope so, If I slaughter 2 or 3 legions will the Romani Leader go crazy????

**Havok.** · 01-13-2009, 22:30

Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios

Yes they are club infantry. Since you're Sweboz I presume you can recruit them directly from the Chatti tribe but if not they're available as mercs. The main difference with the ordinary club infantry is that they put fear into the enemy infantry, which really works well against swordsmen who have to suffer the abuse even if you engage them head-on (conversely: engaging a phalanx unit head on with such infantry merely serves to deplete your numbers).

Meh, those guys might be useful, as they are ugly, i miss the night raiders

**JKLeibrandt** · 01-13-2009, 23:32

yeah they are pretty hideous, and I as well miss the Night Raiders, the Gaesatae are kewl but the Germans really need a unique really barbaric, bloody crazy warrior unit, I guess I will settle for the midnight black ink covered raiders which are pretty kewl too, I hope the clubs do the job....for now....

**ziegenpeter** · 01-14-2009, 11:37

what about the silesian skadugangonez?

**HayGuy** · 01-15-2009, 07:50

Slightly off topic but I can't wait to see what the EB dudes do with the body paint for the barbarians. All the pretty patterns...

**Tollheit** · 01-14-2009, 19:56

Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios

Yes they are club infantry. Since you're Sweboz I presume you can recruit them directly from the Chatti tribe but if not they're available as mercs. The main difference with the ordinary club infantry is that they put fear into the enemy infantry,

Um, no they don't.

Code:

;421
type             germanic infantry swardimannoz
dictionary       germanic_infantry_swardimannoz      ; Chatti Clubmen
category         infantry
class            heavy
voice_type       General_1
soldier          germanic_infantry_swardimannoz_klumbokarlaz, 50, 0, 1.05
mount_effect     elephant -2, chariot +2
attributes       sea_faring, hide_improved_forest, very_hardy
formation        1.2, 1.6, 2.4, 3.2, 4, square
stat_health      1, 1
stat_pri         5, 8, javelin, 45, 2, thrown, simple, piercing, spear, 10 ,1
stat_pri_attr    prec, thrown
stat_sec         8, 8, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, blunt, mace, 0 ,0.14
stat_sec_attr    ap
stat_pri_armour  1, 11, 2, flesh
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        2
stat_ground      0, 0, 2, 0
stat_mental      10, impetuous, untrained
stat_charge_dist 40
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 675, 169, 10, 78, 675
ownership        germans

**Cullhwch** · 01-18-2009, 13:38

Originally Posted by Tollheit

Um, no they don't.

Code:

;421
type             germanic infantry swardimannoz
dictionary       germanic_infantry_swardimannoz      ; Chatti Clubmen
category         infantry
class            heavy
voice_type       General_1
soldier          germanic_infantry_swardimannoz_klumbokarlaz, 50, 0, 1.05
mount_effect     elephant -2, chariot +2
attributes       sea_faring, hide_improved_forest, very_hardy
formation        1.2, 1.6, 2.4, 3.2, 4, square
stat_health      1, 1
stat_pri         5, 8, javelin, 45, 2, thrown, simple, piercing, spear, 10 ,1
stat_pri_attr    prec, thrown
stat_sec         8, 8, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, blunt, mace, 0 ,0.14
stat_sec_attr    ap
stat_pri_armour  1, 11, 2, flesh
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        2
stat_ground      0, 0, 2, 0
stat_mental      10, impetuous, untrained
stat_charge_dist 40
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 675, 169, 10, 78, 675
ownership        germans

They did in previous versions. Was that taken out because people didn't fear the Chatti?

**Watchman** · 01-18-2009, 16:43

Mainly because it made little sense for those guys to have the attribute; wild-eyed savages out for your blood are dime a dozen, and if they don't have something particularly creepy and off-putting about them (like the freaky "ghost-warrior" war-paint of the black dudes, the deliberate wolf-imitation of those loony wolf-mercs or the unsettling "heroic nudity" plus its magical overtones of the Celtic nekkid guys) arguably for example the Celtic elites in full war regalia are way scarier when they're bearing down on you.