Germania (RTW Faction)
Germania are one of the playable factions in Rome: Total War. They can be played after successfully completing a campaign as a Roman faction or if unlocked by modding / cheats.
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Game Play
Germans start below Scandinavia. They are bordered by Gaul to the west and are close to the House of Julii to the south. Dacia will also soon be coming knocking on the doors from the east.
Starting Position
They start below Scandiniavia with several villages and towns under their control.
Their cities are:
- Damme - Capital
- Vicus Marcomanni
- Trier
- Mogontiacum
- Batavordum
Victory Conditions
- Long Campaign: Hold 50 provinces including Rome
- Short Campaign: Hold 15 provinces and outlast or destroy Dacia and Scythia
Units
- Infantry
- Barbarian Peasants
- Spear Warband (U)
- Swordsmen
- Night Raiders (U)
- Screeching Women (U)
- Chosen Axemen(U)
- Beserkers (U)
- Cavalry
- Barbarian Cavalry
- Gothic Cavalry (U)
- Noble Cavalry
- Missile
- Slingers
- Skirmishers
- Chosen Archers
- General
- Barbarian Warlord
- Naval
- Boats
- War Boats
- Mercenaries
- Barbarian Mercenaries
- Barbarian Mercenary Cavalry
Unique Units
Beserkers: Deadly infantry with huge pick like maces, huge morale and the ability to fall into a savage berserk rage, cutting down enemies in droves and becoming heroic and unable to rout.
Spear Warbands: The only barbarian phalanx troops, they can form a phalanx with their pikes, making them a very useful unit for Germania
Screeching Women: Women with cleavers that have the Screech special ability, that lowers enemy morale and raises the morale of nearby troops. Recruitable by building shrine to Freya.
Gothic Cavalry: The best cavalry able to be recruited by the barbarians, they're well armoured and have great charge capabilities. They can be recruited by building a certain shrine.
Night Raiders: These troops are excellent in attack and defence and frighten enemy infantry near them. They have armour piercing axes.
Chosen Axemen: Deadly Germanian two handed axemen they have the highest attack of any unit in the game and will absolutely shred just about anything with armour on.
Strategy Guides
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