08-11-2005, 08:28 AM
I've been toying further with the Battle Editor and have created a reconstruction of the Battle of Idistaviso - between Germanicus and Arminius in 16 AD.
I've tried it twice and the Germanics have won both times, so I think I need to tweak the army balance a little. My grasp of the terrain editor is also still a little shaky, so the hills the Germanics stand on are rather steeper and more rugged than I intended. Those points aside, I think it has the potential to be a good scenario, with a little fine tuning.
When I'm satisfied with it I'll post some screenshots and a link to allow you to download it to your RTW 'Historical Battles' file. Germanicus has a reasonable number of legionaries, with plenty of Gallic and Germanic allied warbands and horse, along with slingers and Syrian archers. Arminius has a mix of frameamen, warband, clubmen, some Gallic slingers and two strong units of Germanic light cavalry.
RTR forces me to use Republican legions and Equites, which means the Roman units are a little anachronistic, but I must admit it's been fun to have Arminius kick Germanicus' butt the last two times I've played it.
I've tried it twice and the Germanics have won both times, so I think I need to tweak the army balance a little. My grasp of the terrain editor is also still a little shaky, so the hills the Germanics stand on are rather steeper and more rugged than I intended. Those points aside, I think it has the potential to be a good scenario, with a little fine tuning.
When I'm satisfied with it I'll post some screenshots and a link to allow you to download it to your RTW 'Historical Battles' file. Germanicus has a reasonable number of legionaries, with plenty of Gallic and Germanic allied warbands and horse, along with slingers and Syrian archers. Arminius has a mix of frameamen, warband, clubmen, some Gallic slingers and two strong units of Germanic light cavalry.
RTR forces me to use Republican legions and Equites, which means the Roman units are a little anachronistic, but I must admit it's been fun to have Arminius kick Germanicus' butt the last two times I've played it.
