Units not in the game that should be?

**Kansas Bear** · 11-24-2006, 07:41

Originally Posted by Bullethead

In my family tree, at least, "Lowland Noble" translates as a sheep-rustling, thatch-burning Border reiver with a larger gang of thugs than most of his neighbors and a small stone tower to live and stash his loot in. Getting more than a couple such men together in close proximity rarely worked out for the good, because most were at perpetual blood feud with their peers. So I can see not having units of these guys but just Border cav units, each one representing one "noble's" gang.

As descended from a border clan myself....
From George MacDonald Fraser's book, "The Steel Bonnets". Most border clans had invoked a "hot trod" to recover stolen cattle/property. Commonly using cavalry(of the light variation) to hunt down the reivers.

**Burakius** · 11-24-2006, 09:08

Legendary generals. Im talking Saladin, Fatih Sultan Mehmed, Richard Lionheart, Vladimir Dracula etc. That kind of stuff.

And maybe some extra units. ( cant think up of extra units)

**Spendius** · 11-24-2006, 11:37

+1 for legendary generals/kings/crusaders. Joan of Arc, Charles Martel, Du Guesclin, Godfroy de Bouillon...

**anders** · 11-24-2006, 12:27

the point about spear-armed english knights is good, from what ive read they used short spears, and indeed, without spears, how could they receive french cavalry charges with any luck?

**lars573** · 11-24-2006, 16:17

What I usually hear, ad infintium, is that by the 13th century when a knight dismounted he forsook any sort of spear for a pole-axe. A great all rounder weapon. Capable of fighting cavalry, including recieve the charge. Dismounted English knights have such pole-axes.

**Spendius** · 11-24-2006, 16:19

I miss naphta throwers (didn't play/fight the moors, maybe there are some ?)

**lars573** · 11-24-2006, 17:13

This time they are only for Muslim factions, and called Naffatun.

**Rameusb5** · 12-01-2006, 18:05

Originally Posted by Spendius

+1 for legendary generals/kings/crusaders. Joan of Arc, Charles Martel, Du Guesclin, Godfroy de Bouillon...

While I also would like to see "legendary" characters pop up, Charles Martel died about 300 years before this game's time period. He was Charlemagne's Grandfather.

He was also probably the most influental person in Western History. Without him, Christianity would be a long lost (or extremely minor) religion.