I know this is super late to the party but historically the Romans did recruit volunteer slaves during the Second Punic War, but they equipped them just like free men and the Senators payed for their armor and weapons. They were led by a Consul Gracchus and won against the Carthaginians because they were told they would be granted freedom if they were fighting courageously.

I think it would be interesting if they performed just like other Roman frontline infantry except really low morale and lower upkeep. The morale could be fixed if the general/veteran/patrician for the army has maybe a retainer or perk that buffs slave soldier morale by a large amount.

Maybe you could increase their number and give them mixed weapons. Some carrying axes, swords etc.

@tontoo, hey can you show me how i can add unit variant name into the dropdown list in the unit variant table? i am creating new unit, i following your example, but for some reason, my unit does not come up on the variant drop down list?

@tontoo, hey can you show me how i can add unit variant name into the dropdown list in the unit variant table?

I could look into that but not today anyway because i did not do this for a long time

@thetontoo, hey dude, how did you make your units hold pilums like that? can you make legionaires do the same thing thank you. i have been looking for this for a long time. please help. thanks

I think it's great, it adds flavor and interest to the game plus a lot of possibilities especially in certain situations. Well done!

Yes Thank you :D

This is your first unit mod?





Its really great +1

thank so mmuch !

i love you ^_^

Updated

update plz!!

Apearance: I think the use of expensive dies to make a rich red color is unlikly and would also like to see branding.
Question: Are they cheap, do they have high deffensive and attack mele, do they have no armor and very low weapon damage and are they extreamly large units? Can you update or make a mod that allows them to be recruitable by anyone the turn after a slave rebelion in areas that have a resource (that would require a need for them in the labor force)? Also, would it be possible for you to do what fander1980 sugested?

uptdate!!!!!! Mod doesn´t work

update

Great mod, is it possible to make a mod for slave units for only when slaves rebel. I think ca should have had actual slaves and plebs fighting romans for this not armored soildiers. They should be a mixtured group with pitch forks, axe picks, stolen pilums,stolen small swords/sheilds and other crude weapons not used by proffesional soilders.

First mod? Heck, it looks good. When i tried to mod I mucked things up. Good job and keep em coming if you plan on it.

how can we be rude man, when people like you show great care an share there wonderful work with us, we are greatful and thankful dude.

A brilliant mod if for your first try. I never even made a single one. Anyway, as noted previously, would have been better with spears instead of pila which are javelins. They look strange to me. But it is a great try. Keep up, make some more!

interesting to say the least is there any way the egyptian generals could look like they did in the 1st rome?

good job.

i think a mix of slave units would be cool, with different weapons maybe :-)

love the slave units dude

da¬chaos¬exerter has a point .. the pilum's cool, but historically inaccurate

I think it would have been better if you had used spears. But with that said I'm glad to see some slave units! I've always wanted to throw slaves in to save some of mysoldiers, can't wait to force them to fight on til near the last man. HAHAHA fight for your freedom slaves!

keep it up

Spears were pretty cheap too..

Cpt. Nemo
i know but i choose the pilum because it's a cheap weapon and i think it fits in.

I agree wuth chaos exerter, pila make very impractical spears.

looks sweet.

nice!!

Good idea, you can make more type of slave units or mixed weapon with some men have a shield and some have not.

Good idea - keep on!

i like the idea but the pilum was not used a a spear it was used as a 1 time javalin once it hit a object would bend the idea being it would get stuck in a sheild or a human makeing getting it out during battle almost imposible leading 2 the dicard of shields that were hit by one but not as a primary weapon

Welcome to the modding community pal, absololoutly love this mod. Slaves is somerhing serious lacking!! (Spartacus Rebellion ftw!)

looks pretty lagit but can you make them as like a garrison unit which are recruitible by the colesesum or something

They look fucking awesome! Do them as garrision maybe, since i unfortunately don't see any benefit from recruiting a weak unit to an army :/
Or maybe you have a better idea how to make them recruitworthy

keep up the good work
cheers!

this is cool

Wow, I like the idea, more over, I would like when there is a rebellion in game, that rebels don't become elite units but rather a mixture of units and slave looking units, that would be really accurate like that.

i think i can do that

can you make spartan slaves?

i update them right now that you can recruit them

I think its brilliant how you have made some fat! really good variety... how do I recruit these in the campaign?

Nice for a first unit mod.

maybe randomise the clothes a bit more but other than that lookin good

Lookin gewd.

are these in the campaign?

Good job man :bd I like it

My slaves wouldn't be even wearing clothes.