rhodes

**monkeyman** · February 08, 2007, 07:05 PM

Rhodes -what im asking is simply three questions

1)what will the units be like and how will they play

2)what does there territory look like and how many regions do they control

3)how long until we will see a preview on the faction (don't want to be misunderstood i'm just curious)

**SpartansDon'tDie** · February 09, 2007, 06:44 AM

I think you just have to wait for the preview:hmmm:

**monkeyman** · February 10, 2007, 11:21 AM

will the hegemonia city states include wonders like the original rome total war like the colossus of rhodes, the temple of artemis in Ephesus, mausoleum of maussollos at halicarnassus, or the statue of zeus at olympia

**SpartansDon'tDie** · February 11, 2007, 06:49 AM

Well the statue of Zeus was built in 450 BC and the Colossus of Rhodes wasn't even there in the time of the mod, so I wonder if there are 'new' wonders or something?

**strikerjd** · February 11, 2007, 07:39 AM

1)what will the units be like and how will they play

one hoplite per city
rhodian slingers
their zone units

their most important interest of rhodians was their weakness in homeland (rhodes and ionia) and their strength in sicily with gela and akagras.

2)what does there territory look like and how many regions do they control

rhodes (lindos,ialysos), knida, kos
sicily: gela, akagras, lipara (island in north of sicily)

**monkeyman** · February 11, 2007, 07:40 AM

im just interested what this mod is going to turn out to be like and i think that wonders would be a big deal for morale and less likely to be bribed or something like that.

**monkeyman** · February 11, 2007, 07:41 AM

sorry just posted simaltaneously with you strikerjd, thank you for the info on rhodes

are rhodian slingers the only zone units or will they be zone units at all?

**Snevets** · February 16, 2007, 06:13 PM

Each of their cities has a unique hoplite. Lindos, Ialysos, Kos, Knida, Gela, Akagras- except for Lipara since it wasn't as hoplite oriented.

The Rhodians have an interesting dual area element to them. In the East you have Rhodes and several other islands off the coast of asia, so you'll have a drawn out war with the Ionians. Then the Persians will come, and unless you're playing on EASY/EASY and you are the best manager/general of all time OR you manage to befriend the Persians/become their subjects, your homeland will cease to exist. By contrast, in the West your prospects are bright. You'll have a hard time with Syracuse but if you establish yourself on Sicily you'll be ready to take on the other eastern culture power, Carthage (fun having to fight tooth and nail just to earn the right to be utterly crushed by outsiders eh?). Rhodes is one of two factions with important provinces on either side of the map (the other being Lokros). Neither are easy factions, in fact they are probably the hardest Empire building factions you will find. Should be fun though.

**monkeyman** · February 16, 2007, 10:33 PM

a little sidetract but for good cause

just to ask a few questions very fast

are the major italic tribes such as the samnites and umbri be represented as strong rebels? will they have unique units? will there cities be represented(samnites:Bovianum, beneventum, aquilonia. umbri:assisi)? or are they going to be ignored( hope not)

? keep it up heg team can't wait for release!

**Snevets** · February 17, 2007, 09:44 AM

Yes they'll be there as rebels, yes they have unique units, the exact cities they have control of I can't remember but they do have their important historical ones, no they won't be ignored, they should even limit your expansion significantly as the Italian Greeks and Etruscans.