Roar of Conquest: Latin Empire Roster news

Greetings! Today I will covering the stats and availability of the Latin Empire roster in Roar of Conquest, overhaul of Stainless Steel 6.4. The Latin Empire is a brand new faction to the mod that is not in Stainless Steel. This article should help those who are curious to have a better understanding of how their roster will perform in battle and when certain units will become available in the campaign. The stats you see here will reflect version 4.0 of ROC. Now onto the details!

The Latin Empire

The Latin strategy revolves around whittling down their enemies with crossbows and then charging in with their cavalry. The Empire is also blessed with good militia units, giving the player the tools needed to hold the line while the crossbows and cavalry do their deadly work. For reference, the unit sizes I will be listing here are when the game is put on 'ultra unit size', Secondary Melee Attack represents the secondary weapon cavalry units use after completing a charge, and the acronym AP stands for armor-piercing. For the glory and survival of the Empire, on to battle!

1) Peasants

• Unit Size: 200
• Melee Attack: 1
• Charge: 1
• Defense: 0 (Armor 0, Defense Skill 0, Shield 0)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Mustering Hall, (Motte and Baily)

The definition of "cannon fodder", this unit is good for dying and garrisoning settlements to maintain public order, and little else.

2) Levy Archers

• Unit Size: 120
• Missile Attack: 1
• Melee Attack: 1
• Charge: 1
• Defense: 0, (0 Armor, 0 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Bowyer, (Wooden Castle)

Cheap archers, useful for volume of fire on lightly armored targets but little else.

3) Urban Spear Militia

• Unit Size: 200
• Melee Attack: 2
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 10 (2 Armor, 1 Defense Skill, 7 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Town Watch, (Town), or Garrison Quarters, (Wooden Castle)

Cheap spear infantry, good for bolstering early-game armies or maintaining order in settlements.

4) Peasant Crossbowmen

• Unit Size: 120
• Missile Attack: 6
• Melee Attack: 1
• Charge: 1
• Defense: 0, (0 Armor, 0 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Practice Range, (Castle)

Cheap but potentially effective crossbowmen, decent at damaging early-game armored enemies.

5) Spearmen

• Unit Size: 150
• Melee Attack: 2
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 8 (0 Armor, 1 Defense Skill, 7 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Garrison Quarters, (Wooden Castle)

Cheap early-game spear unit with slightly better morale than most early-game militia.

6) Archers

• Unit Size: 120
• Missile Attack: 3
• Melee Attack: 2
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 10, (2 Armor, 6 Defense Skill, 2 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Archery Range, (Fortress)

A sturdy, professional archer to help bulk out your ranged forces until your other ranged units become more readily available.

7) Spearmen Sergeants

• Unit Size: 150
• Melee Attack: 3
• Charge: 3
• Defense: 14, (4 Armor, 3 Defense Skill, 7 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Drill Square, (Castle)

A sturdy and reliable unit to serve as a front line, especially in the early game

8) Light Men at Arms

• Unit Size: 120
• Melee Attack: 4
• Charge: 3
• Defense: 16, (4 Armor, 7 Defense Skill, 5 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Drill Square, (Castle)

A sturdy infantry unit, especially useful for clearing out enemy spearmen and archers.

9) Mounted Sergeants

• Unit Size: 60
• Melee Attack: 3
• Charge: 8
• Secondary Melee Attack: 6
• Defense: 10, (2 Armor, 3 Defense Skill, 5 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Stables, (Wooden Castle)

A useful light cavalry, good for charging enemy archers or running down routing units.

10) Urban Crossbow Militia

• Unit Size: 150
• Missile Attack: 8
• Melee Attack: 1
• Charge: 1
• Defense: 0, (0 Armor, 0 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: City Watch, (City)

A slightly more effective version of Peasant Crossbowmen.

11) Pavise Spear Militia

• Unit Size: 200
• Melee Attack: 2
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 13 (4 Armor, 0 Defense Skill, 9 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: City Watch, (City)

A sturdy spear unit, good for holding the line against the enemy and defending settlements.

12) Feudal Foot Knights

• Unit Size: 120
• Melee Attack: 8
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 20, (6 Armor, 9 Defense Skill, 5 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Fortress

A strong infantry unit great for smashing through enemy infantry lines in the early campaign.

