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{{Faction|image=[[Image:Scythia_Faction_Symbol-Vanilla.png]]|Name='''Scythia'''|Game=[[Rome: Total War]]|Culture=[[Barbarian]]}}  
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'''Scythia''' 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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'''Scythia''' s 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 (more information on which can be found [[HowTo:Unlock_All_Factions|here]]).
  
 
==Game Play==
 
==Game Play==
  
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Scythia is very hard faction to play. They have almost no money in beginning and their cities are divided  while many enemies await.
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===Starting Position===
  
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===Starting Position===
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[[Image:Scythia_Starting_Position-Vanilla.jpg|thumb|Scythia Starting Position (Click to enlarge)]]
  
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Scythia starts game in north part of Black Sea. They are bordered by Dacia and Thrace to the south,¸Armenia to the south east and Parthia to the east. They have four starting cities:
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Scythia starts game on the northern coast of Black Sea. They are bordered by [[Dacia (RTW Faction)|Dacia]] and [[Thrace (RTW Faction)|Thrace]] to the south, [[Armenia (RTW Faction)|Armenia]] to the southeast, and [[Parthia (RTW Faction)|Parthia]] to the east.
  
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'''CAMPUS SCYTHII'''- Capital bordered by Thrace and Dacia
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Their cities are:
  
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'''TANAIS'''- Deep inside Scythian empire by Black sea it is near Armenia
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*Campus Scythii: Scythian Capital; Region - Scythia
  
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'''CAMPUS SAMARTAE'''- This city is in north part of empire bordered only by rebels
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*Tanais: Scythian Town; Region - Maeotis
  
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'''CAMPUS ALLANI'''- Campus Allani is bordered by Parthia on east.
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*Campus Samartae: Scythian Town; Region - Tribus Sarmatae
  
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===Win conditions===
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*Campurs Allani: Scythian Town; Region - Tribus Alanni
  
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'''SHORT CAMPAIGN'''- Hold 15 regions and destroy or outlast Dacia and Thrace
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===Victory 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 outlast or destroy [[Dacia (RTW Faction)|Dacia]] and [[Thrace (RTW Faction)|Thrace]].
  
 
===Units===
 
===Units===
  
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Scythians have almost no infantry, all horses. Their horse archers are famous and pose a threat to every army.
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[[Image:Scythia_Generals_Bodyguard-Vanilla.jpg|thumb|right|Scythia General's Bodyguard.]]
  
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Scythia is a heavily cavalry focused faction; their light and medium cavalry is among the best in the game, and they are strong early game like most barbarians. Scythia is unique in that it get a good horse archer from a simple level 1 barracks; Scythian Horse Archers. From a Stables they get the typical but powerful light Barbarian Cavalry. From the elite Warlords Stables they get Scythian Nobles, an excellent lancer, and Scythian Noble Archers, a strong long range Horse Archer that can fight in melee as well. Scythia also has Head Hunting Maidens, a light cavalry unit that is Armour Piercing and focuses on melee instead of a charge. Their only melee Infantry is Axemen, decent early on outdated later. Scythia gets Onagers and good Foot Archers as well, including Chosen Archers, who fight in melee about as well as Axemen while also having long range arrows.
  
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====Unique Units====
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*Infantry
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**[[Peasants]]
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**[[Axemen_(RTW_Unit)|Axemen]]
  
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'''HEAD HUNTING MAIDENS'''-  these ferocious maidens fight with rage, they are worthy foes for any enemy. They are a cavalry unit.
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*Cavalry
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**[[Barbarian Cavalry (RTW Unit)|Barbarian Cavalry]]
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**[[Head Hunting Maidens (RTW Unit)|Head Hunting Maidens (U)]]
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**[[Scythian Nobles (RTW Unit)|Scythian Nobles (U)]]
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**[[Barbarian Warlord (RTW Unit)|Barbarian Warlord]]
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**[[Scythian Horse Archers (RTW Unit)|Scythian Horse Archers (U]])
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**[[Scythian Noble Women (RTW Unit)|Scythian Noble Women (U)]]
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**[[Scythian Noble Archers (RTW Unit)|Scythian Noble Archers (U)]]
  
