Units: speculation, rumor, slander and silliness

**ULC** · 12-02-2008, 21:36

Yes, and for Naval battles, we will have rocket dolphins and Sharks with frickin lasers on their heads! Your Finest First Rate will stand no chance!

**Sheogorath** · 12-02-2008, 22:40

Originally Posted by YLC

Yes, and for Naval battles, we will have rocket dolphins and Sharks with frickin lasers on their heads! Your Finest First Rate will stand no chance!

Your glory will only last until we finish work on Diebuster :P

**Jolt** · 12-03-2008, 00:37

Originally Posted by Sheogorath

Then counter-revolution and form the Soviet Socialist Republic of Rome? SSRR?

Soviet is the word for council in Russian. Considering the Roman Republic's language would be Latin I suppose)

It would have to be called in English: Concillium Socialist Republic of Rome. CSRR. Or Concilium Socialis Res Publica Romani. "Council Socialist Public Thing Roman" literally translated, or "Roman Socialist Council which is a Public Thing" translated into English. Or if you wish to turn Res Publica (Which is the original Latin Word), which means "Public Thing", to Respublica, which would mean your Republic, then it would be "Roman Socialist Republic Council". CSRPR or RSCPT or RSRC. Man, translating languages is fun.

Originally Posted by Sheogorath

Cacodores for the Spanish/Portuguese.

Wait... What? Do you mean something like Caçadores? Hunters?

**Sheogorath** · 12-03-2008, 01:04

Originally Posted by Jolt

Soviet is the word for council in Russian. Considering the Roman Republic's language would be Latin I suppose)

It would have to be called in English: Concillium Socialist Republic of Rome. CSRR. Or Concilium Socialis Res Publica Romani. "Council Socialist Public Thing Roman" literally translated, or "Roman Socialist Council which is a Public Thing" translated into English. Or if you wish to turn Res Publica (Which is the original Latin Word), which means "Public Thing", to Respublica, which would mean your Republic, then it would be "Roman Socialist Republic Council". CSRPR or RSCPT or RSRC. Man, translating languages is fun.

I know. However, the term 'Soviet' is inextricably linked with the idea of a communist/socialist state in most peoples minds. And it sounds cool.

Wait... What? Do you mean something like Caçadores? Hunters?

I don't have a keypad on my laptop, so I cant use the funny ASCII characters.
But yeah. Spanish/Portuguese skirmishers. The equivalent of 'Jaeger' in Eastern Europe. They were rather famous at the time.

**Martok** · 12-03-2008, 06:56

Gentlemen, if you're going to discuss historical matters, please do so in the Monastery.

I've been curious about whether factions who have colonies in North America will be able to recruit native Indian troops to supplement their regular forces. Perhaps only on a mercenary basis?

**Sheogorath** · 12-03-2008, 07:33

Eh? ._.
I'd think that some discussion of history would be inevitable and unavoidable in this topic. Considering the subject matter is directly linked...

Anyway...I'd HOPE that we would see some actual formal native units, but I doubt it. Most likely, as you said, we'll get mercenary natives.

I just hope that we don't end up with crazy horse-riding, Apache-clone Iroquois

**Polemists** · 12-03-2008, 07:48

I just hope that we don't end up with crazy horse-riding, Apache-clone Iroquois

While I do agree with that I do hope the natives have something similar to the Warpath function, where they unite together and drive towards a single point. Maybe targets given by a council of tribes or something.

I mean it will get rather boring if we just pick of individual natives one by one. I'm hoping they have some sort of faction, defense functionality.

Like hey we are all getting wiped out by france, from armies coming out of Lousiana, let's unite and take out Louisana, type thing.

**Fisherking** · 12-03-2008, 08:03

History as it relates to the Game:

The only Native American Tribe east of the Mississippi River noted for their horses were the Choctaws but they didn’t ride into battle, they fought on foot, even though they may have been one of the first tribes to acquire horses.

I don’t recall seeing a map of the North American Theater so I don’t know how far west it goes. But naturally the South Plains is where you will find the earliest horsemen. The Comanche, Kiowa, and various Apaches may have had horses in 1700 but Sioux were still pedestrian woodland people at the start of the game.

It would be an acquired technology I suppose.