Getae Roster Expanded!
Welcome to my second mod and first unit pack. :))
It features 4 new units for the Getae faction, balanced around similar units of the vanilla game. All of them have a new custom made unit card and they are all visually cohesive with the rest of the faction.
The units added are:
– Dacian Swords: new medium infantry unit armed with celtic swords. Think of them as the Getae variant of similar units like the celtic warrior, galatian swords, etc. To recruit them you will need a lvl 2 blacksmith and upwards. I’ve also added a naval raider unit with them on board. To recruit this naval variant you will need to have a lvl 2 military harbour.
– Dacian Noble Riders: new heavy melee cav unit. It consist of Getae nobles riding powerfull steeds, while armed with the best weapons and armor their position can provide them. To recruit you will need a lvl 4 horse ranch and they are also available as general bodyguards.
– Falx Masters: new heavy melee infantry equipped with the deadly falx and wearing heavy dacian armor. The "lore" behind these dudes is that they don’t have noble blood, they have earned their position in the tribe thanks to their skill with the falx and as warriors. To recruit them you will need a lvl 3 bronze forge and they are also available as general bodyguards. They are great units on the charge but they will start to fall if you keep them in a fight for long, and also keep them safe of enemy skirmishers!!
– Lupul Brotherhood: new berserker type unit for the getae armed with the deadly falx and wearing wolf pelts. As i was working on making units for the Getae I learned a lot about their culture and religius habits. As I’ ve read they worshipped wolves and even might have called themselves "ones the same with wolves". There was a wolf brotherhood which used carefully orchestrated rituals involving wolf-pelts and psychoactive mushrooms, in order to undergo a total psychological transformation into wolves. During these altered states of consciousness they were able to meet their dead ancestors and to have premonitory visions and this was accompanied by a marked increase in physical strength. The ritual initiations in the Wolves’ brotherhood were passed from Dacia to the Germanic tribes through the Celts Druids and through the Goths.
To recruit them you will need to have a lvl 3 shrine of Kotys. Dont let them be at enemy fire range and use them strategically.
In the future I will release new roster expansions for other factions, and if while i read more about the dacians I get inspired to make new units for them I will :), they had a fascinating culture.
Thanks to sebidee and his moding guide which you can find here:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=272182428
Also if you want to have the same tunic colours as my pictures check out Uniform Colors Remastered by Spectre:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=225205137
If you have suggestions about balance and other units to add comment below and sorry for my english.
-Update 1: Added 2 new pike units of hellenic inluence to the Getae roster. One is available from a lvl 2 blacksmith while the other, wearing heavy armor, is available from a lvl 3 blacksmith.
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
