Dependence on local units?

**seienchin** · 03-05-2009, 06:27

When I played Karthago I used a lot of local levies and I was surprised how weak the roman camillan troops are against celtic levy troops and I was then surprised how easy the sueboz kill of celtic levies

Anyway I always use lusothanian medium spearmen infantry mercenaries in western europe cause they are probably one of the best units in the game.

And as bactria I fought with local peasants only... damn hard

**A Very Super Market** · 03-05-2009, 06:32

What difficulty were you on???

**Zim** · 03-05-2009, 07:39

I always did like those Lusotannan mercs, no matter who I was playing.

Originally Posted by seienchin

When I played Karthago I used a lot of local levies and I was surprised how weak the roman camillan troops are against celtic levy troops and I was then surprised how easy the sueboz kill of celtic levies

Anyway I always use lusothanian medium spearmen infantry mercenaries in western europe cause they are probably one of the best units in the game.

And as bactria I fought with local peasants only... damn hard

VH/M, no bonuses for the AI (well, no in-battle ones). I've just always done badly with Javelin cavalry...

Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

What difficulty were you on???

**A Very Super Market** · 03-05-2009, 07:46

Oop, not you. Numidian skirmishers are surprisingly good.

I meant seienchin, since camillans shouldn't lose to Lugoae

**seienchin** · 03-06-2009, 02:04

Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

Oop, not you. Numidian skirmishers are surprisingly good.

I meant seienchin, since camillans shouldn't lose to Lugoae

M/M...
Of course they wouldnt loose a one on one battles, but I used them atacking from mountains etc. and they had no problem beating Hastati and Principes and eventually Triarii it just took like forever...
But I hated them when I played Aedui cause the germanic units are just insane against lugoae...
By the way I did a custom battle in a plain battleground and my marian legions lost against the sweboz, when using the same amount of money. May be it was the Alexander Ki but the germans just flanked them and teared them to peaces in close combat...

**Lovejoy** · 03-06-2009, 17:05

I tend to use mercs as cannon fodder. Always when I take a city I hire some mercs to climb the walls and breach the openings etc. I care about my factional units too much and don't want them to get hurt!

**Tolg** · 03-06-2009, 18:31

Originally Posted by Lovejoy

I tend to use mercs as cannon fodder. Always when I take a city I hire some mercs to climb the walls and breach the openings etc. I care about my factional units too much and don't want them to get hurt!

Same here. lol

**heldelance** · 03-08-2009, 10:38

I always leave at least 2 slots open for mercs, generally the Galatikoi Kluddon, they're pretty much everywhere and they do a lot of damage. Perfect against light and most medium infantry, great flankers too.

**V.T. Marvin** · 03-05-2009, 08:18

Originally Posted by seienchin

And as bactria I fought with local peasants only... damn hard

You mean these guys?

Kofyaren-i Kavakaza (Baktrian Light Infantry)

IMHO they are definitely one of those "surprisingly good" units - large size (200 on Huge), lot of javelins and AP axes make them extremely valuable flankers and shock troops rather than "mere skirmishers". They are certainly one of my most favourite units!

Nevertheless, I would complement them with any large-shield spearmen (even something as bare as pantodapoi) in guard mode to form a line to stop advancing phalanxes etc.