Okay for the first version of the mod I have decided to include an AOR system for the Mundus Magnus 4.0 Map, thanks to Agamemnon at TWC for helping me with it, as he will get most of the credit. Here is the AOR regions (Very Lengthy):
Spoiler
Italy
Latium - Rome
Campania - Capua
Apulia - Cannae
Eturia - Arretium
Umbria - Ariminum
Calabria - Tarentum
Bruttium - Croton
Cisalpine Gaul
Liguria - Genua
Venetia - Patavium
Cisalpine Gaul - Mediolanium
Sicily
Sicilia Sicanii - Messana
Sicilia Graecus - Syracuse
Sicilia Poeni - Lilybaeum
Sardinia/Corsica
Sardinia - Caralis
Corsica - Aleria
West Libya
Zegitana - Carthage
Byzacium - Hadrumentum
Tripolitania - Lepcis Magna
Locus Massyli - Hippo Regius
Numidia
Numidia - Cirta
Cydame - Cydaus
Gaetulia - Dimmidi
Mauretania Massaesili - Siga
Mauretania Tingitana - Tingi
Sahara
Locus Melanogaetuli - Tuat
Hoggar - Abalassa
Garamantia - Rapsa
Phagania - Garama
Augila - Augila
Tibesti - Tabudium
Nubia Deserta - Campus Nubi
East Libya
Cyrenaica - Cyrene
Marmarica - Paraetorium
Libya - Ammonium
Oasis Magna - Hibis
Africa
Nubia - Pselchis
Kush - Meroe
Locus Blemmyae - Campus Blemmyae
Aethiopia - Axum
Azania - Opone
Egypt
Delta - Alexandria
Heptanomis - Memphis
Thebais - Thebes
Iberia
Turdetania - Gadir
Bastetania - Mastia
Tartesania - Arsa
Luistania - Oxtraca
Gallaecia - Tyde
Carpetania - Baikor
Beribracia - Saguntum
Baleares - Bocchoris
Ceretania - Emporion
Celtiberia - Numantia
Cantabria - Iruna
Pallantia - Asturia
Gaul
Transalpine Gaul - Massilia
Narbonensis - Tolosa
Arvernia - Gergovia
Lugdinensis - Vienna
Biturigia - Avaricum
Aeduia - Alesia
Sequania - Vesontio
Armorica - Darioritum
Belgica - Samarobriva
Britannia
Tribus Trinovates - Camulodunum
Tribus Dumnonii - Ictis
Tribus Brigantes - Isurium
Tribus Ordovices - Deva
Cuinnacht - Emain Macha
Erain - Ivernis
Central Europe
Rhaetia - Veldideno
Noricum - Iuvavum
Tribus Volcae - Sumelocenna
Scandinavia
Nurtha-Iandan - Burgaz Sueones
Scandia - Burgaz Gothi
Insula Gothi - Valhagarum
Cimbrica - Hafnia
Germania
Tribus Nervii - Atuatuca
Tribus Chauci - Phabiranum
Tribus Cherusci - Tulisurgium
Tribus Chattii - Mattium
Tribus Suebi - Teutoburgum
Locus Rugii - Rugium
Eastern Europe
Boihaemum - Eburonum
Locus Lugii - Carrodunum
Tribus Cotini - Leucaristus
Locus Venedae - Vicus Venedae
Tribus Nervi - Vicus Nervi
Locus Aestii - Vicus Aestii
Locus Careotae - Vicus Careotae
Gentes Fennicae - Vicus Fennicae
Pannonia
Pannonia - Paetovio
Tribus Eravisci - Aquincum
Illyria
Illyria - Aemona
Dalmatia - Salona
Dacia
Dacia - Sarmizegusta
Getia - Buridava
Balkans
Tribus Scordisci - Singidunum
Moesia - Naissus
Dardania - Sardica
Thrace
