| Units List |
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Carrack
light ship
A large capital ship armed with broadside firing cannons. Capable of travelling across the ocean.
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Galleass
light ship
The strongest galley available to generals. With cannons facing all the way around the prow, it can devastate most opposition.
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Galley
light ship
Oar powered Mediterranean vessels equipped with a ram and carries archers.
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War Galley
light ship
War Galleys are larger than normal galleys. Equipped with ballista or catapults.
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Mailed Knights
heavy cavalry
Encased in mail and equipped with lances and swords these early knights are formidable fighting machines.
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Feudal Knights
heavy cavalry
Protected by heavy armour and armed with a lance, these elite warriors crush and ride down their opponents.
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Men At Arms
heavy cavalry
Well equipped heavy cavalry with plate armour and a lance.
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Broken Lances
heavy cavalry
Broken lances are well trained and experienced professional soldiers, protected by plate armour, armed with lances and swords.
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Cavalry Militia
heavy cavalry
Encased in mail and equipped with lances and swords these troops are effective fighters.
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Mounted Sergeants
light cavalry
These veteran warriors wear light armour and are armed with a spear and a sword.
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Stradiots
light cavalry
Armed with spear and mace, these unique troops are renowned for their ferocity.
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Mounted Crossbowmen
missile cavalry
Using smaller crossbows than the infantry, these units use their mobility to stay out of trouble while they reload.
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Peasant Archers
missile infantry
A peasant archer is armed with a small bow, and a knife. Unreliable, and only moderately effective as archers.
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Peasant Crossbowmen
missile infantry
Peasant crossbowmen are armed with a crossbow, knife and if lucky enough, some armour.
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Pavise Crossbow Militia
missile infantry
Italian crossbow militia, armoured with mail and a pavise.
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Venetian Archers
missile infantry
Well armoured archery unit with powerful composite bows. Able to stand up to many melee units.
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Arquebusiers
missile infantry
Fired at close range, this noisy, smokey and lethal weapon causes morale damage as well as physical hurt.
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Musketeers
missile infantry
The musket is an improved form of firearm. Firing a heavy shot to a good range, it causes fear, and can pierce any armour.
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Hand Gunners
missile infantry
Earliest hand-held firearm unit. Causes more fear than actual damage. These soldiers need to be capable in close combat due to the short range of their weapons.
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Peasants
light infantry
In times of war peasants are forced from their farms and drafted into levies. Good cannon fodder.
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Sergeant Spearmen
spearmen infantry
Trained and hardened warriors, protected by a large shield, armed with spears and able to form a defensive ring of spears.
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Armoured Sergeants
spearmen infantry
Trained and hardened warriors protected by a large shield and mail. Armed with spears and able to form a defensive ring of spears.
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Pike Militia
spearmen infantry
Pike Militias range from armed peasants to semi-professional well trained and equipped soldiers.
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Italian Militia
light infantry
Local militias play an important role in Italian armies. These troops are armed with short spear and shield.
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Italian Spear Militia
spearmen infantry
Experienced and well trained local militia equipped with good armour and a spear, able to form a defensive ring of spears.
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Venetian Heavy Infantry
heavy infantry
Armoured and equipped with a war hammer, this unit's task is to protect the far flung outposts of the Venetian empire.
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Dismounted Feudal Knights
heavy infantry
Knights would often dismount and fight on foot when the situation demanded it. Dismounted they make excellent heavy infantry.
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Dismounted Men at Arms
heavy infantry
Dismounted, these men are effective and well protected infantry.
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Ballista
missile siege
Resembling a giant crossbow, this powerful weapon can fling a javelin to a great range, skewering men with ease.
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Catapult
missile siege
Older style rock-flinging wooden artillery piece. Can throw flaming and normal shots.
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Trebuchet
missile siege
Giant rock flinging artillery piece. Capable of flaming and normal shot. Also able to fling diseased cows!
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Bombard
missile siege
Primitive siege-gun forged of bronze or iron, can shoot solid stone or flaming shot. Inaccurate versus units.
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Mortar
missile siege
A siege weapon capable of firing over walls and plunging shots down on enemies hiding behind said walls.
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Ribault
missile siege
A small multi-barrel wagon mounted cannon. A good defensive tool able to fire in a nine-barrel barrage.
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Culverin
missile siege
Able to fire solid or exploding shots, the culverin is devastating against enemy walls and lethal against enemy troops!
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Monster Ribault
missile siege
36 cannon barrels mounted on a wagon frame. Deadly short-ranged defensive gun capable of laying down a tremendous barrage.
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Carroccio Standard
light siege
Wagon bearing Venice's standard to inspire the army, pushed by hardened troops armed with crossbows, swords and light armour.
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General's Bodyguard
heavy cavalry
Elite knights hand picked to protect the general.
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General's Bodyguard
heavy cavalry
Elite knights hand picked to protect the general.
