Hippeis Thessalikoi as KH General Bodygaurd

[tujo33]

I am trying to give the KH a cavalry bodyguard. I previoulsly attempted with Arche Seluikia's cataphracts and failed miserably. I was hoping to use the mercenary Hippeis Thessalikoi or AS cataphracts but get a fail when loading any battle. What is it that I'm missing. I don't have a copy of the edu I attempted to use available anymore. Thanks.

[Titus Marcellus Scato]

I think it's getting complicated because you tried to use a mercenary unit, then a unit belonging to another faction.

My advice is to try another unit. One that is available to the KH faction natively, and has a large recruitment area.

Try:
Hippeis Xystophoroi (Greek Noble Cavalry): http://europabarbarorum.heimstatt.ne...tegory=cavalry

Greek Noble Cavalry are almost as good as the Thessalian Heavy Cavalry, and have a much wider recruitment area.

P.S. Don't forget to add 'general_unit' onto the attributes line for the changed Greek General's Bodyguard, as Hippeis Xystophoroi won't have it by default.

[tujo33]

If I use the Hippeis Xistophoria, will I still be able to recruit the hippeis xystophoria as normal units?

[Titus Marcellus Scato]

You will if you copy the entry for Hippeis Xistophoria (ONLY from the type line downward, don't include the number above that), then paste it over the default Greek General's Bodyguard (greek_infantry_greek_general)
and add in general_unit onto the attributes line. You might want to take out the slave ownership too.

Make sure you change '722' to '0' under stat_cost so you don't end up paying more upkeep on the unit than you should - family member bodyguards pay upkeep in a different way to normal units.

[tujo33]

Working awesome so far only 2 issues I have, 1 is pretty cool, the 2nd I feel is cheating. My 3 starting Spartan Generals all kept their spartan bodygaurd. The athenian and Rhodes general both got cavalry. How did this happen, although I really like it. 2nd is that while my spartan generals have ~120 troops in their unit (which is proper), my cavalry has 120 as well which is quite a bit more compared to Mak's 80 for a faction leader.

[The Stranger]

if u want to change those 3 generals you have to go to the descr_strat in the campaign map. they are "special" generals and have a different bodyguard than regulars.

also they have 120 because thats the number in the descr_strat.

[Titus Marcellus Scato]

Working awesome so far only 2 issues I have, 1 is pretty cool, the 2nd I feel is cheating. My 3 starting Spartan Generals all kept their spartan bodygaurd. The athenian and Rhodes general both got cavalry. How did this happen, although I really like it. 2nd is that while my spartan generals have ~120 troops in their unit (which is proper), my cavalry has 120 as well which is quite a bit more compared to Mak's 80 for a faction leader.

Change this:

soldier hellenistic_cavalry_xystophoroi_thessalian_kleruchoihippeis_extraordinarii, 25, 0, 1

to this:

soldier hellenistic_cavalry_xystophoroi_thessalian_kleruchoihippeis_extraordinarii, 10, 0, 1