<t> That's certainly true for Cretan archers, but the typical slinger was usually just a shepherd who'd use his sling to keep wolves and other predators away from his flock. Thracians & Illyrians are mercenary tribesmen - probably more easy to replace than some other troops - perhaps more "light ...

<t> Glancing at the screenshots it seems that the various troop types may be worth the same amount of points - is this really very realistic? In reality it took a lot more effort to raise hoplites than archers or slingers. For instance in the WRG army list for Alexander's army, regular "C" Agrianes ...