13) Feudal Knights

• Unit Size: 60
• Melee Attack: 7
• Charge: 12
• Secondary Melee Attack: 11
• Defense: 17, (8 Armor, 4 Defense Skill, 5 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Castle

A strong heavy cavalry, excellent at charging down any foe on the battlefield.

14) Latin Crossbowmen

• Unit Size: 120
• Missile Attack: 10
• Melee Attack: 5
• Charge: 3
• Defense: 15, (7 Armor, 8 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: Place Stakes
• Availability: Campaign start
• Building Requirement: Archery Range, (Fortress)

A new unit for Roar of Conquest that was not in Stainless Steel 6.4, these men serve as an elite crossbow unit that can also fight as a medium infantry when needed.

15) Latin Pikemen

• Unit Size: 250
• Melee Attack: 4
• Charge: 3
• Defense: 9, (3 Armor, 6 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep, Spear Wall
• Availability: New Era Event, (year 1300)
• Building Requirement: Militia Drill Square, (Large City)

A new unit for Roar of Conquest that was not in Stainless Steel 6.4,, these men serve as a good defensive unit, great for holding choke points against any enemy.

16) Pavise Crossbow Militia

• Unit Size: 150
• Missile Attack: 10
• Melee Attack: 1
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 12, (4 Armor, 1 Defense Skill, 7 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: New Era Event, (year 1300)
• Building Requirement: Militia Drill Square, (Large City)

A far more sturdy and effective version of Urban Crossbow Militia, these men are excellent at dealing with armored enemy threats.

17) Hand Gunners

• Unit Size: 150
• Missile Attack: 11
• Melee Attack: 4
• Charge: 3
• Defense: 19, (7 Armor, 5 Defense Skill, 7 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: New Era Event, (year 1300)
• Building Requirement: Militia Barracks, (Large City)

A short-range gunpowder unit, these men are great for holding defensive positions, firing volleys of shot before holding their own in melee as heavy infantry.

18) Foot Men at Arms

• Unit Size: 120
• Melee Attack: 7
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 20, (11 Armor, 7 Defense Skill, 3 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Partial Plate Event, (year 1310-1330)
• Building Requirement: Armory, (Citadel)

A strong heavy infantry, good for holding the line against the enemy.

19) Men at Arms

• Unit Size: 60
• Melee Attack: 4
• Charge: 14
• Secondary Melee Attack: 9
• Defense: 20, (13 Armor, 4 Defense Skill, 3 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Partial Plate Event, (year 1310-1330)
• Building Requirement: Earl's Stables, (Citadel)

A decent heavy cavalry, good for bolstering your mounted forces.

20) Latin Heavy Infantry

• Unit Size: 150
• Melee Attack: 10
• Charge: 6
• Defense: 16, (7 Armor, 9 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: New Era Event, (year 1300)
• Building Requirement: Barracks, (Fortress)

A new unit for Roar of Conquest that was not in Stainless Steel 6.4, these men serve as a strong shock infantry, carving through enemy formations with their two-handed blades.

21) Dismounted Latin Knights

• Unit Size: 120
• Melee Attack: 11, (AP)
• Charge: 7
• Defense: 19, (11 Armor, 8 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Half Plate Event, (year 1310-1330)
• Building Requirement: Citadel

An elite heavy shock infantry, this unit becomes more readily available later on in the campaign, replacing the Feudal Foot Knight after the Full Plate Event, (year 1380-1400). A new unit for Roar of Conquest that was not in Stainless Steel 6.4.

22) Latin Knights

• Unit Size: 60
• Melee Attack: 8
• Charge: 14
• Secondary Melee Attack: 9, (AP)
• Defense: 20, (13 Armor, 4 Defense Skill, 3 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep
• Availability: Half Plate Event, (year 1310-1330)
• Building Requirement: Fortress

An elite shock cavalry, this unit becomes more readily available later on in the campaign, replacing the Feudal Knights after the Full Plate Event, (year 1380-1400). A new unit for Roar of Conquest that was not in Stainless Steel 6.4.

23) Halberd Militia

• Unit Size: 150
• Melee Attack: 5, (AP)
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 11, (4 Armor, 7 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: Free upkeep, Spear Wall
• Availability: Full Plate Event, (year 1380-1400)
• Building Requirement: Militia Barracks, (Large City)

A capable unit, able to stand up to heavy infantry and heavy cavalry in equal measure.

