new to EB - the questions of a beginner

**frenchyvinnie** · 11-06-2011, 21:47

Hi everyone!

I'm a fresh-faced new guy on this forum (pleased to meet ya all!

).

I downloaded EB1 a few weeks ago and I've got some problems and questions concerning the mod.

The problem that's bothering me the most ATM concerns the military reforms. I've started a roman campaign, I'm currently in 200 BC, I own all of Italy and a good deal of the western Mediterranean, and yet, I'm still stuck with the good ol' units from the Camillan era.

Don't bother linking me to the mod FAQ, I'm not an idiot, I know it by heart already and I wouldn't be coming here had I found the solution to my problem in it.

The FAQ says that to unlock the Polybian reform, you need a selection of italian towns (I have them all) OR you have to wait until 210 BC (as I've said earlier, I'm already in 200 BC). The FAQ also says that you "need to upgrade your MIC to get the new units". But I can't build any new MIC in my Italian towns and I can't destroy the Camillan MIC!

Any help?

EDIT: And I've also noticed that other threads are already talking about this, but I've read them all and I am still none the wiser. Besides, I thought that hijacking someone else's thread would be rude. So... yeah, I'm basically spamming the forum. My bad.

**TheLastDays** · 11-06-2011, 22:33

No worries about asking, that's what the forum's here for! Welcome!

No to your question:

Did you activate the EB script every time you started/reloaded your campaign?
You cannot destroy the Camillan MIC? If you right click the building in the town building browser, is the destruction button greyed out or what do you mean?
Do you own Sicily?

**Ca Putt** · 11-06-2011, 22:34

welcome to EB! :)

Ehm, sounds strange to me. You did turn on the script, did you?

edit: yeah what he said :D

**Brennus** · 11-06-2011, 23:02

Welcome! Hmmm, this is odd. Sorry I can't add anything more to your thread, I tend to spend most EB games killing Romans rather than leading them

**Maeran** · 11-07-2011, 00:06

Welcome to the forum, and more importantly to EB!

When you say you cannot destroy the Camillan MIC, could you possibly be mistaking the 'Camillan Era' card for a barracks? The Era cards (Camillan, Polybian, Marian, Time of Soldiers etc.) cannot be destroyed, but they aren't the same as MICs. MIC of course being a shorthand for barracks, stables and so on that you are probably quite familiar with already, but I have to cover the bases just in case.

The big question is about the script. It includes a turn counter for all the "not before 242BC" conditions used by reforms, so if you haven't been turning it on every time you start then the script has no idea what year it is.

Also note that the MIC in each city has to be upgraded to get the reform units. The reforms will have happened (the advisor gives you a message and a "Polybian Era" card is added to every city) but if you have maxed out your MIC upgrades then you would actually have to destroy them and rebuild from the bottom (a good reason not to max them out early on.)

**frenchyvinnie** · 11-07-2011, 17:15

Thanks a lot for all the replies so far guys!

Here are some more details on my situation, maybe they'll give answers to some of the things you pointed out. The EB FAQ says the following: "To unlock the Polybian reform, you need two of those cities: Segesta, Mediolanum, Patavium, Bononia (I have them all) OR own Sicilia (I conquered it a while ago already) OR wait until 210 BC (my campaign is currently in 200 BC)."

In addition, I received sometime after 210 BC a message saying that I had just unlocked a military reform.

Yet, I still cannot build the "polybian icon" in my italian towns, I'm still stuck with the Camillan units.

I read your suggestions, and notably destroyed and re-built the MICs in my italian towns, to no effect.

PS: I did confuse the MICs as barracks, stables, etc and the icons for the historical eras in your building browser. Thanks for pointing that out guys.

Now, I think the heart of the problem lies with the script...

What the hell is it supposed to be? How am I supposed to turn it on? The FAQ was a bit cryptic on the question.
I think it's the heart of the problem.

**Brennus** · 11-07-2011, 17:21

When you start a new game or load a new game watch for the in game advisor button to appear at the top left of your screen. Clicking on your faction button or one of your cities will cause him to appear. Having clicked on his portrait he will ask you to activate the script which is done by clicking the "show me how" button immediately below his portrait.