1Alternate (Bigger) Unit Sizes Submod for Divide et Impera
NEW! Important note: The startpos is gone again. I can’t keep it updated, so we’re back to having the wrong starting unit sizes, but ones you recruit should be fine after that.
Am I the only one who misses the ability (from pre 1.0 DeI versions) to make Roman armies with semi-historically accurate numbers? Well, I’ve (sort-of) brought that back. I’ve adjusted most unit sizes to be slightly bigger (Details below). Roman triarii are still 240, because they historically used half-size maniples which is hard to do unless I actually cut unit sizes in half. So your armies will have slightly more triarii than real Roman armies. Of course, cohorts are still actually just maniples. To do accurate cohorts, I’d have to double the unit sizes, so I’ve compromised for playability. The battle maps are too small for really accurate numbers anyway.
This submod also increases the sizes of some of the weaker levy and garrison units. This is to make them a bit more attractive as a recruitment choice, and more dangerous in AI hands. The only real issue is again – maps are too small to really do much with it. City and fortification maps are the worst of course.
This should go without saying, but also avoid coastal landing battles with transports (actually, this may be fixed in the latest version of the game since transports can leave after disembarking troops now, but I haven’t tested it yet). I’ve adjusted the number of transports for most units, but that comes with its own issues. It seems that the maximum number of men per transport is 164. Anything above that requires an additional ship or else you’ll end up with some part of the unit stuck under the middle of the map.
The population system will think the units are the normal size when you recruit them, but replenishment should work with the new numbers.
I should also mention that these changes are not balanced. I’ve spent relatively little time balancing this, so let me know if anything is just stupidly OP.
List of unit size changes (on ultra settings):
War dogs, artillery, and naval unit sizes have not been changed.
Melee Infantry
-Professional – 240
-Hoplites – 300
-Roman double strength units – 400 (unchanged)
-Barbarian/Some levy units – 360
-Weakest Levy units – 480
-Pikemen – 256 (unchanged)
-Levy Pikemen – 512
Missile Infantry
-Regular – 200
-Roman double strength units – 320 (unchanged)
Cavalry
-Heavy/Western – 120
-Light/Eastern – 150
-Heavy Nomadic/Parthian Light – 175
-Light Nomadic – 200
Elephants
-African (no platform) – 22
-African War Elephants, Indian, Syrian – 44
-Unique Taksashila Indian Elephants – 60
Chariots
-Scythed – 44
-African, Noble British and Celtic – 60
-British, Celtic, Sabaean, Indian – 72
Also check out the thread on TWC: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?678624-Submod-Alternate-%28Bigger%29-Unit-Sizes
