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[WhiteProphecy]

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[WhiteProphecy]

I have a question, what type of spearmen are these, and can you get these in the Selucid campaign?


http://www.totalwar.org/games/wallpa...rtw_wall07.jpg

[WhiteProphecy]

I'm sorry about the second post so quickly, if you cant get this unit for the Selucid Empire, could you guys put this unit in one of the virsions or something please, I'm sure others agree this would be a cool additional unit for the Selucid Empire.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

They seem to be a unit which was not included in the game. Other than that I don't know.

[WhiteProphecy]

hmmmmmm

[SomeNick]

They look like armoured hoplites. And , yeah not in the game... well that particular shield they have isn't anyway. Looks egyptian.

Nice pic though : )

[Hannibal Barca]

:P I told you they might be a unit dude. They look cool, though Silver Shield's still look cooler.

[The Stranger]

I have a question, what type of spearmen are these, and can you get these in the Selucid campaign?


http://www.totalwar.org/games/wallpa...rtw_wall07.jpg

thats a unit of seleucid captains...you also have them with thrace and macedon...theyre not included but a simple change in the strat file can change that

[Syxx_Killer]

That pic is my wallpaper, too. I think they look cool. What do I have to change in that file to make them accessable? I'm doing a Macedon campaign right now with good success. I would like to use that unit. I have a 9 star general now. I booted the Brutii from Greece and am starting my conquest into new lands. Soon I hope to take Rhodes. I could really use that wonder. lol

[The Stranger]

eh do want them as captains (as they were intended) or as a unit (wich is more complicated to do).

[Al: Total Gore]

I have a question. For BI, I’ve heard you can edit certain values so that rebels don’t pop up so frequently. Where can I find the correct file and what would be a proper value to input so that rebels appear far less frequently but with larger numbers? I’m tired of fighting brigand armies consisting of 2 spearmen or 2 peasants every three turns.

I would also like to know if there is a way to reduce the amount of pirates. It’s utterly ridiculous to see massive fleets of these little buggers roaming around the Mediterranean. One or two is understandable but a whole stack of pirate ships?!

[SomeNick]

thats a unit of seleucid captains...you also have them with thrace and macedon...theyre not included but a simple change in the strat file can change that

Thankyou :)

Ahh... could you point to where the instructions for doing this are?

Thanks again

[Seleukos]

thats a unit of seleucid captains...you also have them with thrace and macedon...theyre not included but a simple change in the strat file can change that

Seleucid captains? not much historical indeed! They wear corinthian helmets of 5th cent BC and hold funny shields--octagon hoplon shields???
Anyway..

[WhiteProphecy]

i dont have barbrian invasion, i have no $$$ lol. Is there any patches with that unit for just regular Rome?

[The Stranger]

i dunno if i'm capable of doing it soon, i can do it on tuesday but only if yur willing to wait that long. i will point it out, wich way and how.

Seleukos....theyre not only seleucid but also thracian and macedonian captains...(colour differs ofcourse just as shieldpatterns)

[Rilder]

Seleucid captains? not much historical indeed! They wear corinthian helmets of 5th cent BC and hold funny shields--octagon hoplon shields???
Anyway..

That shield isnt the Hoplon shield, the hoplites' shield isnt the hoplon either

The shield is actually called Aspis. The word shield. The word Hoplon, is the word Oplon. which like lots of greek words gets an extra letter shoved here and there when spoken in a more english tongue.
Oplo meant tool, and then got turn to mean a generic term for any warriors tool, such as armour or weapon.

Oplon, then took on the name of the shield. The term hoplite meant "a man who carries tools of war" or "a man who carries weapons" and then the shield got named as Hoplon as the most obvious tool of the hoplite (other than the spear/pike).

In modern greek Oplon means weapon also. which makes it easy.

[The Stranger]

hoplite, is the word and it just meant the (heavy) armed. and yeah it came from oplo the greek word for weaponry

[Stoicblitzer]

i have a question. how do i change my name on the forums?

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Pm Tosa, he'll be able to change your name for you.