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    I havn't decide mine so i was wondering what everyone else thought.

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    Gesetae (sp? After several months, i still can't remember how they're spelt...) Anyways, you know what i mean, the uber naked guys that are like totally the best.
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    yeah they are pretty dang good cuz it takes me for every to kill they. i like your pick.

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    I personaly like the carthaginian/iberian assualt infantry they kick ass and are some of the best looking units in the game.
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    I like EB's Ekdromoi Hoplites, Thorakitai, and Thureophoroi. They're great peltast killers and they are also great at flanking pike units. I also like all missile units, especially peltasts and numidian javelinmen.

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    my favorite Eb Units are:
    1. Hetairo
    2. Baktrian Agema
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    I'm pretty enamoured with EB's Thorakitai Argyraspidai right now.

    RTR's Ptolemiac Hypapistai were pretty sexy, too.
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    Being the ardent fan of Rome that i am... My favourite was always the heavy Roman infantry... Especially Hastati since they are the cheapest and always see the most action in any campaign of mine.

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    @Dayve i take it then you go for the old checkerboard attack? My triarii never see any action at all!

    Anyways, are we allowed another fave? Cos the best looking unit IMO has to be the sacred band infantry. Lining up 10 units of solid, glistening silver against the desert sun...ahh...

    edit- mind you the upcoming Thrakioi Peltastai (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=64604

    look absolutley stunning, huge congrats to whoever skinned them.
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    Res Gesetae has some great looking units; especially the Seleukid Empire preview. I feel the urge to smack somebody when I look in that thread. They're that good-looking.
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    Wow they are good, I especially like their scythed chariots.
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    ah those flaming pigs ofcourse.

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    Illyrian Thureophoroi.

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    Though you guys haven't seem them yer (oh, but you will), my personal favourite, just from looks alone, have to be the Hye Sparapet - Armenian Generals. I cannot wait to see them ingame (they aren't quite in yet), they will be amazing.

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    I'm a big fan of all the Casse units, but I can't wait till we get the remodelled chariots. Having the old blue guys for my general always kinda kills the mood.

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    my favorite unit (for skin) are the getai phalangitai (i dont remember the correct name)

    my hated unit (for skin) is a gallic unit (a sort of gallic centurion if i remember correct) when i zoom in, it have is mouth open like a dull and i hate.

    my favorite unit (for usage) are greek torakitai oplites and pahlava deheb asawara.

    my hated unit (for usage) are all cavalry units against peltast and javelimen.

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    Four words: Naked Indian Female Archers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greek_fire19
    I'm a big fan of all the Casse units, but I can't wait till we get the remodelled chariots. Having the old blue guys for my general always kinda kills the mood.
    You can change this easily with a simple text edit.

    Open up the export_descr_unit.txt and find an infantry unit that you would like for the crew (I chose Botroas). Find what model the unit uses. The name of the model is located next to "soldier".

    ;77
    type barb south warband gaul
    dictionary barb_south_warband_gaul ; Botroas
    category infantry
    class heavy
    voice_type Heavy_1
    soldier celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas, 50, 0, 1.2
    officer standard_celtic_standardbearer
    mount_effect elephant -3
    attributes sea_faring, hide_improved_forest, hardy
    formation 1.2, 1.6, 2.4, 3.2, 5, square
    stat_health 1, 0
    stat_pri 5, 0, javelin, 45, 2, thrown, simple, piercing, spear, 10 ,1
    stat_pri_attr prec, thrown
    stat_sec 10, 30, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, slashing, sword, 0 ,0.225
    stat_sec_attr no
    stat_pri_armour 2, 9, 4, flesh
    stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
    stat_heat 2
    stat_ground 2, -1, 3, 1
    stat_mental 11, impetuous, trained
    stat_charge_dist 30
    stat_fire_delay 0
    stat_food 60, 300
    stat_cost 1, 1155, 289, 50, 70, 1155
    ownership britons, gauls, scythia, slave


    Open the descr_model_battle.txt. Find the model that you selected. Copy the part that I have bolded.

