So....what if you manage to defeat cataphracts? Will you still get them, just later, or?
I'm curious, since I pwned both the Armenians and Parthians in my campaign right now as Arche Seleukia...never lost a battle (came CLOSE a few times, but...)
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So....what if you manage to defeat cataphracts? Will you still get them, just later, or?
I'm curious, since I pwned both the Armenians and Parthians in my campaign right now as Arche Seleukia...never lost a battle (came CLOSE a few times, but...)
You can still lose to Bactrian cataphracts. As far as I know you have to lose though, there is no other way of getting them. Check out this thread, it should give you some more information:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=94286
Also, the Baktrian ones are monstrous even compared to the Late Parthian ones but they come in smaller groups.
Excuse me ,Off topic :tongue: but when can I get those "Late Pahlava Cataphracts" in my Pahlava campaign??? Thanks
IDK, but probably after the vannila marians, ie huge city in Italy. That will get you the late bodygaurds anyway, I am almost certain.
Marian reform triggered under some conditions ! I'm afraid AI can not provide these conditions ,Can it???Quote:
Originally Posted by Pharnakes
Its the vanilla Marian reform, so a city in Italy that's not Rome getting to huge.
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Originally Posted by antisocialmunky
...But I just finished pwning the bactrians too...
Do the Saka have Cataphracts? If so, I might just purposely lose a battle against them so I can have them.....
There should be a date trigger for the Kat reforms IMHO if everyone with Kats die.
The Saka have Cats too. It even seems they were the very first people to use a distinguishable Cat too. ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mithradates VI
Mind you: the triggers are quite complex, so one very nice battle won't guarantee them 100%. Unit Size is NOT accounted for, so on anything like Small you simply won't get such reforms through the conditions, I am afraid.
On the other hand, if you have wipe all those treacherous wannabe independent kingdoms off the map ... wouldn't it be a tad silly to specifically arrange a battle so you can trigger Cat reforms? :inquisitive:
But they look so cool...
When I get my new comp and play my first seleukid campaign, I know the first thing I will do is send a general with a full stack of pantodapoi off to get themselves pwned by the Baktrians or Parthians as soon as they get their Catas.
God I am such an hertic...
To speed up the process cheat in some cash and give them a good amount of money . And process_cq there towns .
nevermind
I think 20% of your forces need to be cav, and not before turn 76, your forces and your gens body guard must suffer at least 20% casualties, their army must out number yours by at least 0.7(whatever that means?), both armies must contain at least 250 troops, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pharnakes
And my first attempt has failed, don't know why, tis a mystery.
just read the FAQ to figure it out.
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Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios
Well, it would be nice to have some Uberheavy Cavalry to pwn the Green Monster which has developed in Greece and Macedonia...
Also, I just plain want to see what you guys have done with them.:laugh4:
I'm playing Large units, actually, so I'm covered there, at least.
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Originally Posted by Pharnakes
I'm in early 179BC ,And I sent a spy in italy to investigate if there's any Larg city there. As I expected ,many of italian settlements are already huge cities and "Polybian Reform" has been triggered for AI. But no Marian reform yet :oops: What do you think guys?Quote:
Originally Posted by Admetos
P.S : I can't build level 5 MIC !? Is this also relate to Marian reform???