Possible realism change..

[Nerouin]

There are some odd placements in the units area.. for example, the Gauls have a forester warband- the best archers in the game, iirc- but have no basic archer unit. In another area, the Britons have axemen but not swordsmen, and Gauls have swordsmen but not axemen! Weird, eh? :)

Also, the individual barbarian (barbarian comes from the latin barbarus, meaning foreigner.. it wasn't deragatory, did you know that?) was a much better fighter than the individual Roman. The average barbarian had been brought up in a harsh, violent society, and were generally much larger, stronger, and more experienced in individual fighting than the average Roman.. it was a lifestyle, in a way, even more than war was a lifestyle for the post-Marian legionnary. The strength of the Roman lay in his discipline, and fighting in formation.

Thus, for example, shouldn't your average warband be stronger than a unit of Hastati? The Hastati are much less experienced and much weaker than your average barbarian.

Just a suggestion.. the idea that the individual barb was a better fighter but untrained is an important concept.. all the factions having units that they realistically had would be nice too.


Oh! And it should be harder to do a successful conquest! :)


Anyway, back to taking over the world.. I love this game!