Total War: ROME II - Pirates and Raiders Culture Pack DLC - (PC) Steam EUROPE Digital Key
Pirates & Raiders Culture Pack
Become the scourge of the ancient world with the Total War: ROME II - Pirates &
Raiders Culture Pack. Introducing a new playable culture consisting of three new
raiding-focused factions, Pirates & Raiders brings new buildings, technologies,
religion, faction traits, battlefield and naval units to Total War: ROME II.
Players can now plunder the campaign map as the Ardiaei of Illyria, and the
Thracian tribes of Tylis and the Odrysian Kingdom. With their own rosters of
military and naval units, distinct traits and play styles, these Balkan factions
offer a new and unique way to experience the Grand Campaign in ROME II.
New features:
New Balkan cultural traits – Tylis, the Ardiaei and the Odrysian Kingdom are all
adept raiders, snatching wealth from under the noses of the other factions.
They’re also able to assemble mercenary armies with great speed, before swooping
on military targets.
New faction traits – Each of the Balkan factions has its own starting position
on the campaign map and its own set of faction traits, making a unique Grand
Campaign experience. All are accomplished brigands; in addition, The Illyrians
of the Ardiaei favour piracy, the Thracians of the Odrysian Kingdom are
excellent archers, while the people of Tylis, heirs to the Celtic migrations
into Asia Minor, train their new melee infantry recruits to a high standard.
New religion – The Ardiaei and Odrysian Kingdom both feature their own unique
religious building chains, which bring numerous benefits and effects to their
campaign gameplay.
New technologies – The Ardiaei and Odrysian Kingdom both feature their own
unique technologies, which enable the player to unlock key new units and effects
which replace parts of the core Barbarian culture technology trees.
New units – Sharing much with their Celtic forbears, the factions of the Balkan
culture principally employ the core Barbarian unit-roster, with the following
new units available for each faction:
Ardiaei:
• Illyrian Marines: Highly trained, medium-armoured spear infantry.
• Illyrian Raiders: Fast-moving, axe-wielding stealth infantry.
• Illyrian Noble Hoplites: Well-drilled, very heavily armoured infantry.
• Raiding Hemiola: Fast boarding-craft manned by Illyrian Raiders.
• Assault Hexeres: Huge assault-barge manned by Illyrian Raiders.
• Assault Tetreres: Large assault-barge manned by Illyrian Raiders.
Odrysian Kingdom:
• Thracian Horsemen: Fast-moving, spear-armed medium cavalry.
Tylis:
• Gallo-Thracian Warriors: Fast-moving, hard-hitting sword infantry.
• Tribal Warriors: well-armoured medium swordsmen, great in defence.
• Raiding Horsemen: Noble multirole, armed with javelin and sword.
New Mercenaries – The soldiers of the raiding nations know well the value of
coin and will ply their fearsome skills at the behest of others. When playing as
another faction, the following mercenaries and auxiliaries will be available to
you when recruiting from within the indicated territory:
Mercenaries:
• Mercenary Thracian Warriors: Superior sword-wielding melee infantry. (Thracia)
• Mercenary Falxmen: Melee infantry wielding the vicious curve-bladed falx.
(Dacia)
• Mercenary Dacian Skirmishers: Excellent, javelin-armed skirmishers. (Dacia)
• Mercenary Illyrian Raiders: Fast-moving, axe-wielding stealth infantry.
(Illyria)
• Raiding Hemiola: Fast attack barge manned by Mercenary Illyrian Raiders
(Illyria)
Auxiliaries:
• Auxiliary Thracian Warriors: Superior sword-wielding melee infantry. (Thracia)
• Auxiliary Falxmen: Melee infantry wielding the vicious curve-bladed falx.
(Dacia)
• Auxiliary Dacian Skirmishers: Excellent, javelin-armed skirmishers. (Dacia)
• Auxiliary Illyrian Raiders: Fast-moving, axe-wielding stealth
infantry.(Illyria)
