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    I recommend the Ptolemies and Baktrians; they really have the best overall appearance of completeness, though Pontus is also in passable shape.
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    Grrr. Delete...
    Last edited by Teleklos Archelaou; 02-28-2006 at 01:36.

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    pontos is scheduled for a *lot* more units. There will be a later general unit, the chalkaspidai (a high infantry unit), their own akontistai, peltastai, hippakontistai from greek elements in the population, some other cool things I don't want to mention now, and I'm trying to twist Urnamma's arm for a royal infantry unit as an MIC5 infantry if he can find something reasonable. There are other anatolian regionals, at least two that aren't done yet but are on the way, that will figure into their recruitment a lot more too. They have a lot more to go actually. But they are in a good place to get lots of local units if they install allied governments. So they still are fun. Nikomedia is still a problem now though, but we're still working on unit recruitment in these places.

    I'd suggest Koinon Hellenon also. Besides not having the Spartiates or the old-style hoplites yet, they still have most of the other units done. KH and Baktria and Getai do give really good feels for different types of play with good unit lists already complete.

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    Sounds nice
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    If you want a challenge, I recommend the Pahlava. Equestrian armies to take on two powerhouses: Bactria and the Seleucid empire.


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    Good to know that Pontos will have more units and heavy foot units because for the moment it's very hard to deal against pezhetairoi with only pantodapoi phalangitai...and I also hope that the scythed chariot will stay in the EB they are really a nice addition to Pontos.


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    I would suggest Koinon Hellenon. Not all of Koinon Hellenon's unit are in the game yet, but the campaign is a lot of fun. I

    Pahlava is a lot of fun. Hard, too. The only thing that I didn't like much about them was the high cost of all cavalry units. It was cheaper and almost as effective just to use foot archers.

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    I recommend Baktria, without doubt. Not only is it one of the most complete factions available to you, they have a very nice variety of enemies--their equals in the Seleukids, and their nemesis in the Pahlava. It also provides some massive bloodbaths as you fight Seleukeia as they throw army after good army at you, with the armies getting better the further west you go--I've already had armies made up solely of thorakitai and pezhetairoi coming at me, and if not for the fact that argyraspidai are not in the game yet, I think they would be coming at me too.

    And, of course, the Pahlava, whose HA can beat almost any cavalry or foot archers you have. So far that's the furthest I've gone, so I can't comment on the other factions yet.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Teleklos Archelaou
    pontos is scheduled for a *lot* more units. There will be a later general unit, the chalkaspidai (a high infantry unit), their own akontistai, peltastai, hippakontistai from greek elements in the population, some other cool things I don't want to mention now, and I'm trying to twist Urnamma's arm for a royal infantry unit as an MIC5 infantry if he can find something reasonable. There are other anatolian regionals, at least two that aren't done yet but are on the way, that will figure into their recruitment a lot more too. They have a lot more to go actually. But they are in a good place to get lots of local units if they install allied governments. So they still are fun. Nikomedia is still a problem now though, but we're still working on unit recruitment in these places.

    thats good to hear... which of these units you think will make it into the next patch? Pontus has one of the funner campaign games i find(very humble beginings)

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    Again, no units will be in the patch. You would have to repack the whole thing to get new units or new building graphics. A lot more units are done now though, and will be in our next version release.

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    good enough...but does that mean that there wont be a cheap transport ship either?

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    There will be major ship change in next patch.

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    This has been a great thread for tidbits of info. Additionally, I'll also say that KH is a fun game, even with some units left to go. Very tense at times.
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