I could be going crazy but Im sure I saw Turcopoles as a French unit in custome battle select screen. I've got the VI version and sure enough under CRUSADERS_UNIT_PROD11 the French have Turcoples. Was this a mistake or not?
(sorry if this has already been awnsered, coudnt find it anywhere.)
The Turcopoles units are there to represent the horse archer mercenaries hired by the Catholics during the crusades, after they realised that they needed to adapt to the tactics of their enemies.
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Oh right and theres me thinking it was a mistake. I never knew that Cheers ArseClown
The Turcopoles were an invaluble asset to the crusader armies,alot were actually member's of the knights Templar however they were rather unreliable when things were going against them.In summary great on the battlefield worthless in a siege.They were either local muslim converts or Armenian christians and the Turcopolier (their commanding officer) was considered the fifth most powerful position within the Templars.
"The whole art of war consists in a well reasoned and extremely circumspect defensive,followed by a rapid and audacious attack." Napoleon Bonaparte
Turcopoles added mobility to the otherwise slow-moving knights that tired quickly in the desert because they were so heavily armoured.
Also, Turcopoles are considered French units in the game to simulate the fact that most crusaders were Frankish.
Well, in the eyes of the Saracens anyways. ^_^;
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You mean only the French can train/hire turcopoles? No wonder I've never seen one.
Correct me if Im wrong but anyone who owns ANTIOCH,EDESSA, SYRIA or TRIPOLI can train Turcopoles. Its only in a custom battle that the French can choose Turcopoles.Originally Posted by [b
I've been there as the Bisantines, the Egyptians, the Turks, the Hungarians and once as the Spaniards and have never seen one single turcopole unit.
Are they like the almughavars which you only find in Aragon as mercs and only one year before the end of the game?
This is strange because even though I hav'nt been there with a faction, its unit file clearly states that turcopoles can be trained by ALL_FACTIONS with HORSE_BREEDER2 and in ALL_PERIODS. And ive just noticed that for some reason they put the Germans as having a troop advantage when training this unit?Quote[/b] (lancer63 @ Oct. 08 2003,12:58)]I've been there as the Bisantines, the Egyptians, the Turks
Are they like the almughavars which you only find in Aragon as mercs and only one year before the end of the game?
I can understand you not being able to train them under Byz, Egptian and Turks because they got the turcopoles as Catholic only. But the Spaniards and Hungarians should have been able to train them.
Guilt it also says you need to be 'CATHOLIC'...
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I coulda sworn I seen the Turkish army with Turcoples with the wesmod. Coulda been by mercanaries or just my dumb mistake
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That does mean only Catholic factions can build it with a horsebreedersguild right? So Lancer63 could have trained Turcopoles with the Spaniards or Hungarians.
I guess il start a new campaign and investigate.
Hi,
With Spain you can train Turcopole in the relevant provinces Edessa & al...
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Well, I suppose in the game turcopoles could well appear in a Turkish army. Think about it: recruited by a Catholic army (most probably the French), then disbanded and hired as mercs by the Turks.
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You can definately build them as the English..
You can build them as spainish, perhaps Hungarians dont get them even thugh they are Catholic b/c they cant crusade? (like Poland/ Denmark)
logical, think of a Danish crusade
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