Quote Originally Posted by Bramborough View Post
So...I'm browing through the encycylopaedia (such as it is), looking at different factions' troops. Trying to figure out who I want to play next now that the Pontus AAR is finally finished.

What the encyclopaedia doesn't show is which barracks type and level correlates to a specific unit. Either in the building or unit listings.

So, for example, there's nothing here which shows that Pontus must have the Level IV hoplite barracks built in order to recruit Bronze Shield Pikes. I eventually figured that out by trial-and-error during last campaign.

Is there a reference floating around out there which is readily accessible?
Excluding any link and content hiccups (of which lately there have been many), you should always use buildings as a base. So grab the tier 4 barracks of your culture of choice, and to the right you will see what units it provides as a garrison and what units it allows to be trained. These vary per faction of course. I usually go to the core unit production buildings to see what I can expect to field, then check out the requirements for these buildings (technology is my primary concern) and take it from there.

Apart from duplicate icons, missing content and bad links, my main #1 gripe with the encyclopedia is the lack of easy unit to unit comparisons. I want to compare Foot Companions to Silver Shield Pikemen for example. I want a quick and easy matching of the unit stats so I can judge which is better (on paper).