Thrace - Seutopolis
Propontis - Byzantium
Scythia Parva - Tomi
Scythia
Scythia - Olbia
Vibantavarium - Tribus Bastarnae
Greece
Macedonia - Pella
Epirus - Ambracia
Thessalia - Larissa
Aetolia - Thermon
Attica - Athens
Euboea - Chalcis
Achaia - Corinth
Laconia - Sparta
Crete - Cydonia
Sarmatia
Tribus Budini - Campus Budini
Tribus Tissagetae - Vicus Tissagetae
Tribus Iazyges - Campus Iazyges
Tribus Roxolani - Campus Roxolani
Tribus Iiracae - Campus Iiracae
Tribus Aorsi - Campus Aorsi
Tribus Siracae - Campus Siracae
Maeotis - Tanais
Bosphorus
Regnum Bosphoranum - Panticapaeum
Taurica - Neapolis Scythica
Heraclea Chersonesus - Chersonesus
Asia Minor
Bithynia - Nicomedia
Mysia - Pergamum
Lesbos - Mytilene
Lydia - Sardis
Caria - Halicarnassus
Rhodos - Rhodes
Phrygia - Ipsus
Galatia - Ancyra
Pamphylia - Side
Paphlagonia - Sinope
Pontus - Amasia
Cappadocia - Mazaka
Cilicia - Tarsus
Caucasus
Colchis - Kotais
Iberia - Mtskheta
Albania - Albana
Armenia - Armavira
Atropatene - Phraaspa
Armenia Minor - Satala
Sophene - Amida
Adiabene - Arbela
Levant
Syria - Antioch
Cyprus - Salamis
Phoenicia - Sidon
Coele Syria - Damascus
Judea - Jerusalem
Arabia
Sinai - Petra
Nabataea - Bostra
Arabia Deserta - Gorda
Ma'in - Carna
Saba - Mariaba
Qataban - Tamna
Hadramut - Sabata
Zufar - Ubar
Maketa - Omana
Locus Gerraei - Gerra
Mesopatamia
Assyria - Hatra
Regnum Palmyrae - Palmyra
Babylonia - Seleucia
Charonae - Charax
Persia
Media - Ecbatana
Elymai - Susa
Choarene - Apamea
Hyrcania - Zadracarta
Parthyene - Hecatompylos
Tabiena - Gabae
Persis - Istakhr
Carmania - Harmozia
Gedrosia - Pura
Archosia - Alexandropolis
Drangiana - Neh
Aria - Phra
Paropamisadae - Kophen
The East
Astauene - Assak
Margiana - Merv
Tribus Dahae - Nisa
Chorasmia - Khiva
Sogdiana - Maracanda
Bactria - Bactra
Amyrgia - Campus Amyrgium
Tocharia - Gushan
Chach - Kanga
Steppes
Tribus Yuezhe - Kashgar
Wusun - Chighu
Tribus Sakae - Campus Sakae
Tribus Alanni - Campus Alanni
Tribus Massagetae - Campus Massagetae
India
Gandhara - Taxila
Sattagydia - Opiana
Sind - Patala
Now, what I need help with is the selection of units that we will plug into this system. I am trying not to make any units so I am pulling them from every source possible that has a vanilla feel. I will start off with units from RTW, BI, and ALX. It's your job to let me know which units should be in or out, as there are some that are questionable. Also we must decide which regions that they will be recruited in, hence why I posted the regions above. Hopefully by the end we will have an organized list of AOR units. (I have edited some unis names and placed their original names next to them).
