The most active discussion forum on the web for the total war series of computer games. The core of their armies were libyan so libyan peltasts, hoplites, pikes, and swords will be your nonmercenary units and a few elite mercs aside the ones you rely on to win your battles. We use cookies to enable you to log in and set your site preferences. This site is not endorsed by the creative assembly or sega. Carthaginian archers mod reloaded downloads total war. From their celtic origins in northern central iberia, they have expanded east and southwest through migration and conquest, displacing a number of other tribes in the process. This is a mod for rtw which makes many changes to the barbarian factions, including the addition of a. Carthages military also allowed it to expand into sardinia and the balearic islands.
Carthage is an expansionist trading state with a small indigenous population. A carthaginian army attacks numidia, breaking the peace treaty agreed with rome and sparking the third punic war. Hannibal at the gates adds two new historical battles. 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. Carthaginian citizens were rarely called to military service because their armies were mostly legions of mercenaries and levied troops.
Most of these new mods and stuff involve practically entirely new games almost. Garrison units now come from the core settlement building, ports and military chains only. Rome ii rise of the republic will be out tomorrow to. As such, the bulk of its armies consist of mercenary units. Adding archers to carthage is usually the first step for a novice modder. The guide below is intended to help those trying to prepare their game to install alexander, or to install patch 1. Very good looking units havent downloaded them yet but i will, thanks. Although carthages navy was always its main military force, the army acquired a key role in the spread of carthaginian power over the native peoples of northern africa and southern iberian peninsula from the 6th century bc and the 3rd century bc. Rome launched an attack on carthage and effectively annihilating the city as a civilian settlement. Both battles marked key points in the 2nd punic war, with cannae representing the high point of hannibals invasion of italy, and zama marking the completion of rome s victory and dominance over carthage.
This expansion transformed the military from a body of citizensoldiers into a m. We also use cookies to analyse site traffic, personalise content and provide relevant advertising. The core of its land forces, however, are elite carthaginian citizens known as the sacred band and mighty war elephants from the forests of north africa. So if youre trying to be historical, keep any carthaginian units to a minimum even having them in the game as army units is a bit of a fantasy element. This was a time of brutal confrontation between civilisation and barbarism, and of civil war as the ancient worlds only superpower turned on itself. Yes youve guessed it, with the recent demand for carthaginian archers dont ask me why i have decided to upload my old mod which adds two fully functional archers to the carthaginian facton. In emperor edition patch 15, carthage simply has to wait until late game to get an advantage on rome. Total war campaign gameplay with your commander coldmeat. Total war is a game by creative assembly and published by sega originally activision. When carthage in turn grew in strength rome demanded hannibal go in exile.