Is Cataphract Historically Accurate?? | Age of Empire 2
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- The Byzantine Cataphract. A fan favorite unit that players adored since the release of age of kings. One of the coolest looking units in the game with a special bonus attack against infantry good resistance against camel units and big amount of hit points with mobility and fast attack speed. The Cataphract has been reskinned few times during the years but not a lot has changed. Today we are going to see how historically correct is the Cataphract unit. In the Byzantine Empire or Roman Empire or Empire of the Greeks as Westerners used to call it gradually abandoned its legions which consisted of the Legionaries and by the 7th century focused more on heavy cavalry. This is where the cataphracts made their appearance in the Roman ranks.
Cataphracts are anti-infantry cavalry units with low pierce armor and attack, but resist anti-cavalry attacks. All these qualities make them very distinct from the Knight line. As such, despite both being heavy cavalry, they play different and often complementary roles. Cataphracts in the Castle Age are mostly seen only against Native American civilizations, Goths, and Hindustanis, which rely on archer-resistant infantry. Byzantines do not have any bonuses to get a Castle up earlier than most civilizations, and the high cost also limits their usage in the Castle Age. Cataphracts really need their Imperial Age upgrades to shine.
What are you thoughts?
Best Cataphract is the one on AOE rise of rome
There was mod for HD version of game where Cataphracts had skin more resembling their real life version, I remember using it simply put bigger horse armor and they had spears, it would be really cool in my opinion if Cataphracts had like onetime spear charge mechanic and they would regain spear after long time like in comparison to Coustilier 60sec, they would regain it in 120-180sec?
Yes, that would also come to terms with their real life use, the shock cavalry. One big attack to break the enemy formation. I don't know which skin you are referring to but I will take a look
Well... all about mesoamérica is wrong. 🗿
You should take a look.
Definitely I will, thanks for the comment!
Nice concept and well made,my friend. Please do it about the other elite unit of every civilization,too. Keep up the good work!
Thank you my friend, much appreciated!
Give them Bloodlines
And blast furnace
170 hp and 16 attack that would be crazy
I did in a previous video. Both bloodlines and blast furnace. Check it out if you are fan of catas
Historically accurate Cataphracts would be far too OP. Basically Boyars with trample damage and charge bonus.
I doubt all cataphracts were left handed. But as a lefty myself, I support that.
Great vid! Just for the sake of future vids remember that more accurate does not always mean better ;)
Oh, I agree too!
this unit just looks so badass
Generally the terms "ring mail" and "plate mail" aren't used when discussing historical accurate armor. Maille or chain mail is the correct term. Rather than plate, the Cataphracts are I think supposed to be wearing iron lamellar, although it's not particularly well represented. I agree that a reskin with the armor from the centurion horse with the old model would look better.
True, I used wrong terms especially describing the horse's armor. And the pic too.
But you get the point.
Old version and new version look exactly the same to me. If it was the old one before definitive edition I'd agree it looks different, but the ones shown on this video honestly look like the same DE skin.
They are very similar. Only small detail change but they are more historically accurate
nice vid ... i woud like the arambai
Will do, thanks!
@@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv nice
This is awesome video please keep making them and i just subscribed to you nice video here:)
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Yay another low-effort slop creator with AI, just what we needed!
Bruh who cares
Awesome video. More please. I'd love to see the accuracy of the eagle warriors.
There are on my to do list. And thank you for the comment!
Some fun comparisons of the Cataphract between aoe2 and aoe4
Aoe2 cataphracts --
Cost: 70f, 75g
Production: 20s at castles
Health: 110, 150 (elite)
Attack: 9, 12 (elite)
Armor: 2 melee, 1 pierce
Attack rate: 1.8s, 1.7s (elite)
Movement speed: 1.35 t/s
LOS: 4 tiles, 5 tiles (elite)
Upgrade: 1200f, 800g, 50s
Ability: anti cav bonus damage reduced by 12, 16 (elite), +9 (+12 for elite) bonus damage against infantry
Unique Tech: Logistica -- gains an additional +6 bonus damage against infantry and 0.5 tiles splash damage
Aoe4 cataphracts --
Cost: 180f, 150g
Production: 40s at stables (replaces knights)
Health: 360, 405 (elite)
Attack: 27, 32 (elite)
Armor: 4, 5 (elite) melee, 4, 5 (elite) ranged
Attack rate: 1.375s
Movement speed: 1.5 t/s
LOS: 6.2 tiles
Upgrade: 300f, 700g, 60s
Abilities: Trample (ignores unit collision in a straight path while dealing 10 damage to any enemy it passes through)
Unique Tech: Teardrop Shields -- +1/+1 armor, Numeri -- trampled units takes an additional 15% damage from all sources
I have no idea about aoe 4. Now you got me intriguing😄
@@DemonAgeOfEmpires2-wf8lv in contrast to their aoe2 versions, the byzantines in aoe4 are one of the harder civs to play.
@@ville4090 I watched a video once, and they only think I remember is that the aquaducts provide some benefits. Sounded cool but I'm a die hard aoe2 fan😅
AWESOME, SUB YOUR VIDEO
Thanks! Much appreciated!
cool video man
Thank you, much appreciated!