It seems I know shit about this game. Jajajajaja

**The Caristian** · 08-30-2008, 16:58

Excuse me, I began a seleucid campaign a while ago and I have just constructed a quite advanced barrack in seleuceia. In thery this one shuold provide me with hellenic katapracts, but I can´t recruit the katapracts. I was just wondering if I was doing something wrong. Thanks

**sgsandor** · 08-30-2008, 17:00

You need the reforms to trigger ( you got too lose two 2 battles to a faction with the Kats)

**Tellos Athenaios** · 08-30-2008, 17:01

Hah! Yet another chance to point a confused soul to the enlightment proclaimed in the FAQ.

Katraphraktoi require reforms; the details of which can be found there as well.

**Moros** · 08-30-2008, 17:15

In case you couldn't find the faq it is here:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=84854

**The Caristian** · 08-30-2008, 19:35

Thanks a lot!!!. Ill check it out right know, sorry if I bothered you. And thanks again.

What is exactly a large battle, and has the enemy armies have to count with catafract units, or just have the unit among their options?¿

**Hax** · 08-30-2008, 20:07

There have to be cataphracts in their stack as a unit. A large battle is probably 10 units or more, to be safe.

**The Caristian** · 08-30-2008, 20:35

So I have to fight an army with at least one unit of cataphracts? That is gona be difficult to find Im afraid. Anyway thanks for the help. Ill check the FAQ more often now. Thanks a LOT!!!!!!!!!!!

**QuintusSertorius** · 08-30-2008, 23:13

Originally Posted by The Caristian

So I have to fight an army with at least one unit of cataphracts? That is gona be difficult to find Im afraid. Anyway thanks for the help. Ill check the FAQ more often now. Thanks a LOT!!!!!!!!!!!

Use create_unit to spawn some in the opposing stack.

**bovi** · 08-31-2008, 00:24

Unfortunately we cannot detect the actual units, so any great enough force with a decent amount of cavalry will do.

**The Caristian** · 08-31-2008, 00:37

sorry to ask but How does exactly work that cheat? I have searched for it but what should I put in the settlement place? And the unit place, the english name or the native one? I am sorry to give so much trouble. I guess I´m a mess. Thank for your time friends.

**bovi** · 08-31-2008, 00:46

If you look up the Casse invasion or the Gaul-Epirote alliance script, you'll find examples of spawning on a map spot instead of in a settlement.

**QuintusSertorius** · 08-31-2008, 00:46

Correct syntax:

create_unit "Captain Artashes" "hellenistic infantry pantodapoi" 1 0 0 0
create_unit Ani-Kamah "greek skirmisher peltastai" 1 0 0 0

**The Caristian** · 08-31-2008, 01:03

Thanks again lots. Ill try it tomorrow. You are realy helping me out, I hope someday Ill be able to help you guys, though I dont think you´ll need.

Thanks again

I have tryed it but I am only able to create the units Quintus told me, It seems I´m not able to write the correct names of the units, even if I put the name of the recruit viewer or the full name on the unit card. For example if I write this: create_unit "Captain Hermogenes" "hellenic heavy spearman" 1 0 0 0. It doesn´t work. Sorry to bother you so much but I was really looking forward to use cataphracts.

Thanks a lot

Please help me out with these, I know there are a lot of more interesting topics but I would like to get an answer to my question. I wanna smash my enemies with more tha bodyguars and prodromoi, I want the iron walls, I want cataphracts!!!

Thanks anyway