Scouts (Troy)

Scouts is a horde military building chain in a Total War Saga: Troy, exclusive to Penthesilea's faction.

Description[]

Throughout history, military victories have been highly dependent on intelligence, often acquired through extensive reconnaissance beforehand. During the Late Bronze Age, scouts were selected among skirmishers who, eschewing protection for mobility, could move across the land swiftly and unseen. A skilled scout was able to blend in with the local population, and thus observe the enemy without arousing suspicion. Archaeological evidence suggests that the first horse riders did so to scout across vast distances quickly, a practice which, given the lack of proper riding technique at the time, would have proven exceptionally uncomfortable for both rider and mount.

Scouts (tier 2)[]

Built on an empty slot. Requires tier 2 or higher horde tents. Can be upgraded to Mounted Scouts.

Building	Construction Cost	Remark	Effect
	520 wood 100 stone (n + 2) population surplus points	Without scouts to guide them, armies may as well blind themselves before marching into battle.	+100% to line of sight +15% to ambush evasion chance Additional Sirens available in recruitment pool after razing Unlocks recruitment of: Warriors of Artemis

Mounted Scouts (tier 4)[]

Upgraded from Scouts. Requires tier 4 or higher horde tents.

Building	Upgrade Cost	Remark	Effect
	880 wood 220 stone 1 population surplus point	“We shall fight only in battles of our own choosing.”	+200% to line of sight +30% to ambush evasion chance Additional Sirens available in recruitment pool after razing

v・d・e

Total War Saga: Troy building chains

v・d・e Main Settlement building chains
City	Capital・Mycenae・Thebes・Troy
Port	Boat Stands
Admin	Food Warehouse・Lumber Warehouse・Palace・Houses・Square・Winery
Military	Bowyer・Chariot Assembly・Guard House・Military Camp・Muster Fields・Practice Range・Phryctoria
Temples	Altar of Aphrodite・Altar of Apollo・Altar of Ares・Altar of Artemis・Altar of Athena・Altar of Hephaestus・Altar of Hera・Altar of Poseidon・Altar of Zeus

v・d・e Resource settlement building chains
Food	Farming Village・Arable Land・Grain Carts・Marble Square・Apoikia・Hunter's Lodge
Wood	Forest Village・Loggers' Tents・Fletcher・Bronze Fire Pit・Carpenter・Woodcutter's Lodge
Stone	Stone Mine・Stone Miners' Tents・Builders' Quarters・Ore Smelter・Mountain Apoikia・Stonemason's Lodge
Bronze	Bronze Smelter・Tin Trader・Armourer・Craftsman's Hut・Smelter's House・Bronzesmith's Lodge
Gold	Gold Pit・Gold Miner's Tent・Gold Gilders・Gold Trader・Goldsmith・Riverbed Sifters

v・d・e Special building chains
Mythical levy	Centaur Plains・Cyclops Cave・Field of Ares・Giants' Meeting Place・Harpy Lookout・Labyrinth・Pyrrhichios Arena・Siren's Cove
Special	Baths・Cyclopean Walls・Gorgoneion Cave・Hephaisteion・Oracle of Apollo・Sacred Grove・Sacred Hunting Grounds・The Sacred Way

v・d・e Faction unique building chains
Achilles	Achilles' War Circle・Myrmidon Camp・Statue of Achilles
Aeneas	Aeneas' Chosen・Great Temple of Aphrodite・Hasawa Hut
Agamemnon	Agamemnon's Host・Champion's Hall・Statue of Agamemnon・Tomb of Kings
Ajax	Ajax's Retinue・Makers' Camp・Proving Grounds
Diomedes	Army Supplier・Diomedes' Retinue・Strategic Camp
Hector	Hector's Guard・Heroes' Hall・Priam's Residence・Trojan Tower
Hippolyta	Amazon Funerary Mounds・Chariot Proving Grounds・Healer's Tent・Training Range・War Field・Warhorse Field
Menelaus	Altar of Dike・Foreign Encampment・Menelaus' Sworn Fighters
Odysseus	Dorian Labourers' Tents・Collector's Office・Houses・Illyrian Merchants・Odysseus' Palace・Odysseus' Port
Paris	Helen's House・Paris' Companions・Priam's Residence
Penthesilea	Horde Tents・Battle Mentors・Charioteer Ceremonies・Hunting Party・Rider's Council・Scouts・Slaves・Smiths・War Games・Wine Cup Bearers Shrine of Aphrodite・Shrine of Apollo・Shrine of Ares・Shrine of Artemis・Shrine of Athena・Shrine of Hephaestus・Shrine of Hera・Shrine of Poseidon・Shrine of Zeus
Sarpedon	Exotic Goods Storage・Sarpedon's Retinue・Trading Post