Why triarii upgrade is cost so high?

**Omanes Alexandrapolites** · 02-28-2007, 07:57

Hi CyberVIP,
I'm not sure, yet I don't think it is a bug. If you look at the Trarii and see how much armour and arms they have compared to Principles and Hastaii you will see that it is immensely more henceforth causing the upgrade to cost more. Also they cost much more to train in the first place and the game always calculates based on that. Hope this helps, cheers!

**cyberVIP** · 02-28-2007, 08:16

Originally Posted by Omanes Alexandrapolites the Idiot

...look at the Trarii and see how much armour and arms they have compared to...

Hmm, not so much differences in stats though, thanks anyway

**Omanes Alexandrapolites** · 02-28-2007, 08:17

Originally Posted by cyberVIP

Hmm, not so much differences in stats though, thanks anyway

**Dayve** · 02-28-2007, 09:32

Heh, do what i did. Conquer Sagestica and Dalminion early and build mines, ports, roads and markets... In that order, and of course do the same with Rhegion. You'll be rolling in the Minai. You could make armies of triarii if you so wished. And a big navy too.

Dalminion and Sagestica will solve your money problems forever.

**cyberVIP** · 02-28-2007, 10:06

Originally Posted by Dayve

...Conquer Sagestica and Dalminion early and...

Sorry, no way: "historical stony road (c)" only :). Illyrian coast gonna be conquered after The first poenic war as it was IRH (~229BC) just before Cisalpine Gaul ang Liguria

p.s. english as foreign

**Watchman** · 02-28-2007, 11:39

I looked up the EDU, and I'd say the early triarii's armour upgrade cost of 697 is pretty much completely off the whack. The figgen Dosidataskeli and Thorakitai Argyraspidai have 150 and Grivpanvar (the Parthian BG-type cataphracts) 100 for the sake of comparision...

Not that the upgrade costs were particularly "stable" across the board anyway. They seem to swing from chump change to hundreds of mnai in some cases, without much readily apparent pattern. Lemme list out the weapon/armour upgrade costs for the various bodyguard units as QED:
Saba King's Elites 177/623
Qarthadasti Sacred Band 110/160
Casse chariots 10/98
Gaul Brihentin 38/178
Getai Phylakes Daoi placeholder 56/233
Pontika Spahbed 110/150
Sweboz Ferulharjoz 80/130
Koinon Hellenon Epikletoi Hoplitai 60/90
Hellenic Somatophylakes Strategou 100/160
Epirote Molossian Agema 100/160
Baktrian Bodyguard 40/60
Lusotannan Bodyguards 60/100
Roman Equites Consulares 80/120
Roman Equites Singulares 120/160
Saka Cataphract 39/324
Hai Hye Sparapet 39/311
Sauromatae Aeldry Ambalte 55/212
Pahlav Sahigan Pahr 80/100
...
...

...geh. The newer ones seem to be more prone to wild fluctuations. WIP, I assume.

**Dayve** · 02-28-2007, 11:49

Originally Posted by cyberVIP

Sorry, no way: "historical stony road (c)" only :). Illyrian coast gonna be conquered after The first poenic war as it was IRH (~229BC) just before Cisalpine Gaul ang Liguria

p.s. english as foreign

Every campaign up until now i've played by the book as much as i possibly could... I'm taking a break from that. You can see my progress in the faction expansion thread if you like.

**QwertyMIDX** · 02-28-2007, 17:13

The cost for a weapon upgrade is supposed to equal the cost of the weapons the units use in the stats system, armor upgrade is supposed to do the same with cost of armor. I'll mention the problem to TK and see if he can sort it out.