Factions Previews

[Geoffrey S]

Couldn't Carthage and the connection to the rest of North-Africa be represented by a unique building complex, representing the money and troops available for Sicily? Of course, this complex should only work for the Carthaginians.

[Mylae]

personally, i'm not in favour of it. However, Lylibeum will be the phoenician capital ingame and there will be several ways to implement via script the connection with carthage - request of troops, sending of troops, money, navy and so on.

[CaesarAugustus]

At what year does Paeninsula Italica start and end?

[Mylae]

Starts in (333)334 bc and ends (by now, in the actual beta) in 222 BC

[Luciano B]

The start date should be something between 338 BB and 333 BC (it depends upon the final setting we'll decide to use) and the end date in 222 BC. The mod runs rougly from the dissolution of the Latin League and the conquest of Mediolanium with the final defeat of the great Gallic coalition already crushed at Telamon

[Kralizec]

Will Epirus be a playable faction?

[Luciano B]

Will Epirus be a playable faction?

No, at present.
Epirus will be regarded as a "rebel" army and such an event like Pyrrus' invasion will be managed using a "spawning army" script.

Probably in the future we'll introduce some alternative campaigns using different settings for the playable factions, and in one of these campaigns Epirus may be a playable one.

[CrownOfSwords]

Great units! Looking forward to release

[Wolfshart]

Simply wonderful! I can't wait for the release!!!

[Geoffrey S]

A bit late, but I have to say those units are beautiful, and the descriptions fascinating. This mod promises to shed light on Italy beyond what we all know about Rome, and that I must praise.

[Luciano B]

THE GREEKS


GREEK MERCENARIES

Hoplitai - mercenary hoplites


Ekdromoi Hoplitai - mercenary fast hoplites


Peltastai Akontistai - mercenary light infantry


Tarantinoi - mercenary light cavalry equipped in the Tarantine style.


Sphendonetai Rhodioi - Rhodian slingers


Toxotai Kretaioi - Cretan archers



PSILOI - Levy skirmishers

Psiloi Akontistai


Psiloi Sphendonetai


Psiloi Toxotai



ITALIOTAE - THE ITALIOTE LEAGUE

Hetairoi Italiotai - general's horse guard



TARENTUM - TARAS

TARANTINE CITIZEN UNITS

Taxeis Hoplitai Tarantinoi - Tarantine militia spearmen


Taxeis Phalangitai Tarantinoi - Tarantine reformed militia pikemen


Hippeis Tarantinoi - Taranitne light cavalry


Hipparchoi Tarantinoi - Tarantine heavy cavalry


SPARTAN AUXILIARY UNITS

Ekdromoi Hoplitai Lakedaimonioi - Spartan fast hoplites


Hoplitai Lakedaimonioi - Spartan hoplites


Hoplitai Spartiatai - Spartan full-citizen hoplites



CROTON - KROTON

Hoplitai Krotoniates - Krotonian hoplites



THURII - THOURIOI

Hoplitai Thourioi - Thurian hoplites



METAPONTUM - METAPONTION

Hoplitai Metapontinoi - Metapontine hoplites



LOCRI EPIZEPHYRII - LOKROI EPIZEPHYRIOI

Hoplitai Lokroi - Locrian hoplites



RHEGIUM - RHEGION

Hoplitai Rheginoi - Rhegine hoplites



VELIA - ELEA

Hoplitai Eleates - Elean hoplites



HERACLEA - HERAKLEIA

Hoplitai Herakleioi - Heraclean hoplites




SYRACUSAE - SYRAKUOSAI

Hetairoi Syrakosioi - general's horse guard


Taxeis Hoplitais Sirakosioi - Syracusan militia infantry


Epilektoi Hoplitai Sirakosioi - Syracusan elite hoplites


Hippotoxotai Sirakosioi - Syracusan horse archers


Hippeis Syrakosioi - Syracusan heavy cavalry



FOREIGN MERCENARIES IN SYRACUSAN SERVICE

Kampanoi - Campanian mercenaries


Tyrrhenoi - Etruscan or other central Italian mercenaries


Ligues - Ligurian mercenaries


Keltoi - Celtic mercenaries




SICILIAN REGIONAL UNITS


SICULI

Lancearii Siculi - Sicel spearmen


Equites Siculi - Sicel cavalry



SICANI

Ferentarii Sicani - Sicanian light infantry



ELYMI

Hoplites Elymi - Elymian hoplites


Equites Elymi - Elymian cavalry

[CaesarAugustus]

Will you be using a 4 turn per year timescale?

Also are any factions going to go through reforms (Polybian for Romans etc.)?

[Luciano B]

Will you be using a 4 turn per year timescale?

Also are any factions going to go through reforms (Polybian for Romans etc.)?

Yes, we are going to use the 4 turn per year script.

During the whole timeframe covered by our mod the Romans used the so called "Camillian legion", the first one to adopt the manipular formation. It seems that the "Polybian legion" entered in use during the 2nd Punic War, so a bit later than the end date of our timeframe.

Some "late" units, for example some types of the Hellenistic era, will be recruitable by the Hellenic factions only after they had reached a certain degree of development via the constructions of some structures.

[kemozz]

this mod looks and sounds amazing. keep up the good work.

[Hister]

Auxilia - no release date just yet But beare in mind we are working hard to finish it in reasonable time...

[Auxilia]

Auxilia - no release date just yet But beare in mind we are working hard to finish it in reasonable time...

Thanks. I'll pass the time gazing longingly at your unit artwork!


One other question - is the celtic faction going to have chariots? Somewhere around here I've got an old wargames army list for the period which allows them.

[Bacchus]

My god... I thought EB was my final TW mod to play...
This looks great and promises so much, can't wait till it 's released.
The period is an interesting one, for sure!

BTW, is there a mod which covers 507BC to 476 AD?


Respect guys!

[sgsandor]

I want to play this so bad. I think they will def be a feather in any RTW players hat!

[Good Ship Chuckle]

You mod interests me. You can consider Good Ship to be another of your upcoming fans.

[Hister]

Well thank you guys, it's been a while since we posted here! Our main activity can be seen on RTC forums where you can see our progress made on M2TW engine.

RTW version of the mod was idle for some time but now Luciano started to continue work on it. Probably we will have M2TW and RTW versions both come out for you fans to try. Pretty awesome right!?

And to answer Bacchus, Rorarii is making a mod that covers early era Rome period but haven't spotted any mod that would have such a long time span - it's hard to present such a long time without inconsistencies, agme engine only allows that much...

Link to Rorarii's mod: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=136142

[Bacchus]

Thanks Hister!

Glad to hear the mod is still going to come out, sometime!

[delablake]

wow

i am really looking forward to this new mod!

[Mithridates VI Eupator]

Gosh!!!

Just stumbled upon this mod, and it looks really good!
Very nice work on those units, I must say.

Darn! Now I'm waiting for EB2 and PI. Seems all I do theese days is wait for mods.
Well, I haven't got anything better to do anyway.

[Macilrille]

Oh yes, Italy was a very diverse enverinment in Pre-Roman Times, Rome's expansion here formulated the politics with which they conquered and ruled the known world.


Ah this, the BI-mod and a 1st Cent BC- 1st Cent AD mod is just what I have been waiting for.

Thanks

[Old_King_Coal]

really exceptional stuff!

[Trevorusn]

What's the word on this mod??? Is it out yet, or another mod dead in the water???

[Populus Romanus]

It is out, and they have started on PI2 for Medieval 2.