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Italian Hoplites V2.0

Hello folks, SuperDJBling here with a brand new unit for the Roman faction. Now, chances are you've seen this unit before which has since been hidden due to issues I've had with it. Unfortunately it didn't appear in campaign, so I've had to rebuild this unit, as well as some other little things causing headaches. Now, I've ensured it works in campaign and I've locked it to the typical Italian auxiliary recruiting areas. If anyone finds that they can be recuited elsewhere, leave a comment and I'll look into it as soon as I can. The biggest difference in terms of appearence from this and the old one is the addition of Italian armour, which makes more sense for Italian Hoplites compared to the previous Linothorax.

Anyway, Italian Hoplites were a 'real' type of soldier that was used through Italy as a result of Greek influence. Although the Romans would eventually abandon it and start to adopt a system which would eventual lead to the dominant Legionaire, it seems very likely that Hoplites continued to survive amongst the various other Italian states, although they would become increaseingly rare as time passed.

In regards to stats, Italian Hoplites are roughly similar, but overall worse, than standard Hoplites. This was solely for balance purposes, since this unit does give Rome access to a not entirely terrible phalanx and considering the rest of the Roman advantages, it seemed a fair trade off. Italian Hoplites also can only be recuited from an auxiliary barracks (although I've yet to 'region lock' it to Italia and Magna Graceia, since I have yet to learn how).

As a result of this, Italian Hoplites are what I call a 'flavour' unit, one you throw in not nessecarily for how good it is, but to see if it opens up any other options, or just to add variety to your army.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, if you read it all :P. I hope you enjoy!