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{{Faction|image=[[Image:Scipii_Faction_Symbol-Vanilla.png]]|Name='''House of Scipii'''|Game=[[Rome: Total War]]|Culture=[[Roman]]}}
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[[Image:ROMAN GENERALS GUARD CAVALRY INFO.jpg|thumb|right|House of Scipii General's Bodyguard.]]
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The House of Scipii are one of the playable factions in [[Rome: Total War]], that are available the first time you play the campaign.
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The Scipii are one of the three playable factions in [[Rome: Total War]] that are playable from the beginning (the other two, of course, being the other Roman Houses, the Brutii and Julii).  
  
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==Game Play==
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==Gameplay==
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Being one of the three Roman families, the House of the Scipii will receive missions from the Senate, and will be forced to deal with the consequences of not completing them.
  
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Game play with Romans is not hard. They have the most developed military and architecture. However they receive special missions from SPQR ([[Senate]] and People of Rome) for which they can be rewarded if successfully completed, or if missions are not completed they can become disliked.
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At a certain point during the game, the Senate will demand that your faction leader kill themself. If you accept their demand, the heir will become the faction leader and the process will be renewed several years later. If you refuse, you will initiate the Civil War, a gameplay mechanic unique to the Roman factions. It should be noted that, once your popularity with the people is high enough, you can simply initiate the Civil War by attacking another Roman faction. Also, if you are playing as another faction the Civil War will not take place.
 
   
 
   
 
===Starting Position===
 
===Starting Position===
  
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The Scipii start in the west part of Italy controlling two cities.
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[[Image:Scipii_Starting_Position-Vanilla.jpg|thumb|Scipii Starting Position (Click to enlarge)]]
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'''CAPUA'''- Capital city , well developed and safe inside Italy.
 
  
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'''MESSANA'''- Located on Sicily , Messana is good starting base for capturing the island.
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The Scipii begin with control of two settlements, Capua on the Italian mainland and Messana in north-eastern Sicily.
  
 
===Win Conditions===
 
===Win Conditions===
  
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'''LONG CAMPAIGN''': Hold 50 provinces including Rome
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*Long Campaign: Hold 50 provinces including Rome.
  
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'''SHORT CAMPAIGN''': Hold 15 provinces and destroy or outlast Carthage and Numidia (though frequently mods replace Numidia with Spain)
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*Short Campaign: Hold 15 provinces and destroy or outlast Carthage and Numidia.
  
 
===Units===
 
===Units===
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Units are highly disciplined and trained in the art of warfare and consist mostly of powerful legionaries who throw pila before charging. Romans also have good cavalry support but have weak archers, only two types.
 
  
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====Unique Units====
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[[Image:ROMAN GENERALS GUARD CAVALRY INFO.jpg|thumb|right|House of Scipii General's Bodyguard.]]
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The Roman factions all have a very strong roster. Before the Marian Reforms they are an Infantry focused faction with limited cavalry and some archer and javelin support along with strong siege weapons. They have good infantry armed with big shields, Pila, which are heavy javelins, and a gladius, a short sword. They also get a strong Spear unit, the Triarii.
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The Marian Reforms happen when a Roman faction controls a Huge City somewhere in Italy besides Rome. After the reforms they lose access to their old roster and get a heavily improved new roster. Any older units will not be automatically replaced, they will continue to exist, but you are not able to train any more or retrain them. After the Reforms they are still Infantry focused, but have much better core and support troops. Their late roster has extremely strong heavy infantry, among the best in the game, units such as Legionary Cohort, Praetorian Cohort and Urban Cohort. These men can overpower virtually any infantry opposition, and can form a tourtoise formation that makes them practically immune to arrow fire. They also have some excellent cavalry options that are only defeated by the ultra heavy Cataphract Cavalry from the East. Both their light cavalry and heavy cavalry are very strong. They get a very solid long range archer unit as well, the Archer Auxilia. Their only weaknesses are that their Spearmen, Auxilia, are not the best by a longshot and that they have limited ranged cavalry, only Cavalry Auxilia who are armed with javelins. Despite these slight drawbacks the Romans after the Marian Reforms are certainly one of the strongest rosters in the game.
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In multiplayer battles the Romans can mix pre-Marian and post-Marian troops at will.
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*Pre-Marian Units
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**Infantry
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***[[Peasants]]
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***[[Town_Watch_(RTW_unit) |Town Watch]]
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***[[Hastati_(RTW_unit) |Hastati]]
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***[[Principes_(RTW_Unit) |Principes]]
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***[[Triarii_(RTW_unit) |Triarii]]
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***[[Mirmillo_Gladiator_(RTW_unit) |Mirmillo Gladiators]]
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**Missile
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***[[Velites (RTW Unit)|Velites]]
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***Roman Archers
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***Ballistas
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***Scorpions
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***Onagers
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***Heavy Onagers
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***Repeating Ballistas
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**Cavalry
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***Equites
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***Cavalry Auxilia
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**Special Units
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***Arcani
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***Wardogs
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***Incendiary Pigs
  
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'''MIRMILlO GLADIATORS'''- each Roman faction has it's own gladiator. Gladiators are fighters that fight for glory and honour never thinking of defeat. They are superb in comparison to other less trained soldiers. Mirmillones are frequently considered the best of gladiator units.
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*Post-Marian Units
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**Infantry
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***Auxilia
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***Early Legionary Cohort
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***Legionary Cohort
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***Praetorian Guard
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***Urban Cohorts
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***Early Legionary First Cohort
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***Legionary First Cohort
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***Arcani
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**Missile
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***Light Auxilia
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***Archer Auxilia
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**Cavalry
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***Roman Cavalry
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***Legionary Cavalry
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***Praetorian Cavalry
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***Armoured General's Bodyguard
  
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'''CORVUS QUINQUIREME''' - quite a good battleship, a slight improvement over the regular Quinquireme. Can be recruited, if you have an Awesome Temple to Neptune in your capital.
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====Unique Units====
  
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'''DECERES''' - the best battleship available to any nation, Deceres requires a Pantheon for recruitment. They are better than Corvus Quinquiremes in all aspects, including crew (120 men per Decere).
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'''Mirmillo Gladiators''': Every Roman faction has its own unique type of gladiator, and the Mirmillo Gladiators are the ones that are available to the Scipii.
  
