Some questions - most about Sweboz

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As promised, now that i have some time i will give you a few short answers to your questions:

1. + 2.
I could not answer these questions. About ships i'm not up-to-date sadly with the EB team.

3.
About the costs:
Germanic troops should be fairly inexpensive to recruit with the notorious exception of the Gastiz and also the Herthoz (Bodyguard - literally "Those belonging to the hearth"), but should have a very high upkeep cost.
I will try to get in contact with Mike (afaik he was the stat-guru), as the current costs are not correctly displayed in the game.

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5.
Gastiz and Hundaskapiz:
First i will tell something about Gastiz:
Well Gastiz should be only recruitable after the germanic reforms - which are sadly not incoperated since the time i left my post as germanic FC. Here also i will try to get in contact with the person who is responsible to display this in a correct way. The Gastiz were often noble men or at least rich free men from other tribes who didn't want to "play" farmer during the sparse peace-times and so offered their services to the kings or chieftains from other tribes which were normaly very eager to enlist those experienced warriors. Instead of normal payment they were often paid with good weapons and armour, but all this happened in greater scale at the biginning ca 100 BC during the century-long clashes with the romans.
Currently their first appearance in EB is much too early.
Same goes for Ferulaharjoz ( which are currently wrong written with Ferulharjoz ), which means "Wandering Warriors". Their stats should be slightly inferior to the Gastiz, as they often had a poorer background and not so good equipment. Ferulaharjoz should be the mercenary counterpart of the Gastiz ( "Noble Guests" ) and the same about their first appearance and the the reforms should apply here.
For Gastiz and Ferulaharjoz the recruitment costs should not be too high, but they should be very expensive to upkeep

Now to the Hundaskapiz, which means nothing else than "Group of Hundred".
In germanic warfare the best hundred warriors of a tribe formed the "spearhead" of any charge. Directly behind their chieftain or war-king and his personal bodyguard the Herthoz (which should also not look like the typical Gasstiz warrior, but this is another discussion) they led the troops to victory or were the first to fall in case of defeat.
They are also not correct displayed currently as they use the same model as Gastiz.
In reality they were not much better equipped than the average Frameharjoz. A spear and a shield would fit here - the sword is a bit too much - but the stats should reflect their "veteran" status and their experience through long years of constant warfare.
The current display with swords and look-alike Gastiz/Ferulaharjoz is a little too much.
Gamewise - perhaps we should give them axes instead of spears for a better charge. But this would be just a gameplay decission.
The overall lack of axes is also wrong in the current display of germanic troops.
I will not repeat me in this thread for the reasons of so few germanic weapon grave finds in the BC era, just a reminder that germanics burned their dead bfore A.D.

6.

Germanic cavalry was superior to celtic cavalry especially concerning morale.
They Gauls feared the germanic cavalry and were often defeated or routed on spot. Germanic cavlary was also superoir to roman cavalry.
In later times there was a cavalry of great renown - the Batavians. Well, they are a little too late for EB, but even the "early" germanic cavlary should be better than their current stats.
Also i'm not sure why their gallic counterparts - the Leuce Epos carry 6 javelins with them. A few too much in my opinion and i thought as i created the Ridoharjoz ( "Riding Warriors" ) that they should not be a walking/riding weaponshop.
Sadly the correct display of germanic cavalry warfare could not be integrated in EB, because the often fought with a infantrymen running along with the horse and stabbing the enemies mount in the belly.
About the stats i will contact the person who can correct this.

Hope, my remarks will help you.
Take care.