Pontus Gameplay Information
Summary:
Pontus is a small faction in Asia Minor. While their army is relatively weak at the low initial development levels of Asia Minor, Asia Minor itself is a relatively easy part of the map to take and hold. Trade and growth are relatively good around the area and Rhodes, Crete and the Seleucids are soon ripe for the picking. Tactically, Pontus are an eastern faction. Expect to field a mobile army of mainly missile units. There are Macedonian-influenced Pikemen though, allowing a solid infantry line to be made when dealing with the western armies and to provide more strategic options.
Overall Unit Summary:
Pontus have mostly the basic eastern units, but with skirmisher cavalry instead of mounted archers. Scythed Chariots and Chariot Archers are also available, allowing further flexibility. The infantry is a little ticklish at times though; The early infantry suffers from poor morale and a lack of stopping power, although Eastern Infantry are very good at stopping enemy chariots and family members. Pikemen and Cappadocian Lancers are available later on though, allowing more Seleudid-influenced tactics to be used to good effect.
Initial Imperial Campaign Settlements:
Sinope (Capital, Large Town), Mazaka (Large Town).
Trainable Units:
Note that these units represent what can be trained if the needed buildings are present. Units in Brackets are only available in Multiplayer or Custom Battles.
Peasants, Eastern Infantry, Phalanx Pikemen, Bronze Shield Pikemen, Peltasts, Archers, Pontic Light Cavalry, Pontic Heavy Cavalry, Cappadocian Lancers, General’s Bodyguard, General’s Armoured Bodyguard, Onagers, Scythed Chariots, Chariot Archers, (Cilician Pirates), (Thracian Mercenaries)
Constructable Buildings:
Note that these buildings chains are not all that influence the ability to construct them. Population and existing buildings are also factor.
Building Type | Town | Large Town | Minor City | Large City | Huge City |
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Core Buildings | Governor’s House | Governor’s Villa | Governor’s Palace | Councillors’ Chambers | Royal Palace |
Walls | Wooden Palisade | Wooden Wall | Stone Wall | Large Stone Wall | Epic Stone Wall |
Barracks | Barracks | Militia Barracks | City Barracks | Army Barracks | |
Stables | Stables | Cavalry Stables | Elite Cavalry Stables | ||
Ranges | Practice Range | Archery Range | Catapult Range | ||
Traders | Trader | Market | Bazaar | Grand Bazaar | Merchant’s Quarter |
Smithies | Blacksmith | Armourer | Foundry | ||
Ports | Port | Shipwright | Dockyard | ||
Farms | Land Clearance | Communal Farming | Crop Rotation | Irrigation | |
Roads | Roads | ||||
Mines | Mines | Mines+1 | |||
Academies | Academy | Scriptorium | Ludus Magnus | ||
Execution Squares | Execution Square | Secret Police HQ | Secret Police Network | ||
Caravans | Trade Caravan | Spice Road | Silk Road | ||
Temples of Governors | Shrine to Zeus | Temple of Zeus | Large Temple of Zeus | Awesome Temple of Zeus | |
Temples of Aphrodite | Shrine to Aphrodite | Temple of Aphrodite | Large Temple of Aphrodite | Awesome Temple of Aphrodite | |
Temples of Violence | Shrine to Hercules | Temple of Hercules | large Temple of Hercules | Awesome Temple of Hercules |