This page is your source for background information about each of the playable factions. Rapidly becoming hellenised by its ruling macedonian elite, the seleucid empire is an industrious centre of city building and civil engineering, attracting many greek colonists. Political affairs must be resolved in order to avoid a coup in your own country. The most active discussion forum on the web for the total war. There is also a cap on the number of armies and navies a faction can have at any. You have too put up with crap units in the start of the game, you deserve good units at the end. Rome 2s giant patch 9 improves ai, performance, and. The seleucid war 192188 bc, also known as the war of antiochos or the syrian war, was a military conflict between two coalitions led by the roman republic and the. Total war strategy turnbyturn videogame created by creative assembly in 2004, and now integrated into the total war era pack distributed by sega. In this game you have to command the roman empire, which crushed the greatest nations. Today, that beta has received a new update with a few more.
The seleucid empire faction guide total war center forums. Descended from a long line of celts, the warlike arverni are one of the most powerful tribes of central gaul. Steam will download your update and the name of total war. Parthia attacked me and armenia went to war with pontus. Set in the grim, high fantasy world of warhammer fantasy, total war. Total war rome 2 patch 5 and free seleucid empire faction. Total war barbarian invasion official expansion pack to rome. Causes the buildup to war the war in greece the war in asia minor the peace. People also say that the late seleucid armies are overpowered.
Ive played a bit as macedon, usually have about 56 pikes per army, then some flanking infantry hoplitesthureos spears and swords, cav and skirmishers usually try to go for a mix of slingsarchers and peltasts, but the seleucid s syrian heavy archers look pretty good so id probably go mostly with them and just 12 peltasts for close up. They are also adding a free seleucid faction dlc pack soon. For one, antiochus iii attacked roman allies in greece and asia minor and in the war that followed were defeated and had crippling peace terms. The patch improves campaign and battle maps, brings various balances and adds compatibility with barbarian invasion expansion. They are powerful and have a vast army of units they may summon. Ranging from the spanish coast to the farflung, exotic kingdoms of the east, the campaign map for total war. Features turnbased empire building alongside realtime battles. If youve discovered a cheat youd like to add to the page, or have a. The seleucid war 192188 bc, also known as the war of antiochos or the syrian war, was a military conflict between two coalitions led by the roman republic and the seleucid empire. Set in the years 272 bc28 ad, rome 2 provides a detailed and periodaccurate portrayal of each culture present in the game.
The game tells you a seleucid campaign will have a normal difficulty level when it starts out so i fired up a very hard campaign. Rome ii is a turnbased strategy game developed by the creative assembly and. Antiochus i soter, son of the alexandrian successor seleucus nicator, rules a vast and culturally diverse territory formed from the remnants of the great macedonian conquerors eastern empire. This elite heavy cavalry unit has the training and equipment to handle any battlefield encounter. Gta 3 vice city san andreas gta iv liberty city stories home forums submit news. Know the overall place and significance of the seleucidmauryan war in the indian. Rome ii is breathtaking in scope, and a study in detail and variety. I expected a bit of a challenge but i got absolutely crushed, every single nation which bordered me decided to declare war, the only 2 nations which didnt were media and sardes. The fighting took place in modern day southern greece, the aegean sea and asia minor the war was the consequence of a cold war between both powers, which had started in 196 bc.
The total war series is one of my favorites and has been since shogun. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Soldiers clash with magic and monsters, as factions are locked in battle. Hopefully the issue of these spam builds and their overpowered nature will be addressed in future patches. Warhammer pits many unique races in a struggle for domination of the old world. This is a muchneeded option for the total war franchise, which has often shoehorned players into starting as small citystates with the exception of the seleucid empire in rome. Im kind of lost about the composition of the armies. Total war often abbreviated to rtw or rome is a critically acclaimed strategy game composed of both turnbased strategy and realtime tactics, in which the player fights historical and fictitious battles set during late roman republic and early roman.
Rome 2 is up to patch 9, for those of you opting in to creative assemblys system of delivering beta patches through steam. Total war rome 2 online battle video 25 seleucids vs rome. This content update includes new unique seleucid units, building and. A subreddit for the total war strategy game series, made by creative assembly. Total war, part of the total war series, was released in 2004. This is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. Total war guide one of three noble roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the roman empire. Carrying only one rider known generally as a mahout, these behemoths can literally fling infantry and cavalry out of their path, and are exceedingly difficult to take down.
