Dismounted Reiksguard Knights

Updated for the Silence & the Fury 28/07/2021

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This mod is a port of my Dismounted Reiksguard Knights unit from Warhammer Total War 1. I hope you enjoy using it but feel free to leave constructive feedback so i know what’s good and where things could or should be improved 🙂

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Welcome everyone!
With Warhammer Total War 2 only a few weeks away, I decideded it’s about time to finally teach myself how to mod Warhammer total War and what better way to start modding than a new unit to expand one of my favorite knightly orders – the reiksguard.

So this first mod introduces a new unit of very heavy infantry to the empire to hold the line against it’s countless enemies:

This mod adds a new unit to the Empire of Man:

Dismounted Reiksguard Knights

"Equipped with the best armour and weapons, Dismounted Reiksguard Knights form a solid line of defense against the enemies of the Empire."

Pros:

• Great Defense thanks to heavy plate armour and shields
• Superb moral due to their strong discipline, elite training and acompanying officer

Cons:

• Vulnerable to armour piercing weapons
• High costs as they use expensive equipment

Recruitment:
They can be recruited at Castle Reikguard in Altdorf or any Reiksfort after building an armoury (rank 2).

Their base stats are as follows:

• Stats:
  • Ultra Unit Size: 120
  • Cap: No Cap
  • HP: 8280
  • Armour: 120 (Shielded 35%)
  • Leadership: 80
  • Speed: 28
  • Melee Attack: 39
  • Melee Defense: 45
  • Weapon Strength: 35 (26 normal + 9 AP)
  • Charge Bonus: 18
• Costs:
  • Cost: 1250
  • Upkeep: 325
• Attributes:
  • Hide in forests
  • Expert Charge Defense
  • Encourage

The unit is fully integrated into existing technologies and lord skills. They will benefit from the following skills and technologies:

• Technology:
  • State Troop Standards
  • State-Issued Infantry Armour
  • Improved Heavy Weapons
  • State-Issued Weapons
  • Local Militia
• Lord Skills:
  • Best of the Empire (Karl Franz)
  • Imperial Special Forces (Karl Franz)
  • Emperor’s Finest 1/2/3 (All Lords)
  • Strength of Hardship (All Lords)
• Buildings:
  • Castle Reiksguard

The following submods are available for this unit:

• Dismounted Reiksguard Knights – Chinese Translation by Nasynia

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I hope you enjoy using this mod. If you do, then there is more to discover!

You can find all of my mods for Total War Warhammer 2 in this collection:
-> Nox’s Total War – Warhammer II Mods

Or have a look at my "Grand Order of the Reiksguard" series over here:
-> Grand Order of the Reiksguard