Saxons (M2TW Faction)
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| Name: | Anglo-Saxon England |
| From Game: | Medieval II: Total War |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| Culture: | Northern European |
| Playable: | |
The Saxons are a non-playable and do not appear in the Grand Campaign without modding. They appear in the Tutorial and in the historical Battle of Hastings.
Contents
Gameplay
Faction Details
The Saxons of Medieval II: Total War only appear in "The Norman Conquest" tutorial campaign, where they control London and Nottingham. The campaign, starting in 1066, pits the Normans against the Saxons for control of England. The Saxons are isolated in their strongholds, and can be easily picked off relatively quickly by completing the mandatory steps of the tutorial.
Starting Position
- London: English Capital; - South East England
- Nottingham: English Castle; - Central England
One bug with the Saxons is that they cannot build religious buildings; although they can use the Religious buildings of other Catholics and recruit Priests. They also cannot build non-Gunpowder ships and they cannot recruit siege equipment units even though they can build the proper buildings.
Campaign Objective
Hold regions Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem and take 45 regions
Units
The Saxons are not intended for use in campaign and have an extremely limited roster. They have some good early game Infantry and Spearmen, and an interesting Bodyguard, which makes them decent in the beginning of the game. However, they do not get more advanced troops and fall further and further behind as the other factions improve their buildings and get access to more of their roster. With only basic archers, no cavalry, no militia, and no higher-level troops, the Saxon roster soon becomes completely outdated compared to all other factions in the game.
- Light Infantry
- Peasants
- Spear/Pike Infantry
- Peasant Spearman
- Theigns
- Heavy Infantry
- Huscarls
- Earl's Huscarls
- King Harold (General unit)
- Light Cavalry
N/a
- Heavy Cavalry
N/a
- Missle
- Peasant Archer
- Artillery
N/a
Faction Details
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