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===Strategy===
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'''Corvus Quinquireme''': A battleship that is slightly more powerful than a regular quinquireme. Becomes available when you build an Awesome Temple to Neptune in your capital.
  
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A possible strategy is for the Scipii to take Sicily as quickly as possible, along with Sardinia (Recruit one hastati in Capua turn 1, then send them with a family member and three other hastati and maybe some Samnite mercenaries to the north of Sardinia turn 2. Don't wait or the Julii will get there first). After Carthage is eliminated, Take over the rest of Spain progressively at the same time as you expand into Western Africa. Garrison Egypt will be the biggest problem for the entire game, as they send a seemingly endless stream of armies across the desert.
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'''Deceres''' - The most powerful battleship available to any nation. They become available once you build a Pantheon to Neptune.
  
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* See [[House of Scipii - RTW guide]] for a comprehensive guide.
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===Strategy Guides===
  
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==History==
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A campaign strategy guide for the House of Scipii written by [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=fallingsuperspark fallingsuperspark] can be found [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1005014#post1005014 here].
  
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More about ancient Roman history can be found here:
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome
 
  
 
{{RTW Factions}}
 
{{RTW Factions}}

Latest revision as of 04:51, 28 March 2024

Scipii (RTW Faction)
Scipii Faction Symbol-Vanilla.png
Name: House of Scipii
From Game: Rome: Total War
Culture: Roman
Playable:


The Scipii are one of the three playable factions in Rome: Total War that are playable from the beginning (the other two, of course, being the other Roman Houses, the Brutii and Julii).

Gameplay

Being one of the three Roman families, the House of the Scipii will receive missions from the Senate, and will be forced to deal with the consequences of not completing them.

At a certain point during the game, the Senate will demand that your faction leader kill themself. If you accept their demand, the heir will become the faction leader and the process will be renewed several years later. If you refuse, you will initiate the Civil War, a gameplay mechanic unique to the Roman factions. It should be noted that, once your popularity with the people is high enough, you can simply initiate the Civil War by attacking another Roman faction. Also, if you are playing as another faction the Civil War will not take place.

Starting Position

Scipii Starting Position (Click to enlarge)

The Scipii begin with control of two settlements, Capua on the Italian mainland and Messana in north-eastern Sicily.

Win Conditions

  • Long Campaign: Hold 50 provinces including Rome.
  • Short Campaign: Hold 15 provinces and destroy or outlast Carthage and Numidia.

Units

House of Scipii General's Bodyguard.

The Roman factions all have a very strong roster. Before the Marian Reforms they are an Infantry focused faction with limited cavalry and some archer and javelin support along with strong siege weapons. They have good infantry armed with big shields, Pila, which are heavy javelins, and a gladius, a short sword. They also get a strong Spear unit, the Triarii.

The Marian Reforms happen when a Roman faction controls a Huge City somewhere in Italy besides Rome. After the reforms they lose access to their old roster and get a heavily improved new roster. Any older units will not be automatically replaced, they will continue to exist, but you are not able to train any more or retrain them. After the Reforms they are still Infantry focused, but have much better core and support troops. Their late roster has extremely strong heavy infantry, among the best in the game, units such as Legionary Cohort, Praetorian Cohort and Urban Cohort. These men can overpower virtually any infantry opposition, and can form a tourtoise formation that makes them practically immune to arrow fire. They also have some excellent cavalry options that are only defeated by the ultra heavy Cataphract Cavalry from the East. Both their light cavalry and heavy cavalry are very strong. They get a very solid long range archer unit as well, the Archer Auxilia. Their only weaknesses are that their Spearmen, Auxilia, are not the best by a longshot and that they have limited ranged cavalry, only Cavalry Auxilia who are armed with javelins. Despite these slight drawbacks the Romans after the Marian Reforms are certainly one of the strongest rosters in the game.

In multiplayer battles the Romans can mix pre-Marian and post-Marian troops at will.


  • Post-Marian Units
    • Infantry
      • Auxilia
      • Early Legionary Cohort
      • Legionary Cohort
      • Praetorian Guard
      • Urban Cohorts
      • Early Legionary First Cohort
      • Legionary First Cohort
      • Arcani
    • Missile
      • Light Auxilia
      • Archer Auxilia
    • Cavalry
      • Roman Cavalry
      • Legionary Cavalry
      • Praetorian Cavalry
      • Armoured General's Bodyguard

Unique Units

Mirmillo Gladiators: Every Roman faction has its own unique type of gladiator, and the Mirmillo Gladiators are the ones that are available to the Scipii.

Corvus Quinquireme: A battleship that is slightly more powerful than a regular quinquireme. Becomes available when you build an Awesome Temple to Neptune in your capital.

Deceres - The most powerful battleship available to any nation. They become available once you build a Pantheon to Neptune.

Strategy Guides

A campaign strategy guide for the House of Scipii written by fallingsuperspark can be found here.


RTW Factions
Armenia | Britannia | Carthage | Dacia | Egypt | Gaul | Germania | Greek Cities | The House of Brutii | The House of Julii | The House of Scipii | Macedon | Numidia | Parthia | Pontus | Scythia | Seleucid Empire | Senate | Spain | Thrace | Rebels
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