WhiteProphecy: I'm glad you got it working .

Zarax: Here are a few possibilities I'am trying out at the moment.

(1) Libyans as heavy non-phalanx spear (better than Thorakitai, not as good as Triarii), Poeni equivalent to Armoured Hoplites, Sacred Band equivalent to hypaspists (either regular and recruitable anywhere, or Corinthian and recruitable in Carthage/New Carthage only).

(2) Libyans equivalent to phalanx pike (and recruitable anywhere), Poeni equivalent to Triarii, Sacred Band equivalent to hypaspists.

(3) Libyans equivalent to phalanx pike (and recruitable anywhere), Poeni equivalent to Silver Shield pike, Sacred Band equivalent to hypaspists.

I'm going to test out your short-pike/sword combination some more. If I like the results I might make Sacred Band use that set-up. If I like the results a lot I might switch all of the hypaspists to that set-up .