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Unit Spotlight (TWR2)

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Latest Unit Spotlight Episode

- Missile Cavalry - (July 10th 2014)

Watch this Total War: Rome II unit spotlight video on missile cavalry with Craig Laycock talking through how you can use your missile cavalry units to their full potential.


History

- Naked Warriors - (Nov 15th, 2013)

In our first Unit Spotlight video, Jack Lusted explains how to use Naked Warrios' key strengths, including how to make the most of their very nimble, very naked movements.
Watch Unit Spotlight #1

- Shock Cavalry - (Nov 29th, 2013)

Devastating on the charge but unsuited to extended melee, you really have to take care over how you commit your shock cavalry units. But in the right situation, they can turn the tide of battle.
Watch Unit Spotlight #2

- Ranged Units - (Dec 13th, 2013)

We're putting ranged infantry and cavalry units under the microscope. We'll be looking at the key differences between javelins, bows and slings, and highlighting some of the recent balance changes between them.
Watch Unit Spotlight #3

- Stealth Units - (Feb 27th, 2014)

Agile, sneaky and hard to spot (particularly when they're lurking in the undergrowth), stealth units are great for setting up lightning-fast mid-battle ambushes. They also ignore the normal deployment restrictions, so you can set them up deep in the field and get a good look at your enemy's disposition without him even knowing you're there.
Watch Unit Spotlight #4

- Hannibal at The Gates - New Units - (Mar 27th, 2014)

We’ve made another Unit Spotlight to talk further about the new fearsome units available in Hannibal at The Gates DLC. You’ll learn about the new available factions and how best to use their units with a statistics guide and their strengths and weaknesses.
Watch Unit Spotlight #5

- Fear Units - (Apr 30th 2014)

In this unit spotlight we take a look at FEAR, the units who instil it in others, how it effects their opponents and we break down some of the factors which go into the morale system.
Watch Unit Spotlight #6

- Pirates & Raiders / Getae - (May 28th 2014)

In this Unit Spotlight, we take a look at the new units that come with our Culture Pack: Pirates & Raiders for ROME II and the new free faction: the Getae. Learn more about these new units and how to use them properly on the battlefield!
Watch Unit Spotlight #7

- Melee Cavalry - (June 13th 2014)

In this Unit Spotlight, we shed some more light on the melee cavalry units in Total War: ROME II, and explain how to use them to their fullest - including details on the "hammer and anvil" tactic, a mainstay of military tradition.
Watch Unit Spotlight #8

- Missile Cavalry - (July 10th 2014)

Watch this Total War: ROME II unit spotlight video on missile cavalry with Craig Laycock talking through how you can use your missile cavalry units to their full potential.
Watch Unit Spotlight #9