Athenians Taxiarchs UT doesn't increase Strategos aura range indicator

SirT_Efaisto · September 27, 2025, 1:31pm

GAME INFORMATION

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GAME BUILD #: Version 101.103.24904.0 (#155976) 19949711
GAME PLATFORM: Steam
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11

ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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While playing as the Athenians and after reasearching the Unique Technology “Taxiarchs” the Strategos aura range indicator doesn’t increase (it should increase by 33% as per the tech description).

The actual aura does increase, by giving an extra +1 attack to melee units that are a bit outside from the range indicator.

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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Less than 25% of the time / matches I play (RARELY)

I chose the low frequency because I rarely play with Athenians, I’m just preparing for the new DLC.

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

Start a game as the Athenians.
Go to the third age (Classical Age), build a Fort and traing a Strategos.
Train another melee unit to see the aura effect of Taxiarchs, a Hoplite for example.
Check that your Hoplite gains +1 attack when inside the aura range indicator of your Strategos.
Research Taxiarchs and check that your Hoplite now have in total +2 extra attack, but the aura range indicator of your Strategos didn’t change.
Move your Hoplite away from you Strategos and note that your bonus +2 attack will go away some tiles outside the aura range indicator of your Strategos.

EXPECTED RESULT

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The Strategos aura range indicator should increase accordingly after Taxiarchs is researched.

IMAGE

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Here a Hoplite inside the range indicator with +6 attack (+4 from Blacksmith upgrades and +2 from Strategos with Taxiarchs.

And here a Hoplite at the limite of the actual aura range.

Finally, a Hoplite outside the aura range, with only +4 attack from Blacksmith upgrades.

GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

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