    ; Celtic infantry - Botroas / Southern Curoas

    type celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas
    skeleton fs_fast_javelinman_big, fs_fast_swordsman_barb_big ; throwing spear
    indiv_range 40
    texture gauls, data/models_unit/textures/ebunit_Psycho_BARB_SOUTHERN_WARBAND_aedui.tga
    texture scythia, data/models_unit/textures/ebunit_Psycho_BARB_SOUTHERN_WARBAND_arverni.tga
    texture britons, data/models_unit/textures/ebunit_Psycho_BARB_SOUTHERN_WARBAND_briton.tga
    texture slave, data/models_unit/textures/ebunit_Psycho_BARB_SOUTHERN_WARBAND_rebel.tga
    texture merc, data/models_unit/textures/ebunit_Psycho_BARB_SOUTHERN_WARBAND_merc.tga
    model_flexi data/models_unit/ebunit_Vercingetorix_gallic_warband_south_high.cas, 8
    model_flexi data/models_unit/ebunit_Vercingetorix_gallic_warband_south_high.cas, 15
    model_flexi data/models_unit/ebunit_Vercingetorix_gallic_warband_south_high.cas, 30
    model_flexi data/models_unit/ebunit_Vercingetorix_gallic_warband_south_high.cas, max
    model_sprite gauls, 60.0, data/sprites/aedui/gauls_celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas_sprite.spr
    model_sprite scythia, 60.0, data/sprites/averni/scythia_celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas_sprite.spr
    model_sprite britons, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_barb_infantry_sprite.spr
    model_sprite slave, 60.0, data/sprites/rebel/slave_celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas_sprite.spr
    model_sprite merc, 60.0, data/sprites/merc/celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas_sprite.spr
    model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f


    Scroll up to the barb_crew_heavy entry. Replace the text with what you just copied.

    The finished product:


    It certainly isn't perfect, but it is better than the old blue things. I'd suggest trying something with a smaller shield because the botroas' shields bump into each other.
    Last edited by tk-421; 06-02-2006 at 04:05.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Masy
    @Dayve i take it then you go for the old checkerboard attack? My triarii never see any action at all!

    Anyways, are we allowed another fave? Cos the best looking unit IMO has to be the sacred band infantry. Lining up 10 units of solid, glistening silver against the desert sun...ahh...

    edit- mind you the upcoming Thrakioi Peltastai (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=64604

    look absolutley stunning, huge congrats to whoever skinned them.
    I certainly do! I try to balance my Roman armies as absolutely historical as i can get within the limitations of the game... Which most of the time means i can only use a stack of 16 units or so since if you use anymore than 2 hastati and principes then you don't have enough room for all your allied soldiers and whatnot, but it just adds to the challenge anyway.

    But yeah the only time i ever use my triarii is when i have a legion far out in the field and it has to fight lots of battles and i can't get reinforcements up quick enough... Eventually triarii end up on the front line flanked by principes with mercenaries filling the roles of everything else.

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    My favourite EB Units

    1. African Armoured Elephants / Ptolemaic Basilikon Agemata
    2. Kleruchoi Agemata/Kleruchoi Agemata Cavalry
    3. Zdradha Pahlavans(sp?)

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    Mine have to be the Principes. In my armies, they do the bulk of the fighting, as illustrated by their experience chevrons, and they're well-equipped to do it. The Hastati usually get slaughtered, until their experience goes up, and the Triari usually spend most of their time shuffling on their feet and belching.

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    I thought about it and if i had to say right now my favorite would be the carthagians sacred band, cuz i beat the crap out of the romans when they came in waves againest my city. i didn't even have them in the city they came from outside, it was an epic battle. (i won)

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    the cheamonlean guards - eipros (sp all the way through this post :) )
    and the royal squadrons with the successor states.

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    any version you said....

    it´s the "gallic auxilia" in RTR (6.x).

    just my 2 cents

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    Quote Originally Posted by tk-421
    You can change this easily with a simple text edit.

    Open up the export_descr_unit.txt and find an infantry unit that you would like for the crew (I chose Botroas). Find what model the unit uses. The name of the model is located next to "soldier".

    ;77
    type barb south warband gaul
    dictionary barb_south_warband_gaul ; Botroas
    category infantry
    class heavy
    voice_type Heavy_1
    soldier celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas, 50, 0, 1.2
    officer standard_celtic_standardbearer
    mount_effect elephant -3
    attributes sea_faring, hide_improved_forest, hardy
    formation 1.2, 1.6, 2.4, 3.2, 5, square
    stat_health 1, 0
    stat_pri 5, 0, javelin, 45, 2, thrown, simple, piercing, spear, 10 ,1
    stat_pri_attr prec, thrown
    stat_sec 10, 30, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, slashing, sword, 0 ,0.225
    stat_sec_attr no
    stat_pri_armour 2, 9, 4, flesh
    stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
    stat_heat 2
    stat_ground 2, -1, 3, 1
    stat_mental 11, impetuous, trained
    stat_charge_dist 30
    stat_fire_delay 0
    stat_food 60, 300
    stat_cost 1, 1155, 289, 50, 70, 1155
    ownership britons, gauls, scythia, slave


    Open the descr_model_battle.txt. Find the model that you selected. Copy the part that I have bolded.

    ; Celtic infantry - Botroas / Southern Curoas

    type celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas
    skeleton fs_fast_javelinman_big, fs_fast_swordsman_barb_big ; throwing spear
    indiv_range 40
    texture gauls, data/models_unit/textures/ebunit_Psycho_BARB_SOUTHERN_WARBAND_aedui.tga
    texture scythia, data/models_unit/textures/ebunit_Psycho_BARB_SOUTHERN_WARBAND_arverni.tga
    texture britons, data/models_unit/textures/ebunit_Psycho_BARB_SOUTHERN_WARBAND_briton.tga
    texture slave, data/models_unit/textures/ebunit_Psycho_BARB_SOUTHERN_WARBAND_rebel.tga
    texture merc, data/models_unit/textures/ebunit_Psycho_BARB_SOUTHERN_WARBAND_merc.tga
    model_flexi data/models_unit/ebunit_Vercingetorix_gallic_warband_south_high.cas, 8
    model_flexi data/models_unit/ebunit_Vercingetorix_gallic_warband_south_high.cas, 15
    model_flexi data/models_unit/ebunit_Vercingetorix_gallic_warband_south_high.cas, 30
    model_flexi data/models_unit/ebunit_Vercingetorix_gallic_warband_south_high.cas, max
    model_sprite gauls, 60.0, data/sprites/aedui/gauls_celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas_sprite.spr
    model_sprite scythia, 60.0, data/sprites/averni/scythia_celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas_sprite.spr
    model_sprite britons, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_barb_infantry_sprite.spr
    model_sprite slave, 60.0, data/sprites/rebel/slave_celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas_sprite.spr
    model_sprite merc, 60.0, data/sprites/merc/celtic_infantry_botroas_southerncuroas_sprite.spr
    model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f


    Scroll up to the barb_crew_heavy entry. Replace the text with what you just copied.

    The finished product:


    It certainly isn't perfect, but it is better than the old blue things. I'd suggest trying something with a smaller shield because the botroas' shields bump into each other.

    If you don't mind me asking, what was the enemy unit that chariot was fighting?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AngryAngelDD
    any version you said....

    it´s the "gallic auxilia" in RTR (6.x).

    just my 2 cents
    I'm playing RTR Platinum at the moment, but all i can recruit in my northern Italy provinces are Gallic swordsmen, Gallic warband and Gallic light and heavy cavalry... Are there other Gallic units to be recruited in Gaul itself?

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    Gaesatae, hands down. One of my cities was conquered by TWO units of these gods on earth before...

    So I'd say they are two-fold. Most hated and most loved

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    I like the Seleukid cataphracted elephants. There are few units that can really stop them. They knock out all cavalry units and most phalanx or legionairies with a frontal charge! I haven't tried it with spartans or praetorian cohorts though.

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    Elite African Infantry - the Sacred Band might be technically more elite, but I love the flexibility and staying power those guys bring to the table - i once beat roughly 4000 egyptians with about 500 of them and some light support units - 700 men total (on medium, however)

    After that, Samnite Light Infantry - they give my Macedonian and Carthaginian armies pseudo-Hastasti to guard the flanks, plus they look cool
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