Rome wanted to see what pikes are like head on in the latest patch. This content update includes new unique seleucid units, building and technology trees, campaign objectives and the paradise of daphne. The first part of the book discusses the numerical strength of the. Warhammer is part of creative assemblys grand strategy total war series. Their climb up my rankings has been gradual but persistent, and culminated with my introduction to the total war series. The respective time periods of 320280bc, 279205bc, 204167bc and 16683bc puts them in a position to fight several of the armies from my greek city states collection, the romans and. When it comes to these iteratively improving patches, the changelists can bleed into one big mass of everything is better this time, again. Please note that the guide is not uptodate for the latest patch. This page contains a list of cheats, codes, easter eggs, tips, and other secrets for rome. Theres nothing like a lategame roman army filled with mighty legionaries. Whats gus playing the shortest rome 2 total war campaign. Well, these are pretty much the current most overpowered builds in total war. Total war modification is to allow the player to actually purchase the enemy units in a bribe.
These are thisisanoddnames top ten factions in rome. Then go west taking over north italy and head for rome. The seleucid empire is one of the playable factions in rome. Rome ii reinforced by three temporarily free new playable factions. Total war witness the decline of rome as barbarian hordes attack, forcing a. It is the eighth standalone title in the total war series and a successor to the 2004 game rome. Become the worlds first superpower and command the most incredible and vast war machine of the ancient world. Rome ii, making the sharing and loading of user mods a. Temple of dionysus gives loots of happiness but makes your governors incompetent, asklepeios gives loots of health but very little public order and hephasteus obviously is good for recruiting troops. If you want pikes to be somewhat improved, you could try taking a look at some mods. Total war units, and certainly the most exciting to look at. Rome ii emperor edition patch 17 technical and performance issues audio mods will need to be updated from patch 17 forward.
Today we have a look at the seleucid units, buildings and strategy for the imperial campaign on rome total war. Was the ancient seleucid army a powerful fighting force. The seleucid empire units of the seleucid empire grand theft auto series. The phalanx was a large, dense formation of men armed with small shields and a long pike called the. Total war my gaming tastes have always been widely varied, but there are a few genres that i favor above others. By scipiomaximus the seleucid empire probably has one of the roughest starts in rome total war, mostly because youre almost sure to be fighting a three front war, but also because you start with an extremely stretched out empire. The seleucids were powerful but they had a number of problems. A new series of strategy came out called total war. Conquer, rule and manipulate the roman empire with the ultimate goal of being declared as the imperator of rome. Rome is the dominant power on the italian peninsula, and stands at a turning point in history. Discussions, strategies, stories, screenshots, and more for medieval 2, empire, shogun 2, rome 2, attila, warhammer, three kingdoms and others. Ive played a bit as macedon, usually have about 56 pikes per army, then some flanking infantry hoplitesthureos spears and swords, cav and skirmishers usually try to go for a mix of slingsarchers and peltasts, but the seleucids syrian heavy archers look pretty good so id probably go mostly with them and just 12 peltasts for close up. All that said, i feel compelled to tell you that rome 2, some 17 patches and many years after release. Rome also has superior infantry urbans 2nd best in the game, superior missles.
When you are ready to recruit a second professional army, replace the garrison command with a nonfamily member and use petrocles to lead the second army will explain more on this later. The beating heart of carthage is the city itself, a major. The last option of any desperate army except perhaps slaves or convicts, peasants are good for increasing your. With rome 2 on its way, now is the perfect time to revisit what many still consider to be the best total war game. This week rexasaur brings you battlefield tactics for the seleucids. Rome 2, as well as a free content drop and support for the steam workshop said free content drop is.
Seleucid army composition tactics total war forums. Set in a time when the mighty roman empire emerged to conquer the known world against powerful enemies, when gladiators fought to a bloody death in the coliseum. Tortoise formation is now unlocked in the seleucid faction when the player owns the. Macedon egypt seleucid baktria egypt imperator augustus. The seleucid army was the army of the seleucid empire, one of the numerous hellenistic states that emerged after the death of alexander the great as with the other major hellenistic armies, the seleucid army fought primarily in the grecomacedonian style, with its main body being the phalanx. With mark strong, michael maloney, rufus jones, david robb. Twr ii is a strategy game for pc, developed by the creative assembly and published by sega. These superb cavalrymen are an armoured fist to drive deep into enemy ranks. Seleucid legendary what are your strategies early game. Id really appreciate some help on how to survive the seleucid campaign. The army is designed to cover all four seleucid lists from ii19a to ii19d. Find information about seleucidmauryan war, its venue, year, reasons, winner, loser and aftermath of the battle.
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