24) Halberd Men at Arms

• Unit Size: 120
• Melee Attack: 8 (AP)
• Charge: 6
• Defense: 17, (11 Armor, 6 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Full Plate Event, (year 1380-1400)
• Building Requirement: Armory, (Citadel)

A strong heavy infantry, capable of taking on heavy infantry or cavalry in equal measure.

25) Arbalesters

• Unit Size: 120
• Missile Attack: 13
• Melee Attack: 6
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 15, (9 Armor, 6 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: Place Stakes
• Availability: New World Event, (year 1400-1406)
• Building Requirement: Marksman's Range, (Citadel)

A strong crossbow unit that can also serve a medium infantry in melee.

26) Latin Handgunners

• Unit Size: 150
• Missile Attack: 18
• Melee Attack: 4
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 14, (7 Armor, 7 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: First Watch Event, (year 1510)
• Building Requirement: Militia Barracks, (Large City)

The first long-range gunpowder infantry available to the Empire, capable of devastating morale-shocking volleys of lead.

27) Pikemen

• Unit Size: 250
• Melee Attack: 5
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 8, (2 Armor, 6 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: Spear Wall
• Availability: Pike and Shot Event, (year 1530)
• Building Requirement: Army Barracks, (Huge City)

An excellent unit in defense, especially against cavalry.

28) Late Pikemen

• Unit Size: 250
• Melee Attack: 5
• Charge: 4
• Defense: 15, (9 Armor, 6 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: Spear Wall
• Availability: Pike and Shot Event, (year 1530)
• Building Requirement: Royal Armory, (Huge City)

A sturdier upgrade of the Pikemen, sharing the same role as the previous version.

29) Musketeers

• Unit Size: 150
• Missile Attack: 32
• Melee Attack: 4
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 5, (0 Armor, 5 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Pike and Shot Event, (year 1530)
• Building Requirement: Royal Armory, (Huge City)

A devastating upgrade from Latin Handgunners, this unit's volley can tear apart any enemy foolish enough to get in range.

30) Mounted Arquebusiers

• Unit Size: 80
• Missile Attack: 14
• Melee Attack: 5
• Charge: 6
• Defense: 4, (2 Armor, 2 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Pike and Shot Event, (year 1530)
• Building Requirement: Army Barracks, (Huge City)

A fast skirmish cavalry, capable of devastating volleys against elite enemy units.

31) Demi Lancers

• Unit Size: 80
• Melee Attack: 5
• Charge: 16
• Secondary Melee Attack: 10
• Defense: 15, (11 Armor, 4 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Pike and Shot Event, (year 1530)
• Building Requirement: Earl's Stables, (Citadel)

A fast cavalry with strong offensive output.

32) Gendarmes

• Unit Size: 80
• Melee Attack: 7
• Charge: 16
• Secondary Melee Attack: 12
• Defense: 28, (23 Armor, 5 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Pike and Shot Event, (year 1530)
• Building Requirement: Army Barracks, (Huge City)

Fantastic heavy shock cavalry, these men are well worth the expense and wait to recruit.

33) Pistoliers

• Unit Size: 80
• Missile Attack: 10
• Melee Attack: 10
• Charge: 5
• Defense: 15, (11 Armor, 4 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Advanced Matchlock Event, (year 1550-1560)
• Building Requirement: King's Stables, (Citadel)

A versatile cavalry unit, capable of harassing the enemy at range or charging into melee combat at will.

34) Halberdiers

• Unit Size: 150
• Melee Attack: 8 (AP)
• Charge: 6
• Defense: 18, (11 Armor, 7 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: Spear Wall
• Availability: Advanced Matchlock Event, (year 1550-1560)
• Building Requirement: Armory, (Citadel)

An excellent heavy infantry capable of killing enemy infantry or cavalry at will.

35) Late Musketeers

• Unit Size: 150
• Missile Attack: 22
• Melee Attack: 3
• Charge: 2
• Defense: 5, (0 Armor, 5 Defense Skill, 0 Shield)
• Attributes: None
• Availability: Advanced Matchlock Event, (year 1550-1560)
• Building Requirement: Royal Armory, (Huge City)

These long-range gunpower infantry will ensure any advancing enemy will suffer multiple volleys of shot before being able to close into melee combat.

So there you have it, the entire roster for the Latin Empire! If you like what you see and would like to try out the mod for yourself, you can go download it here: Roar of Conquest 4.0 Now, go forth and conquer!