aksum unlocking camel riders and calvery

[Mister Inadequate]

I am playing Aksum and cannot seem to find a way to unlock horse or camel units so that I can recuit them. Have Camel herd and horse herd and stables. any help on that? (still learning Total War)

[Hayter]

if you open the encyclopedia it tells you what building and tier building u need for that unit

[Mister Inadequate]

yes, but it didn't say what tech unlocks the building needed to unlock the riders. It says, for example that to unlock Camel Farms you need instensive agriculture, but it doesn't say if that unlocks riders or not. Perhaps I missed it, am new to this game and there is a ton to it.

[Voltronjeremy]

As I recall, the camel farms are an agriculture building. You need to look in the military tree to figure out which building allows you to manufacture camel riders and other cavalry.

[Teh_Diplomat]

You need an Azadan compound. Basically in your main settlement (walled) you can build either an infantry recruitment building, or a cavalry one - you need to be build the cavalry one.

As for farm buildings, Camels simply provide reliable food for region with poor fertility, whereas the stables provide really low food, but increased movement speed for your cavalry.

[Mister Inadequate]

ok, thank you. Found that to be true while you were answering, but in game for some reason it only seems to allow me infantry barracks not calvary. Will figure it out now that I know. Thanks guys.

[Teh_Diplomat]

Originally posted by Otter:

ok, thank you. Found that to be true while you were answering, but in game for some reason it only seems to allow me infantry barracks not calvary. Will figure it out now that I know. Thanks guys.

Well I just went it an Aksum campaign, as such here are some screenshots.

The issue is that, since you have a level 2 infantry barracks, you either need to de-construct it back to level one, before converting it to the Azadan building, or you need to research the tech in the screenshot provided below.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1193767286


How it look in Aethopia when attempting to build an Azadan compound on turn 1.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1193767903

[Mister Inadequate]

found the problem - I was trying to build it in the settlement which can build with surplus of 4 whereas my Capitol needs 7. It seems Calvary barracks needs a walled city - so I must let my surplus build to 7. Again thanks

[Teh_Diplomat]

Originally posted by Otter:

found the problem - I was trying to build it in the settlement which can build with surplus of 4 whereas my Capitol needs 7. It seems Calvary barracks needs a walled city - so I must let my surplus build to 7. Again thanks

Yeah you don't get much from the Aksum roster by building the 'lesser' infantry recruitment buildings in minor (non-walled) settlements.


Edit: Although you will need the third level "Levy Recruitment" building to build some of the best spearmen in the game: Elite T'or Warriors, their ability "Cavalry Counter-Tactics" causes +400% damage to cavalry, and turns them into a veritable horse grinder.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1193796173

Typically what I do, is convert Aethopia to allow my Camels to be built from there, and build infantry from Aedulis (Your port city) for quick jump across the sea to eliminate Himyar, as they will be the first nation you need to destroy.

Then later in the game, when you're ready to take expand North, I use Aegyptus as my 2nd infantry recruitment center so I can expand both East and West.

The really powerful units for Aksum come from the spice missions (spice warriors), whereby you need to take Mazun's (the client state of the Sassanids) in Eastern Yemen.

[Mister Inadequate]

ok, thanks - I will keep that in mind - and yes Himyar is in my sights. Think a mistake I made was a Non-aggresion treaty with the Ghassinids(?)... might start over and avoid that.

[Teh_Diplomat]

I wouldn't restart your campaign over that issue, as by time you start expanding into that region they may full well be nonexistent.

[Mister Inadequate]

ok

[Mister Inadequate]

also - thank you for all your advice

[Teh_Diplomat]

No worries, if you have any other questions, let me know. I've got over 900 hours into Attila, so been around the block a few times but still learning the tricks involved.

[Mister Inadequate]

yea, these games aren't easy to grasp quickly. Playing this to get an idea of the Warhammers - which I am getting for christmas. I do like this one a lot though so I will be playing this and the warhammers.

[Mister Inadequate]

question on the Celts - which is the best one to ry and should you war against the others first or Rome?