RTW UnitsSpoiler
Nubian Spearmen
Slingers (Egyptian)
Skirmishers (Egyptian)
Bowmen (Egyptian)
Nubian Cavalry
Iberian Infantry
Libyan Spearmen
Slingers (Libyan)
Skirmishers (Libyan)
Iberian Light Cavalry (Round Shield Cavalry)
Iberian Medium Cavalry (Long Shield Cavalry)
Sparabara (Eastern Infantry)
Cappadocian Cavalry
Hoplites
Spartan Hoplites
Greek Cavalry
Numidian Javelinmen
Numidian Cavalry
Scythian Horse Archers
Iberian Scutarii (Scutarii)
Skirmishers (Iberian)
Bastarnae
Judean Zealots
Warband
Archer Warband
Barbarian Cavalry
Archers (Eastern)
Italian Cavalry (Equites)
Naked Fanatics
Skirmishers (Greek)
Peltasts (Greek)
British Chariots
Barbarian Heavy Cavalry (Barbarian Noble Cavalry)
Greek Light Cavalry (Militia Cavalry)
Horse Archers (Eastern)
Cilician Pirates
Samnite Spearmen (Samnite Mercenaries)
Balearic Slingers
Rhodian Slingers
Cretan Archers
Bedouin Camel Raiders (Bedouin Warriors)
Arab Cavalry
Sarmatian Cavalry (Sarmatian Mercenaries)
Bedouin Camel Archers (Bedouin Archers)
Spoiler
Steppe Spearmen
Steppe Swordsmen
Steppe Heavy Spearmen
Steppe Raiders
Herdsmen
Steppe Lancers
Steppe Nobles
Steppe Horse Archers
Saka Elite Cavalry (Hunnic Elite Warriors)
Alan Horse Archers
Bosphoran Infantry
Alan Noble Cavalry
Kurdish Javelinmen
Sughdian Warriors
Mountain Slingers
Desert Archers
Golden Band
Hunters
Berber Axemen
Mountain Men
Hillmen
Moorish Raiders
Berber Lancers
Desert Cavalry
Kerns
Camel Raiders
Spoiler
Agrianian Javelinmen
Mardian Archers
Cretan Archers
Thracian Cavalry (Thracian Auxiliary Cavalry)
Scythian Mounted Archers
Illyrian Skirmishers (Illyrian Mercenaries)
Allied Cavalry
Thessalian Cavalry
Dahae Mounted Archers
Indian Spearmen
Indian Slingers
Indian Archers
Indian Javelinmen
Indian Longbowmen
Indian Light Cavalry
Indian Medium Cavalry
Indian Chariots
Indian Elephants
Kardakes
Persian Peltasts
Barcanian Horsemen
Hyrcanian Cavalry
Bactrian Cavalry (Heavy Bactrian Cavalry)
Persian Infantry
Phrygian Axemen (Phrygian Mercenaries)
Syrian Cavalry
Barbarian Swordsmen
Spoiler
Italic Skirmishers
Nile Spearmen
Desert Cavalry
Iberian Caetrati
Libt-Phoenician Infantry
Punic Sailors
Massalian Swordsmen
Spoiler
Indian Swordsmen (Swordsmen)
Median Infantry (Median Shieldbearers)
Median Archers
Median Cavalry
Celtic Spearmen (Spearmen)
Celtic Swordsmen (Swordsmen)
Fanatic Swordsmen
Celtic Nobles (Heavy Spearmen)
Celtic Champions (Chosen Swordsmen)
Celtic Javelinmen (Javelinmen)
Celtic Bowmen (Archers)
Celtic Slingers (Slingers)
Celtic Cavalry (Light Cavalry)
Arab Spearmen (Heavy Spearmen)
Arab Archers (Archers)
Elite Archers (Kings Archers)
Arab Noble Cavalry (Noble Cavalry)
Arab Horse Archers (Mounted Archers)
Merchant Cavalry
Desert Swordsmen
Light Hoplites
Helot Hoplites
Helot Javelinmen
Helot Slingers
Boeotian Cavalry
Dahae Noble Cavalry (Noble Cavalry)
Dahae Cataphracts (Cataphracts)
Spoiler
Allied Pikemen (Greek Allies Pikemen)
Thracian Infantry (Macedon Hoplites)
