Emacz Posted yesterday at 00:16 Report Share Posted yesterday at 00:16 When I google Hastātus Wiki says: "armed with a spear" Peditatus seems to me foot soldier but not what type of weapon. At the very least shouldn't the spearman and swordsman specific name be switched? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted yesterday at 04:39 Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:39 This answers it for you (the whole video is good) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deicide4u Posted yesterday at 07:06 Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:06 (edited) 6 hours ago, Emacz said: When I google Hastātus Wiki says: "armed with a spear" Not a spear, a pilum. They threw pila at the enemy, before engaging in melee combat. Unfortunately, 0 A. D. still has no way for units to use multiple attacks, so the Hastatus is melee only. If we get to have units with multiple attacks, the plan is for Advanced and Elite Hastati to throw pila first, then engage in melee. https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/0ad/0ad/wiki/Civ_Romans_Republican Edited yesterday at 07:10 by Deicide4u Grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outis Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 2 hours ago, Deicide4u said: If we get to have units with multiple attacks, the plan is for Advanced and Elite Hastati to throw pila first, then engage in melee. This would be sooo cool. And a good idea for differentiation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emacz Posted 20 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 20 hours ago 4 hours ago, Deicide4u said: Not a spear, a pilum. They threw pila at the enemy, before engaging in melee combat. Unfortunately, 0 A. D. still has no way for units to use multiple attacks, so the Hastatus is melee only. If we get to have units with multiple attacks, the plan is for Advanced and Elite Hastati to throw pila first, then engage in melee. https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/0ad/0ad/wiki/Civ_Romans_Republican I'm just going off wiki, and it doesnt say pilum, it says spear You can have units switch between the two, like persian imortals.... and in historical A LOT of units. We did it with Rome Legionaries. 7 hours ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: This answers it for you (the whole video is good) I will definitely watch! These are the types of videos I like and find quite useful. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emacz Posted 20 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 20 hours ago (edited) 7 hours ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: This answers it for you (the whole video is good) ha at the 5 minute mark it even says they are called Hastāti, derived from the roman word for spear But yes im sure there is more and it will go on. I guess it kinda comes down to what years of Romes existence is 0AD focusing on. Early republic their infantry were more like Greek Hoplites. Edited 20 hours ago by Emacz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emacz Posted 19 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 8 hours ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: This answers it for you (the whole video is good) now that ive fully watched it I have this bold idea for Rome in historical: p4 represents the empire phase, p1 could be early republic…. Remove swordsmen from p1…they have a regular spearman, poor stone thrower who will have “serf” stats even though not a serf per se and the velites. P2 the spearman is replaced by the swordsman. And they gain access to an elite spearman (similar to Sparta skiri). They no longer have access to the regular spearman though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arup Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago 10 hours ago, Deicide4u said: If we get to have units with multiple attacks, the plan is for Advanced and Elite Hastati to throw pila first, then engage in melee. this already exists in some form in @Grapjas's mod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic-Burger Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago On 05/08/2025 at 6:16 PM, Emacz said: When I google Hastātus Wiki says: "armed with a spear" Peditatus seems to me foot soldier but not what type of weapon. At the very least shouldn't the spearman and swordsman specific name be switched? During the early years it was a spear unit, dating back to the time before the Punic wars in the age of the early republic. Over time, the hastati adopted the gladius (short sword) and pila (javelins) as their main weapons, while the hasta( spear) became less common for them. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastati 17 hours ago, Emacz said: now that ive fully watched it I have this bold idea for Rome in historical: p4 represents the empire phase, p1 could be early republic…. Remove swordsmen from p1…they have a regular spearman, poor stone thrower who will have “serf” stats even though not a serf per se and the velites. P2 the spearman is replaced by the swordsman. And they gain access to an elite spearman (similar to Sparta skiri). They no longer have access to the regular spearman though. Your mod is about eras? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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