Faction for new campaign

[Cute Wolf]

Sauro can't train decent infantry... they are cav exsclusive nomads, try Saka or Pahlava when want to get decent late infantry...

But anyway, your Kata's are more sophisticated in sauro....

Exspansion? Should try to eating Sweboz first..... they are easy pick for you... then, u can pick Romans.... I don't suggest u to pick hellens if u not accustomed to Sauro's rinse - wash - and repeat tactics.... as Phalanxes are painful..... Saka do the job against anything better....

[miotas]

Exspansion? Should try to eating Sweboz first..... they are easy pick for you... then, u can pick Romans.... I don't suggest u to pick hellens if u not accustomed to Sauro's rinse - wash - and repeat tactics.... as Phalanxes are painful..... Saka do the job against anything better....

My progression was getai > romans > hellenes. By the time I got to the hellenes I was an expert at destroying infantry and my horse archers were very experienced so they didn't stand a chance.

[Cute Wolf]

Sweboz lands will give u plenty of gold chevroned HAs.... longer journey, but easier on long term... meanwhile, Getai - Hellenes approach will sent you into series of brutal wars and hard long terms...

Proofed....

[Mikhail Mengsk]

WHat about Pahlava? They really get strong infantry? They are fascinating me... some tips for a pahlavi campaign?

I've tried sauromatae in the RTR mod, i've little to no problems with phalanx, outmanoeuvering them is pretty easily ;-).

[miotas]

Oh, I think you underestimate how relentless I am. I exterminate their armies with no more then a few casualties to my own army, exterminate their cities and then systematically burn every building in the cities. They have no possibility to attack me back if they have no armies, no population and no barracks.

[antisocialmunky]

Pick Saba.

[Belisarius II]

Pahlava gets some good infantry (not great, but good) once they get their reforms. Other than that I've never played a Pahlava campaign.

I would say Baktria to play as. They get good infantry, good archers, good (and later the best )calvary, and armored horse archers. As well a bunch of native units stretching from Iran to India.

You get to fight horse archer and phalanx armies at the same time!

[Cute Wolf]

Parthohellenikoi Thureophoroi...

Once u can get em, u'll love em....

[Apázlinemjó]

Go with barbarian factions if you like the hardcore infantry units.