Hellenic Marines (Heavy Archers)
Thracian Cavalry (Thrace Cavalry)
Hyrcanian Axemen (Persian Axe Infantry)
Atropatene Nobles (Heavy Spearmen)
Atropatene Cavalry (Parthia Cavalry)
City State Hoplites
Thracian Pikemen (Thrace Pikemen)
Thracian Heavy Infantry (Noble Warriors)
Thracian Warriors (Thracian Mercenaries)
Elite Cretan Archers
Spoiler
Etruscan Infantry (Etruscan Scutarii)
Marsi Infantry (Etruscan Hoplites)
Etruscan Hoplites (Etruscan Elite Hoplites)
Campanian Cavalry (Hoplite Cavalry)
Umbrian Spearmen
Agrianian Infantry (Agrian Infantry)
Molossian Hoplites
Cretan Elite Archers
Lucanian Infantry
Samnite Skirmishers (Samnite Heavy Peltasts)
Italiote Hoplites (Neapolian Hoplites)
Rhodian Elite Slingers
Eastern Skirmishers (Atropatenian Skirmishers)
Dahae Noble Horse Archers (Scythian Mercenaries)
Libyan Skirmisher Cavalry (Hannibal's Numidian Mercenaries)
Paphlagonian Infantry
Bithynian Infantry (Bosporan Infantry)
Bithynian Cavalry
Massilian Hoplites (Armoured Hoplites)
Emporionian Hoplites
Greek Marines (Massilian Archers)
Balearic Elite Slingers (Balearic Elite)
Massilian Cavalry (Greek Cavalry)
Caucasian Infantry (Kardusian Elite)
Spoiler
Latin Infantry (Roman allied forces)
Hellenic Marines (Agrian Archers)/(Greek Elite Archers)
Paeonian Skirmishers (Peonian Peltasts)
Sogdian Cavalry (Eastern Light Cavalry)
Istrian Horse Archers
Scythian Noble Infantry (Scythian chosen foot bodyguards)
Scythian Spearmen (Barbarian Spearmen)
Scythian Hoplites
Scythian Cataphracts
Scythian Horse Archers
Cantabrian Cavalry
Thracian Swordsmen
Chosen getae warriors
Odrysi Infantry (Bastarnae)
Thracian Peltasts
Odrissian heavy infantry
Highlanders (Auxiliary Highlanders)
Dahae Spearmen (Auxiliary Barbarian Spearmen)
Greek Irregulars (Auxiliary Spearmen)
Celtic Swordsmen (Auxiliary barbarian swordsmen)
Eastern Heavy Spearmen (Auxiliary heavy spearmen)
Dahae Skirmishers (Auxiliary skirmishers)
Eastern Skirmishers (Auxiliary east skirmishers)
Syrian Archers (Auxiliary eastern heavy archers)
Dahae Light Cavalry (Auxiliary barbarian light cavalry)
Germanic Cavalry (Auxiliary heavy cavalry)
Dahae Skirmisher Cavalry (Auxiliary skirmisher cavalry)
Sogdian Horse Archers (Auxiliary horse archers)
Cappadocian Cavalry
Spoiler
Egyptian Levies (Levy Spearmen)
Egyptian Pike Militia (Levy Phalangites)
Machimoi Phalangites
Ethiopian Axemen
Machimoi Cavalry
Libyan Pike Militia (Militia Phalangites)
Libyan Hoplites (Civic Infantry)
Saba Spearmen (Heavy Infantry)
Saba Light Cavalry (Light Cavalry)
Saba Noble Cavalry (Heavy Cavalry)
Saba Camel Archers (Camel Archers)
Thracian Falxmen (Falxmen)
Thracian Thorakitai (Thorakitai)
Thracian Noble Falxmen (Noble Falxmen)
Iberian Spearmen
Greek Doryphoroi
Militia Phalangites
Phalangites
Greek Slingers (Slingers)
Greek Archers (Archers)
Hyrcanian Skirmishers (Skirmishers)
Caetrati
Caucasian Horse Archers (Horse Archers)
Eastern Cavalry (Heavy Cavalry)
Barbarian Noble Cavalry (Heavy Cavalry)
