Unit Type

Modernized Varangians

a_varangians_4

Powerful warriors that originally hailed from the northern Viking lands, these select few ferocious soldiers make up the core of the royal guard. Armed with axes and shields, they have often been described as pelekyphóroi bárbaroi, axe-wielding barbarians.

Unlocked by

Modernized VarangiansAdvance

RequiresBarracksAdvance

Potential

Is or was Byzantium

Stats

Stat	Value	vs Age of Reformation Heavy Infantry
Maximum Strength	2,100	+100
Combat Power	1.5
Morale Damage Done	20%	+20%
Strength Damage Done	20%	+20%
Damage Taken	100%
Initiative	1
Combat Speed	2
Frontage	1
Flanking Ability	1
Secure Flanks	5%
Movement Speed	2
Unit Weight	1
Food Storage	5
Daily Food Consumption	0.33
Damage by terrain
Coastal	10%	+10%
River	15%	+15%

Where the unit differs from the template: its category's stats and what it copies included. A terrain block replaces the template's.

Built on Age of Reformation Heavy Infantry

14 units, with what each changes from the template.

Unit	Raised as	Maximum Strength	Morale Damage Done	Strength Damage Done	Morale Damage Taken	Strength Damage Taken	Initiative	Combat Speed	Secure Flanks	Unit Weight	Attrition Loss	Coastal · damage	Forest · damage	Hills · damage	Mountains · damage	Plateau · damage	River · damage	Wetlands · damage	Woods · damage	Forest · movement	Hills · movement	Mountains · movement	Plateau · movement	Woods · movement
Standard units
Pikemen	Regular
Special units
Ḡilmān	Regular						+2
Infantería de Marina	Regular		+5%				+2					+25%					+15%	+15%
Iron-Helmet Musketeers	Regular		+10%	+10%
Heavy Legionaries	Regular				−10%	−10%	−0.5	−1
Mauricians	Regular						+3
Swiss Guard	Regular		+15%	+15%	−15%	−15%	+0.1
Ç̌äwa Musketeers	Regular					−10%					−0.5				+10%	+10%					−50%	−50%	−50%
Janissary Musketeers	Regular				−10%	−10%
Aṣ-Ṣaqāliba al-Muta'aḵḵirūn	Regular					−10%			+5%
Saxon Defensioner	Regular				−10%								+10%	+10%					+10%	−10%	−10%			−10%
Sub-Saharan Musketeers	Regular		+10%			−5%				−0.15
Tercio	Regular		+10%		−20%		+2
Modernized Varangians	Regular	+100	+20%	+20%								+10%					+15%

Across the ages

Conditions

Location trigger

Is the Capital

Country potential

Is or was Byzantium

Exact conditions

Connections

Requires 1

• ByzantiumCountry potential

Belongs to 3

Ages

• ReformationAge

Unit Categories

• Heavy InfantryCategory

Unit Families

• VVarangiansFamily

References 7

Prices

• HHeavy Infantry Build Costby namePrice to build
• HHeavy Infantry Maintenance Costby nameMaintenance price
• HHeavy Infantry Reinforcement Costby namePrice to reinforce

Goods Demands

• IInfantry ConstructionConstruction goods
• IInfantry MaintenanceMaintenance goods

Unit Types

• Age of Reformation Heavy InfantrySame as
• Imperial VarangiansUpgrades to only

Unlocked by 1

• Modernized VarangiansReformationUnlock unit

Referenced by 1

• Pelekyphóroi VarangiansUpgrades to only

Scripting 7

References 7

Game Concepts

• CoastalCombat
• Maximum StrengthMax strength
• Morale Damage DoneMorale damage done
• RiverCombat
• Strength Damage DoneStrength damage done

Graphics Tags

• Aaxe_tagGfx tags
• Hheavy_tagGfx tags

Definitionin_game/common/unit_types/D008_byzantine_unit_types.txt:464

copy_from = a_age_4_reformation_heavy_infantry

is_special = yes

max_strength = 0.1

strength_damage_done = 0.2

morale_damage_done = 0.2

upgrades_to_only = a_varangians_5

▾combat = {

coastal = 0.10

river = 0.15

}

▾location_trigger = {

is_capital = yes

}

▾country_potential = {

has_or_had_tag = BYZ

}

buildable = yes

family = varangians

gfx_tags = { axe_tag heavy_tag }

History