Units Affected by "March of Time" Event

**desert** · 12-27-2008, 03:43

No, those are regular reforms. I think an eastern faction gets some new units with the MoT.

**MerlinusCDXX** · 12-27-2008, 04:05

Pontos, Saka-Rauka, Baktria, Hayasdan, and Pahlava get shiny new super-elite bodyguard cavalry (well, except for Pontos, their late BGs are actually not as good as the Khuveshahgan-shah they get pre-march of time.) The Saka and Pahlava late BG lose the arrows, but are much more tank-like than the early guys.

**/Bean\** · 12-27-2008, 10:57

I thought all factions' bodyguards developed after MoT?

**MerlinusCDXX** · 12-27-2008, 12:37

I never saw any real difference in the Hellenistic cavalry BG for Epeirotai, Seleukidai or Ptolemaioi from MoT, don't really know about any other factions besides the ones I mentioned. I've heard that other factions get new BGs, but I couldn't tell you one way or the other. The reason I mentioned those factions that I did in my previous post was that the changes on their BG were pretty drastic. The all-factions late BG thing IIRC is from vanilla RTW. I have a feeling that not everyone gets a special late period bodyguard in EB. The Saka and Pahlava BG change from an armored horsearcher to a Cataphract type, the Baktrian change from a Hetairoi style to a Cataphract, the Hayasdan change from a Persian Kinsmen style to a Cataphract, and the Pontic change from a Persian Kinsmen to a Lonchophoroi type (same as the Hellenistic merc general).

**Ludens** · 12-27-2008, 12:52

Originally Posted by Baen

I thought all factions' bodyguards developed after MoT?

No. Apart from the ones mentioned by MerlinusCDXX, no factions get new bodyguards. There is or was a late bodyguard unit in the Roman custom battle menu, but it's an Imperial unit and since the march of time generally strikes well before the Marian reform, the team decided to leave it out.

**/Bean\** · 12-27-2008, 16:13

Ah, I am now more learned. Thank you

**Subotan** · 12-28-2008, 15:49

When does the March of Time occur, and what does it do? (A link to a post explaining this would do)

**Fraggle** · 12-28-2008, 16:29

Originally Posted by Subotan

When does the March of Time occur, and what does it do? (A link to a post explaining this would do)

The "March of Time" triggered the Marian Reforms for Rome in Vanilla, it happens when a city in "Italy"(Arpi, Capua, Arretium and Ariminum(?)) reaches 24k citizens and has the highest level of palace build. Usually happens between 240 and 220 for me, depending on how successful Rome is, especially against Epeiros. What it does for EB is already written in this thread.