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'''HORSE ARCHERS'''- not unique but some types only belong to Scythians
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*Missile
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**[[Archer Warband (RTW Unit)|Archer Warband]]
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**[[Chosen Archer Warband (RTW Unit)|Chosen Archer Warband]]
  
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'''SCYTHIAN NOBLES'''- true elites of the army, they are probably one of the best cavalry in the game apart from elephants and chariots.
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*Siege
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**[[Onagers (RTW Unit)|Onagers]]
  
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'''AXEMEN'''- what infantry Scythia does have relies in the axemen. Not as great as that of Germania, they still can be relied on in a tight spot, and are great for clearing out Legionnaires.
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====Unique Units====
  
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===Strategy guides===
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'''Head Hunting Maidens:''' Head hunting maidens are hot-headed light cavalry who are useful against skirmisher and missile troops.
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They also have armour piercing axes and can be used vs heavy troops except head on.
  
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Possible strategy with Scythia is to storm into Europe beginning with Dacia and Thrace and settling into wealthy Greece. Another would be to build troops in Tanais and storm south into Africa capturing wealthy coastal cities along the way.
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'''Scythian Nobles:''' Scythian nobles are superb hit and run cav if you attack a unit in the flank or rear all enemy units will most likely rout.
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Hovever they are useless in prolonged combat.
  
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==History==
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'''Scythian Horse Archers:''' Deadly with a bow and highly mobile, horse archers are thorns in the side of many opponents.
  
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Some more about Scythian history can be seen here:
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'''Scythian Noble Women:''' Like the horse archers, noble women can be a thorn in the side of any infantry-based oponent; more so, as they can fight well in melee
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Scythia
 
  
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''( further information or links required )''
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'''Scythain Noble Archers:''' Deadly horse archers with a great missile attack and good melee attack
  
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==See Also==
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==Strategy guides==
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*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=45351 Scythia Strategies at The Org]
  
  
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 19 August 2020

Scythia (RTW Faction)
Scythia Faction Symbol-Vanilla.png
Name: Scythia
From Game: Rome: Total War
Culture: Barbarian
Playable:


Scythia s 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 (more information on which can be found here).

Game Play

Starting Position

Scythia Starting Position (Click to enlarge)

Scythia starts game on the northern coast of Black Sea. They are bordered by Dacia and Thrace to the south, Armenia to the southeast, and Parthia to the east.

Their cities are:

  • Campus Scythii: Scythian Capital; Region - Scythia
  • Tanais: Scythian Town; Region - Maeotis
  • Campus Samartae: Scythian Town; Region - Tribus Sarmatae
  • Campurs Allani: Scythian Town; Region - Tribus Alanni

Victory Conditions

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

Units

Scythia General's Bodyguard.

Scythia is a heavily cavalry focused faction; their light and medium cavalry is among the best in the game, and they are strong early game like most barbarians. Scythia is unique in that it get a good horse archer from a simple level 1 barracks; Scythian Horse Archers. From a Stables they get the typical but powerful light Barbarian Cavalry. From the elite Warlords Stables they get Scythian Nobles, an excellent lancer, and Scythian Noble Archers, a strong long range Horse Archer that can fight in melee as well. Scythia also has Head Hunting Maidens, a light cavalry unit that is Armour Piercing and focuses on melee instead of a charge. Their only melee Infantry is Axemen, decent early on outdated later. Scythia gets Onagers and good Foot Archers as well, including Chosen Archers, who fight in melee about as well as Axemen while also having long range arrows.

Unique Units

Head Hunting Maidens: Head hunting maidens are hot-headed light cavalry who are useful against skirmisher and missile troops. They also have armour piercing axes and can be used vs heavy troops except head on.

Scythian Nobles: Scythian nobles are superb hit and run cav if you attack a unit in the flank or rear all enemy units will most likely rout. Hovever they are useless in prolonged combat.

Scythian Horse Archers: Deadly with a bow and highly mobile, horse archers are thorns in the side of many opponents.

Scythian Noble Women: Like the horse archers, noble women can be a thorn in the side of any infantry-based oponent; more so, as they can fight well in melee

Scythain Noble Archers: Deadly horse archers with a great missile attack and good melee attack

Strategy guides


RTW Factions
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