Unit Addiction

[gamegeek2]

I'd like to fire some arrows against that army.

Anyways, my fave unit would be the Keltohellenikoi Hoplitai. Perhaps the most cost-efficient unit in the game, alongside THraikioi Peltastai.

[vartan]

Anyways, my fave unit would be the Keltohellenikoi Hoplitai. Perhaps the most cost-efficient unit in the game, alongside THraikioi Peltastai.

If you don't count their (relatively) horrible morale (both under 13).

[Lazy O]

Does it matter? Youre facing an AI.....

[IrishHitman]

Hetairoi hands down.
The Companion Cavalry.

Ridiculously effective but not a literal tank like some of the Cav you'd see out East..

[CCadaver]

I like Iaosatae. As the Arverni, I never bother with any other ranged unit. By the time I have access to them, my iaosatae are all silver chevrons. Once they are gold chevrons, I can even use them as a light infantry. But by then I tend to spread them out among my armies so that everyone usually has at least one experienced unit.

Even if I can get kretikoi, they are usually mercs, and thus can't be retrained, or they can only be trained in Krete, Antioch, or Alexandria, which is usually too far away. Plus, slingers have the AP trait, which is great against romans and hellenistic factions.

[The_Blacksmith]

Hetairoi hands down.
The Companion Cavalry.

Ridiculously effective but not a literal tank like some of the Cav you'd see out East..

Im not really the big Hetairoi fan, they only have 3-4 good charges in them so, you REALLY need to make them count... but sometimes, you just need something to take out the heavier generals cav... i preffer my slingers (who has 2-3 silver chevrons) 3-4 of them can easily take out a 36 unit general...

[QuintusSertorius]

Im not really the big Hetairoi fan, they only have 3-4 good charges in them so, you REALLY need to make them count... but sometimes, you just need something to take out the heavier generals cav... i preffer my slingers (who has 2-3 silver chevrons) 3-4 of them can easily take out a 36 unit general...

This is why I like the Epirote bodyguard, all the hitting power of Hetairoi, but with bags more stamina.

EDIT: 3-4 units of slingers is a bit excessive (and makes things rather easy), one is my limit.

[-42-]

In my Pontus campaign I risked bankruptcy to get my hands on the Galatian noble infantry early on. Those guys absolutely steamrolled everything that the Seleucids and Ptolies could throw at me.

I also blitzed North Africa in my Carthage campaign for the express purpose of getting Numidian Nobles and Maure Infantry. The Maure are more or less Botroas with more javelins, and were extremely useful in Iberia, as were the Gldmtk.

[IrishHitman]

Im not really the big Hetairoi fan, they only have 3-4 good charges in them so, you REALLY need to make them count... but sometimes, you just need something to take out the heavier generals cav... i preffer my slingers (who has 2-3 silver chevrons) 3-4 of them can easily take out a 36 unit general...

I've gotten far more charges than 3-4 out of Hetairoi, it's all about timing....
I don't use Hetairoi for commander assassination, I tend to prefer ranged attacks for that.

[Lazy O]

Does it matter even if a heavy cav unit is exhausted? If you playo n normal which the game was designed for, it(charge) will still break anything