British Chariots (Javelin Chariots)
Indo-Hellenic Hoplites
Nubian Bowmen
Merchant Marines
Nubian Spearmen
Woad Warriors
Iberian Heavy Infantry
Galatian Swordsmen
Thracian Peltasts
Balearic Slingers
Numidian Archers
Rhodian Slingers
Bactrian Archers
Cretan Archers
Libyan Light Infantry
Greek Theureophoroi
Illyrian Peltasts
Greek Hoplites
Perioikoi Hoplites
Iberian Light Cavalry
Thracian Cavalry
Nubian Cavalry
Mercenary War Elephants
Bactrian Horse Archers
Arab Cavalry
Scythian Noble Lancers
Georgian Swordsmen
Pictish Axemen
Pictish Skirmishers
Nuragic Warriors
Asturian Axemen
Syrian Archers
Scythian Noble Archers
Scythian Light Cavalry
Nuragic Skirmishers
Tarentine Cavalry
Spoiler
Balearic Infantry
Asturian Axemen
Illyrian Thorakitai
Perioikoi Phalangites
Greek Heavy Hoplites
Thessalian Cavalry
Celtic Skirmishers
Machimoi Theureophoroi
Eastern Archer Spearmen
Mardian Archers
Horse Archers
Cyrenean Machimoi
Tocharian Elite Cavalry
Steppe Hunters
Steppe Tribal Axemen
Scythian Nobles
Turdetani Hoplites
Thracian Theureophoroi
Getae Elite Phalanx
Getic Noble Cavalry
Thracian Xystopodromoi
Germanic Skirmishers
Spear Warband
Longshield Spear Warband (Spear Warband)
Caetrati
German Spear Throwers
German Speutan Phalanx
Gaesatae
Celtic Cavalry
Cantabrian Cavalry
Saka Raiders
Sarmatian Raiders
Thracian Raiders
Massagetae Heavy Cavalry
Anatolian Hillmen
Pentapolitan Hoplites
Venedic Javelineers
Aramean Spearmen
Agrianian Infantry
Ghada Kshatriya
Cyrtii Slingers
Celtic Swordsmen
Libyan Chariots
Median Cavalry
Eastern Light Cavalry
Celtiberian Swordsmen
Belgae Swordsmen
Bactrian Infantry
Kshatriya Guild Warriors
Spoiler
Nile Bowmen
Perioeki Pikemen
That is it for now, if anybody sees a unit out of place, that should not be included, let me know. I will now move on to the different vanilla mods and their units.
Reserved for assigning units to their respective regions 8) Green Will mean unit is going to be implemented and is ready Blue will mean that the unit will be implemented but needs editing Red will mean the unit will not be implemented
Italy
Italian Cavalry (Equites)
Samnite Spearmen (Samnite Mercenaries)
Italian Skirmishers
Etruscan Infantry (Etruscan Scutarii)
Marsi Infantry (Etruscan Hoplites)
Etruscan Hoplites (Etruscan Elite Hoplites)
Campanian Cavalry (Hoplite Cavalry)
Umbrian Spearmen
Lucanian Infantry
Samnite Skirmishers (Samnite Heavy Peltasts)
Italiote Hoplites (Neapolian Hoplites)
Latin Infantry (Roman allied forces)
Greek Skirmishers
Greek Slingers
Greek Archers
Peltasts
Hoplites
City State Hoplites
Tarentine Cavalry
I'll give this a closer look-see when I have ze time.
Haha alright sounds good
This all the units? Seems like quite a lot to me, are you sure we can fit all these?
But, apologies, I have not yet started on my work, as my cousins are here from Colorado and I've been spending time with them. Next week at the very latest you will have your files.
Okay no problem.
