Macedon in RTW

[shortguy]

I think their heavy, general's chariots are scythed, but their light archer chariots are not.

 

[Dreadnought]

I think their heavy, general's chariots are scythed, but their light archer chariots are not.

The only unit that the game claims to be scythed are the Scythed Chariots...

 

[Takhisis]

@shortguy: The Brits have three chariots: the barbarian leader´s, the heavy chariots, and the light chariots (missiles).
@Dreadnought: the gippie chariots are scythed also...

 

[diablodelmar]

What is a cantabrian circle? All chariot archers can form one, according to their descriptions.

 

[Dreadnought]

The circle basically has the horse archers run around in a circle, dont know why its important though...

 

[Dark Ascendant]

Cantabrian circle makes missile cavalry invulnerable to counter-fire from other missiles. The circle makes it hard to target the horsemen.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

i always wondered about that! Now why cant they like form a protective circle, like Yaks do, you know what i mean? With their backs to each other, and the lances pointingo ut like a big dea urchin, if viewed from above

 

[Dreadnought]

i always wondered about that! Now why cant they like form a protective circle, like Yaks do, you know what i mean? With their backs to each other, and the lances pointingo ut like a big dea urchin, if viewed from above

The rider and the horse would be a sitting duck for missles/artillery.

 

[Sashie VII]

I wonder why no units have the special ability to cover their retreat, i.e. half the unit would retreat while the other half give cover fire, then vice versa when the retreating half gets behind the firing half..

 

[Swiss Bezerker]

Cantabrian circle makes missile cavalry invulnerable to counter-fire from other missiles. The circle makes it hard to target the horsemen.

it also is the only way to beat the amazon chariots, which guard hyperboria.

 

[diablodelmar]

it also is the only way to beat the amazon chariots, which guard hyperboria.

Where and what is hyperboria?

 

[Takhisis]

I wonder why no units have the special ability to cover their retreat, i.e. half the unit would retreat while the other half give cover fire, then vice versa when the retreating half gets behind the firing half..

Because all of them fire as they reatreat, that´s why. Only that sometimes they seem to move more slowly when they´re firing. Am I right in the last bit?

 

[Dreadnought]

Where and what is hyperboria?

Northern Russia.

 

[Sashie VII]

Because all of them fire as they reatreat, that´s why. Only that sometimes they seem to move more slowly when they´re firing. Am I right in the last bit?

They do? I always tell them to move before they auto-retreat, since sometimes they don't notice units coming

 

[Takhisis]

they have to be in skirmish mode to be able to retreat while firing.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Why cant you beat the Amazons any other way? I mean, i usualy teleport right up close and nail them with like six static fields...oh wait that's Diablo II. But seriously, ive never gotten that far into Russia before, can you describe these super-chariots?

 

[Takhisis]

The Scythians don´t have chariots...

 

[Sashie VII]

they have to be in skirmish mode to be able to retreat while firing.

I know that. What I meant was that when they're firing at one particular unit, sometimes they didn't retreat from other units approaching from different sides.

And I've this particularly wacko hobby of having my horse archers darting in and out of enemy circles

 

[Swiss Bezerker]

Where and what is hyperboria?

press the ` button bulow esc.
then type in toggle_fow
thew whole map will be revealed.

 

[viper275]

You can play as Macedon. Go to the Rome Total War folder, then go to Rome - Total War/Data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign and open descr_strat (you might want to back it up). There, you'll see three sections that the factions are organized in: playable, unlockable, and nonplayable. Then move Macedon or any other faction you want to play as into unlockable or playable (doesn't matter). When you open up Rome Total War it should be listed as a playable faction. When you select it, the map above it will look a bit weird because there is no file for it, but it will still work fine (although something strange might happen if you tried the Rebels or SPQR - I haven't tried that and don't plan to ).