Hip hip horray for eqvites extraordinares!

[Kολοσσός]

These guys kick butt! Is there even better cavalry down the road because I'm still in the Camillian period?

In this particular battle the enemy tried to race me to the top of a hill so they could shower me with missiles from above but I intercepted him by "closing the T" and engaging their flank with missiles while they were still climbing, just like in classic naval battle.

[Pharnakes]

Sorry to break it to you - but no there is no better cav avalible.


However, you can look foward to a selection of the crapest cav in the game as you hit the marians.

[Sakkura]

Equites Extraordinarii is some very seriously neat cavalry. All you get later on is assorted skirmisher cavalry or at a stretch medium cavalry - no new heavy cavalry headed your way, and you even lose the ability to recruit extraordinarii. The smart Roman player sets up some type 4 governments in Gaul to recruit Brihentin and such.

[CirdanDharix]

How dare you play as Rome?

Fortunately, you shall never get better than your ripped-off Xystophoroi!

[NeoSpartan]

yeah man those Eqvites Extraordinarie are sweet. HOWEVER, they are horsemen from the Italian provinces with Hellenic cavarly traditions + their own. And after your Marian reforms u ain't getting them no more.

[Intranetusa]

What I do is have a lvl 5 Camillian MIC in Arpi and never upgrade it after the reforms (so I can recruit uber hoplite triaris + all the neat Saminite Infantry)

Then I have a lvl 5 Polybian MIC in Capua and never upgrade it after the reforms (so I can recruit all that Pedites and neat stuff + Polybian troops).

Then I just have full upgraded/new/Marian MICs in all my other provinces.