No we will not be implementing every unit. All those units are candidates to be implemented. Once I go through each mod and source of units we will sort through all of them and assign the ones we want to the correct AOR region :)
Okay! Every mod has been accounted for and we can now start assigning units to their respective regions as well as sort out which units need to be recolored and receive new UI's. We will start with Italy, so I will go through each list and get all the Italian units together, and go through the process of elimination :)
Italy
Italian Cavalry (Equites)
Samnite Spearmen (Samnite Mercenaries)
Italic Skirmishers
Etruscan Infantry (Etruscan Scutarii)
Marsi Infantry (Etruscan Hoplites)
Etruscan Hoplites (Etruscan Elite Hoplites)
Campanian Cavalry (Hoplite Cavalry)
Umbrian Spearmen
Lucanian Infantry
Samnite Skirmishers (Samnite Heavy Peltasts)
Italiote Hoplites (Neapolian Hoplites)
Latin Infantry (Roman allied forces)
Greek Skirmishers
Greek Slingers
Greek Archers
Peltasts
Hoplites
City State Hoplites
Tarentine Cavalry
Alright, Italian Cavalry is already taken care of, as they are the Rebel version of Equites in RTW.
Italian Cavalry will be recruited in: Rome, Cannae, Ariminum, and Arretium and it will be available to all factions
Samnite Spearmen have a rebel skin in XGM as well as a UI but the UI is brown instead of grey like the rebel UI should be, so they will need the UI recolored. They will be available at Cannae, available to all factions.
Italic Skirmishers will be renamed to "Italian Skirmishers", they are from THS and made by Lanjane. They currently need their texture and UI's to be recolored to rebel colors, as right now they have Brutii colors. They will be recruited at Rome, Capua, Cannae, Ariminum, and Arretium, available to all factions.
Etruscan Hoplites are from 310 BC and need there texture to be recolored, and a new UI made by a modeller. They will be recruited in Arretium and will be available to all factions.
Campanian Cavalry are from 310 BC, are made but will need UI's made by a modeller. They will be recruited in Capua and will be available to all factions.
Umbrian Spearmen are from 310 BC, need their texture to be recolored and UI's made by a modeller. They will be recruited in Ariminum and will be available to all factions.
Latin Infantry are from Macedon Expansion, need everything to be recolored. They will be recruited in Rome and will be available to all factions.
The other units are not needed.
All of the Greek troops have the proper textures and UI's, they are all from vanilla except the City State Hoplites who are from Rise of Empire. All of them will be recruited at Tarentum and Croton, except Tarentine Cavalry who will only be recruited at Tarentum. They will be available to all factions.
Rome - Latin Infantry; Italian Cavalry; Italian Skirmishers
Capua - Italian Skirmishers; Campanian Cavalry
Arretium - Italian Skirmishers; Italian Cavalry; Etruscan Hoplites
Ariminum - Italian Skirmishers; Italian Cavalry; Umbrian Spearmen
Cannae - Samnite Spearmen; Italian Skirmishers; Italian Cavalry
Tarentum - Greek Skirmishers; Greek Slingers; Greek Archers; Peltasts; Hoplites; City State Hoplites; Tarentine Cavalry
Croton - Greek Skirmishers; Greek Slingers; Greek Archers; Peltasts; Hoplites; City State Hoplites
I feel as if I gave too many Greek units for Tarentum and Croton. Should I remove the Slingers, Skirmishers, Archers, and Hoplites? That leaves me with Peltasts, City State Hoplites, and Tarentine Cavalry.
Here are the files that need recoloring for Italy
http://www.ziddu.com/download/19913575/Italy.rar.html
I've emailed you the recolored skins.
Beautiful work my man! That is truly awesome :) now hopefully I can find a modeller to make the couple UI's. I will get Sicily, Sardinia/Corsica, and maybe even North Africa done today
What are the differences between city-state hoplites and the normal ones? I'd say only one is necessary.
