Borders and cities have altered to reflect the passage of time overall, there are fewer territories and more space in between. You'll have to pay attention because the campaign map has changed too. Time to introduce your new subjects to the advantages of conversion to your faith. Occupying a territory with a different religious base to your faction will cause major unrest. Religious leadership will also play a more important role in Barbarian Invasion than in Rome itself.Ī Pagan leader such as Attila the Hun will naturally be a Pagan, have a Witch or Witch Mother in tow, boast a terrifying personality and be one of the lucky few with a unique weapon which improves his abilities. Rivers are no longer an impassable barrier because many units now have the ability to swim.īattles can also occur after dark, and night-fighting is an ability among a new batch of Generals' traits and retinues that'll add even more character to your leaders. Even if Attila and chums had siege towers or sappers, they're hard to integrate into a cavalry army.Īt the battlefield level, other new factors will challenge commanders who thought they had cracked Rome's tactical nut. Just as tactically significant is the very limited siege experience possessed by both Hun and Vandal. They possess the finest, most effective cavalry yet seen on European battlefields, but their infantry don't match up to the mighty Roman legions. The odds may seem heavily stacked in the Barbarians' favour, but there are chinks in the easterners' armour. Will you settle immediately, and build a power-base in the remote steppes? Or will you pounce upon weak neighbour nations in a blitzkrieg storm of conquest? Or charge straight for the prize: Italy itself?

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