Carthaginian barracks

I recently got my brother into EB. He's started with a carthage campaign, i told him to take it as i'd never tried it and it seemed they'd be a bit easier to be since they start with a sizeable empire and no real enemies at the beginning. Now here's somehting i found a strange barracks with a description i've never seen. "Enables or disables reformed units (+-1 =disables) +-1"
its called Basis Tsba'i Gadol. large contingency barracks or somehting like that. This has me stumped as I only play KH and celtic nations.

I've seen that barracks many times with my spies in Africa, i've also been keen to know what it meant

its in Siga

A little something I, personally, tend to refer to as the "siege reform". Long story short, it's a pretty arcane trick for controlling the availability date of certain units (those with their primary weapon type defined as "siege" in the SP EDU, specifically); also used with the Hellenistic cataphracts and a few other similar "late-era" units.

I noticed that "+1/-1" note on a number of Karthi barracks in my current campaign (236 BC, defending in Capua, rolling toward Alexandria and tenatively touching the Pyranees).

I also noticed I can build up to 4th level regional MIC's in Spain with a tupe II gov, but seemingly nowhere else. Handy for buiolding Loricati and Lanceraii so I guess that explains why it has been allowed...it is intentional, no?

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Originally Posted by Cyclops

I noticed that "+1/-1" note on a number of Karthi barracks in my current campaign (236 BC, defending in Capua, rolling toward Alexandria and tenatively touching the Pyranees).

I also noticed I can build up to 4th level regional MIC's in Spain with a tupe II gov, but seemingly nowhere else. Handy for buiolding Loricati and Lanceraii so I guess that explains why it has been allowed...it is intentional, no?

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I'd assume it's intended to help compensate for the fact that Carthage can only build Type I & II's in a small handful of locations. The Iberian regionals are great, though, so it's not a huge drawback. Those Lancearii seem to last forever.

so what happens when my brother builds it? does he get new units or what?

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Originally Posted by option

I'd assume it's intended to help compensate for the fact that Carthage can only build Type I & II's in a small handful of locations. The Iberian regionals are great, though, so it's not a huge drawback. Those Lancearii seem to last forever.

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I think its an attempt to model 2 factors: 1. the Karthis had a major settlement at Mastia=New Carthage (which the devs wish to represent as a type 2 gov) and raised elite local troops (which require a level 4 MIC). As usual they seem to have acheived a decent balance within the engine's constraints. If RTW is the Matrix, these guys have built Babylon. Heh heh, geddit?

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Originally Posted by Celtic_Punk

so what happens when my brother builds it? does he get new units or what?

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If I read the reforms FAQ right, he has to build 5 of those, take some target cities and wait until that late 3rd century date (was it 235 BC?). Then he gets the new troops (including sexy Iberian assaulters). Yee haw! Although I must say sacred band cav, African pikes and elite African assaulters are getting the job done for me. Except for that one time the Romans caught me on a wooded hillside :oops:.

aww shucks, if i don't have 4 campaign ongoing at the same time, i'd be tempted to start a Kardonechoi campaign right now....burn Barbaropolis BURN!

..oh wait, i can just read Vasi's AAR instead =D

Sax, I'll burn Pella tonight just for that. Gotta get me some cattypults somehow... too I'm going to set the entire city alight!

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Originally Posted by Celtic_Punk

Sax, I'll burn Pella tonight just for that. Gotta get me some cattypults somehow... too I'm going to set the entire city alight!

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Don't forget to burn Ambrakia aswell if you have the time! Althoug Rome/Barbaropolis does burn faster... and it looks a little better too:clown:

u clearly want me to sing the anthems while performing 'surgery' with a kopis do u not? :clown: