Light infantry units are generally weaker than heavy infantry units in hand-to-hand combat, and are very susceptible to arrow fire, but are the only units in the game that can act as builders the possible buildings they can construct range from wooden bridges and defensive towers to war machines and siege equipment such as towers and ladders. Some unit types are simply re-skinned for all the civilizations, but the variety in units offers different strategic ideas depending on which civilization the player is using. Units are trained from a garrison, which is built on a town or village which requires a garrison to be built and a commander to be sent there to oversee recruitment.Įach civilization comes with its own unique unit pool with units that have different strengths, abilities, and weaknesses.

Unlike most real-time strategy titles, Praetorians focuses on military strategy and tactics rather than building or resource management.