Favorite unit(s)

[nara shikamaru]

That's right, what is your fave unit from MTW/VI/XL/BKB, or any of the other mods? Why are they your fave? and how did them becoming #1 1st happen?

For me the 1st unit i really liked were AUM, why? well the 1st time i played i played as the Almos, and thought alot of my units were avg, but when i saw the AUM's in action, they owned everything on the field, the only unit my AUM's had any trouble with were the Byzantines VG's. I've also come to love the Italian Infantry, but that was more a looks thing then it became a "gonna kick some butt" thing later.

Remember your fave doesn't automatically mean who you like best based on pwnage, the your fave can be just something as simple you like the way the unit loos, well that's it for now, hope we have some fun with this.

[Martok]

Since I'm lazy, I'll just quote my post from this thread in the Entrance Hall:

Spanish Jinnettes - They eat Almohad Urban Milita for breakfast! With their armour-piercing javelins and excellent speed, they're well-equipped to take out heavy infantry while staying out of harm's way.

Gazi Infantry - Spurred on by their faith in Allah, these guys charge their enemies with suicidal courage! Great for flanking attacks and chewing up enemy infantry.

Huscarles - Heavily armed & armoured Vikings with very bad tempers! Virtually indestructible unless ganged up on by multiple units.

Bedouin Camel Warriors - Cheap, reliable, get a bonus in deserts, and horse units suffer a morale penalty when fighting them. Victory in my Egyptian campaigns would not be possible without them!

[cegorach]

I just love some ideas implemented in PMTW and I am damn proud of them too.

Ski infantry

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mounted infantry like those Imperial Dragoons

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the anti-Ottoman wonder weapons

warwagons

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and Ottoman Delil for the sheer look of this cavalry

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Don't want to speak for medieval mods I just didn't play them for too long.

[Derfasciti]

So far for VI I'm really loving those Saxon and Viking Huscarles

[Wasp]

I love Longbowmen, Gallowglasses, the other Irish infantry unit (I avoid trying to spell it, because it would go wrong, but it was something like F.... E...), Vikings (so useful in Early) and strangely enough, Royal Knights..

I do tend to play a lot in Early, though.

[caravel]

Martok saved me the bother of hunting for that thread.

MTW/VI

1) Futuwwa
2) Janissary Infantry
3) Ottoman Infantry
4) Saracen Infantry
5) Turcoman Horse
6) Armenian Heavy Cavalry
7) Ghazi Infantry
8) Bedouin Camel Warriors

I rarely play anything but Muslim factions or the Byzantine, with the occasional Novgorod or Hungarian campaign. Of the catholic units I would have to go with:

1) Chivalric Foot Knights
2) Billmen
3) Longbows
4) Jinetes
5) Vikings

For the orthodox it's simple:

1) Trebizond Archers
2) Pr0n Cavalry

[Kavhan Isbul]

I have too many.

Vanilla VI - Avar Nobles & Szekely

XL Mod - Bashkorts & Varangian Swordsmen

MedMod - Bulgarian Brigands

PMTW - Adiga Djigit

BKB - Uzbek Heavy Cavalry

[Deus ret.]

PMTW - Adiga Djigit

why is that? granted, their looks are good, but I found them somewhat unwieldy and overall not that great on the field.

to constribute something to the list: my current favourite unit are medmod's russian dvors. played a late novgorod campaign recently and although I abandoned it after only 10 years I had a real blast with those guys. they are only slightly less armoured than gothic knights but they are fast.

my all-time faves are good ol' katanks. their looks seem somewhat overdone, they are virtual snails and they don't stand a chance against real knights, but I like them for all of that. and for the real punch their charge packs.

[Geezer57]

the other Irish infantry unit (I avoid trying to spell it, because it would go wrong, but it was something like F.... E...),

Probably Fianna Eireann (4/*3/3/3/6), an XL mod Irish unit similar to a Huscarle with slightly lesser attack/defense. Requires only a Swordsmith to build. One of my favorite units, also.

[Wasp]

Probably Fianna Eireann (4/*3/3/3/6), an XL mod Irish unit similar to a Huscarle with slightly lesser attack/defense. Requires only a Swordsmith to build. One of my favorite units, also.

Yup, that's the one. Thanks! In the description, it also said something like 'protectors of the ancient legacy of Ireland'

[caravel]

Yup, that's the one. Thanks! In the description, it also said something like 'protectors of the ancient legacy of Ireland'

Unfortunately a fantasy unit. The "Fianna" are mythological warriors, and "Fianna Éireann" are a 20th century Irish Republican movement. The Huscarle troop type are also historically inaccurate for the period and culture. The Gaill-Gaedhils (or whatever they're called in the game) are similarly fantasy inspired, as are the similar Berserksgangr units in the Viking campaign. The Gaill-Gaedhil appeared to have been the mixed race Irish-Norse, Norse immigrants or those that converted back to paganism collectively.

[Voivode of Romania]

Since I usually play with Russians or Byzantine in MTW, my favorite units are:


1. Kataphraktoi
2. Alon P... Cavalry
3. Byzantine Cavalry
4. Boyars
5. Varangarian Guards

[Innocentius]

I'll add Latin Auxillaries, Billmen and Teutonic Sergeants to my list.

Billmen for quite obvious, they are awesome.

Latin Auxillaries mostly because...er...they just appear generally cool to me.

Teutonic Sergeants: the best mop-up cavalry in the game.