Oh, and you might want to post several regions at once, and put each one with a spoiler. And so much info isn't necesary I'd say, just the unit list and the settlements (saying what units go in each settlements of that region)
City State Hoplites are very similar to Armoured hoplites, but they have that piece of cloth hanging from the shield.
I know I'm a huge analyzer :)
...piece of cloth?
Anyway, I think that they'd be alright with just hoplites... although if you plan to add something like government buildings (like in EB) it might be a good idea.
(http://www.mmp82.fr/21636-40033-large/hoplite-grec.jpg)
Something similar to that. Well, when you think about the Rebel Garrisons or revolts with the different Greek Cities, Hoplites would be the core of the army, while City State Hoplites would be like that elite core of veterans. Only one or two units of these per city but they would substantially beef up any Rebel Greek Army
He looks pretty bad-ass. Maybe you can call them 'Veteran Hoplites' or something similar?
That's sounds pretty good, but I'd rather limit their AoR recruitment, or maybe even take it out altogether. I don't think you want them to become vanilla's "Armoured Hoplites" (which are pretty much the same concept, but it was sooo easy to recruit them and spam them). But for rebels it sounds pretty swell.
And... are you really thinking of putting the cloth? It looks pretty bad-ass, but isn't it like ceremonial, or show-off?
I never was fond of those cloths. :P
Also, I thought Armoured Hoplites were supposed to be the rank-and-file troops, and Spartans the elite? If they weren't, CA REALLY screwed up when they made regular Hoplites suck so much... And really, the Armoured Hoplites are the only ones that look like real Hoplites. :P
AoR, by the way, is complete.
Actually, it's pretty easy to notice that CA went for the "have ÜBER-ARMIES!!!1!" in RTW... you can't really use the units that were actually the rank-and-file troops of the time (noticed with the GCS hoplites, you can actually use them, but it's so much easier to win with armoured hoplites, nor is it much harder to recruit them, after all, you just need a minor city to fulfil the unit's prequisites), and it's so hard to control the recruitment of the elite troops of the time, so that they would only constitute a small part of the army, not the whole army (M2TW does it rather well, with the recruitment pools). And yeah, armoured hoplites do like the typical image we have of hoplites, but CA did a rather good job in representing the common hoplite with the vanilla hoplite (I'm really dubious on the helmet, but they didn't do a good job there either with the armoured hoplites :P )
Good news! +karma
Meh, I don't really care about the historically accurate Greek armies of the time, and the Pharonic Egyptians didn't really bother me either. Now, the underhanded pike phalanx used by hoplites DID bother me, but that's because it doesn't look as epic. I just want epicness, I don't give a rip about historical accuracy unless making it more accurate makes it more fun.
Well... fun is kind of hard to define :P I must say that pharaonic Egypt didn't bother me much either at the beginning, what bothered me was it taking over half over the map with stupid autobalance (and fighting chariots, while it isn't really hard, it's a major pain in the ass, especially when it's so easily spammable as in vanilla)
What bothered me was that either Seleucids or Parthia would be gone by turn 20 ALWAYS. Usually both. And Pontus and Macedonia often were conquered too, which meant that an invasion of the east post-turn 100 was always fighting stack after stack of first Armenians (WTF?) and then Egyptians. Rome never meets the Seleucids or Parthia. And often Britannia conquers Gaul before Rome.
The few tricks I know to help counter this would be:
1.-Using the "hp_extra" entry in the EDU to make certain units more powerful in autobalance, therefore making their survivability more possible.
2.-Assigning good relations between certain factions from the start date, to avoid conflicts from the start of the game (not sure where to modify this though)
3.-Changing the faction behaviours to avoid certain factions from expanding too fast.
4.- Reducing the visibility between certain cities (of different factions) to avoid them attacking each other (although this can help a lot or very little, it depends on a lot of other factors, that have a higher priority to the AI.
Aside of that, I wouldn't be able to help much :/