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Agamemnon’s name rings famous in the ears of millions several millennia past his mythologically alleged deeds. There are perhaps no greater individuals eligible to represent Mycenae; and withTotal War: Pharaoh’sDynasties expansion, you’re given the choice to sally forth as Agamemnon himself (and some near-equally famous allies).
Should you elect to play Dynasties' campaign as this new faction, you’ll learn plenty of broad-ranging things within the first few turns. But they are, indeed, quite broad. Basic battle tactics won’t amount to much if you’re unfamiliar with Mycenae’s skillset both as an Aegean faction and specifically as Mycenae.
Muster Local Support And Displays Of Prestige
Mycenae’sunique command is Muster Local Support. When it’s deployed, the following bonuses are applied. And, to be clear,you’ll want to deploy this often, as gaining units is generally a good thing in a Total War game,but especially keen for a forward-marching faction like Mycenae.
The cooldown for Muster Local Support is a reasonably swift four turns.
If not used,Displays of Prestige will be in effect, which reduces construction times and the costs of main buildings in Province Capitals as well as the Monument of Greatness building.
This one’s arguably a bit more useful earlier in the game.The lower your civilization state, the greater the reduction provided by Displays of Prestige; but don’t ignore Displays of Prestige later on. It’s still useful in thatworkforce growth is increased in completed provinces.
Atreus' Ancient Legacy
In a developer live stream, it was mentioned thatAtreus' ancient legacy is suitable for Mycanae, and, well, we agree. Byfulfilling objectives against rival factions, you’ll gain Dominance, a unique currency. You’ll also gain Dominance viawinning battles which the AI perceives you as the underdog in.
Here are someearly examples of objectives to fulfill:
So, as you can probably see,these objectives can often come fairly naturallyas you play the game. Especially, again, when you’re a faction like Mycenae, whichthrives on warfareand its offensive derivatives.
Spending Dominance
Dominance is, technically, a diplomatic form of currency; however, there is a certain “brute force” nature to what you’ll be purchasing.
Different actions require differing amounts of dominance.
Court Demands can net you permission to recruit Elite units. Since Dominance can effectivelysupplement Regard for spending at Court, Mycenae can shuffle between standard Court rules and flexing its muscle for more rewards.
Understanding Hecatombs
Unique to the Aegean factions (both Agamemnon’s Mycenae and Priam’s Troy) is the ability toperformhecatombs, ritual sacrifices whichrequire set amounts of food(the creatures being sacrificed) and are conducted in service toyour chosen deity.
Hecatombs are possible forany Aegean god,but while Aphrodite and Apollo are keen for Troy, we enjoyZeus and Aresquite a bit for Mycenae, as it plays into the faction’s offensive military capabilities.
Hecatombs To Zeus
Hecatombs To Ares
*On lethality:Lethality is new to Dynasties, it addsa percentage chance every time a blow is landed for it to be lethal and kill the enemy target immediately.We wanted to highlight this since Ares' hecatomb prayer’s 1.5 percent boost to lethality might not sound great, but those blows stack fast. It’s appreciable, trust us.
Poseidonhecatombs are solid stuff for Mycenae as well. Theboost to sea movement can be significantly helpfulin a pinch.
Mycenae, as an Aegean faction, is naturally going to spend a fair bit of time at sea; but it’s not so structured around the idea as the Sea Peoples. These boosts are a bit harder to come by.
