First shot at modding a new nation based on Arcos.

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Nagot Gick Fel said:

I'd even give them a 'feu grégeois' special attack (how do they translate that in English, Greek fire?).

Yeah, it's called Greek Fire in English. I was going to suggest some sort of Greek Fire unit myself, since that and the Cataphracts are the most famous weapons of the Byzantine Empire. Taking a regular Slinger unit and giving it a new name and a 4 or 5 ammo small area fire attack would be a fair simulation, I think. Worthless in melee, innaccurate enough to pose a threat to their own men, but capable of inflicting some serious damage when they do hit. They'd have to be much more expensive than Slingers, of course.

Another thing the Byzantines are famous for is defending Constantinople against (almost) all comers. So a unit with a castle defense bonus would seem appropriate.

Spies and Assassins are definitely appropriate for a Byzantine Empire-style nation. One could make an argument for forced Sloth and/or Chaos, too.

I like your ideas too, Alneyan. But if that is the way you want to go I would stop saying it is inspired by Byzantium, or else history buffs like Nagot and I will keep pestering you.