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Dismounted Broken Lances
heavy infantry
Broken lances are well trained and experienced professional soldiers, protected by plate mail, armed with swords.
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| City Buildings List |
Wooden Palisade (Upgrade)
A Wooden Palisade gives a sense of security but is unlikely to delay determined attackers for very long.
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Ballista Towers
Ballista Towers provide the defenders with enough firepower to keep attackers at bay.
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Town Watch
The Town Watch have the minimum equipment and resources needed to train infantry.
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Ballista Maker
A Ballista Maker allows the construction of ballista siege weaponry.
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Gunsmith
A Gunsmith allows the construction of a bombard cannon.
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Leather Tanner
A Leather Tanner offers the most basic armour improvements to new and retrained units.
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Port
A Port allows a settlement to trade with the far-distant corners of the world.
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Merchant's Wharf
A Merchant's Wharf allows an extra trade fleet, and increases trade to the settlement.
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Grain Exchange
A Grain Exchange is absolutely essential if townsfolk are to be fed and good profits made.
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Dirt Roads
Dirt Roads increase the movement speed of units that travel along them, as well as improve trade.
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Land Clearance
Land Clearance allows a region to begin producing enough food to encourage growth.
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Mines
Mines increase the trade income generated by metal deposits in the region.
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Alchemist's Lab
An Alchemist's Lab allows gunpowder infantry to upgrade their weapons, as well as improve the education of characters created here.
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Small Church
A Small Church converts a very small percentage of the region to Catholicism, and improves happiness.
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Brothel
A Brothel increases happiness in the settlement slightly, and allows the recruitment of a spy.
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Town Hall
A Town Hall helps maintain law and order, as well as reduce squalor.
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Artist's Studio
An Artist's Studio improves public happiness in the region.
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Merchant Bank
A Merchant Bank improves trade in the region, and allows the recruitment of an extra merchant.
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Assassins' Guild
An Assassins' Guild house improves law and order in the region, and the quality of locally trained assassins.
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Masons' Guild
A Masons' Guild house reduces the cost of stone buildings, and improves happiness.
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Theologians' Guild
A Theologians' Guild house improves the quality of priests created in the region.
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Merchants' Guild
A Merchants' Guild house improves both the trade income, and the quality of merchants created in the region.
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Alchemists' Guild
An Alchemists' Guild house improves the experience level of gunpowder units trained in the same settlement.
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Thieves' Guild
A Thieves' Guild house improves the quality of spies hired in the same settlement.
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Explorers' Guild
An Explorers' Guild house slightly increases the movement speed of those trained in the same settlement.
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Swordsmiths' Guild
A Swordsmiths' Guild house allows trained melee units to upgrade their weaponry by retraining in the same settlement.
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Templars' Minor Chapter House
A Templars' Minor Chapter House allows the recruitment of Templar knights.
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St Johns' Minor Chapter House
A St. Johns' Minor Chapter House allows the recruitment of Hospitaller knights.
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Horse Breeders' Guild
A Horse Breeders' Guild improves the quality of cavalry units recruited in the region.
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Convert to Motte and Bailey
Converting a Village into a Motte & Bailey makes the settlement less conducive to trade, but allow for more diverse recruitment options.
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| Castle Buildings List |
Motte and Bailey (Upgrade)
A Motte and Bailey is a simple, defensible outpost, little more than a watchtower and protective fence.
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Ballista Towers
Ballista Towers provide the defenders with enough firepower to keep attackers at bay.
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Stables
A Stable allows for the recruitment of basic cavalry units.
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Mustering Hall
Men must be gathered, selected and trained if military strength is to be maintained.
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Bowyer
A Bowyer allows for the recruitment of basic missile units.
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Ballista Maker
A Ballista Maker allows the construction of ballista siege weaponry.
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Gunsmith
A Gunsmith allows the construction of a bombard cannon.
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Leather Tanner
A Leather Tanner offers the most basic armour improvements to new and retrained units.
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Port
A Port allows a settlement to trade with the far-distant corners of the world.
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Dirt Roads
Dirt Roads increase the movement speed of units that travel along them, as well as improve trade.
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Land Clearance
Land Clearance allows a region to begin producing enough food to encourage growth.
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Mines
Mines increase the trade income generated by metal deposits in the region.
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Small Chapel
A Small Chapel converts a very small percentage of the region to Catholicism, and improves happiness.
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Swordsmiths' Guild
A Swordsmiths' Guild house allows trained melee units to upgrade their weaponry by retraining in the same settlement.
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Templars' Minor Chapter House
A Templars' Minor Chapter House allows the recruitment of Templar knights.
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St Johns' Minor Chapter House
A St. Johns' Minor Chapter House allows the recruitment of Hospitaller knights.
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Convert to Village
Converting a Large Town into a Castle makes the settlement less conducive to trade, but allow for more diverse recruitment options.
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Venice, A.D. 1174 Summer
