Thrace (RTW Faction)
Thrace are one of the factions in Rome: Total War designed to be non-playable. However they can be made playable by simple modifications to the game files.
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Game Play
Thrace is part of the former Alexander's empire. They are half barbarian, half greek civilization. They are very difficult faction to play because of Macedon threat from the south and Scythians from the north.
Starting Position
As you can see Thrace starts in the west part of the Black Sea.It has two cities:
Campus Getae: City who is located north next to Scythia.
Tylis: South city located near Dacia and Macedonia
Win Conditions
Long campaign: Hold 50 provines including Roma
Short campaign: Hold 15 provinces and outlast or destroy
Units
Mixture of barbarian and hellenistic units, not too expensive.
Unique Units
FALXMEN: Thracian unit that carries dangerous blade used to cut through enemy ranks. Both defence and attack value are high.