Questions about KH

**Aemilius Paulus** · 04-13-2009, 00:46

Well, these are very common questions, although I doubt they can be found in the FAQs. For this sort of stuff, usually a forum search is the best, although you normally get too many results for it to be useful.

Question One: Yes, it is the reforms that trigger the KH pike phalanx recruitment. Well, sort of reforms. Basically, it is the old vanilla March of Time. A settlement in central Italy has to reach Huge size to activate the March of Time. AFAIK, it cannot be Rome. The easiest way to quickly get the Marhc of Time is to capture Capua, add_population Capua <insert number> via console (~), build a palace that upgrades the city to Large and then Huge and finally give it back to Rome with Force Diplomacy mod or jsut hope they take it (by force - just leave the city empty, or via normal diplomacy).

Question Two: Some starting KH FMs have Spartan Bodyguards. Other have the standard ones. It is based on the character's historical ethnicity. All your subsequent FMs will have the normal bodyguards.

The size of the bodyguard depends on three things: a little bit on age and influence as well as a WHOLE lot on the total amount of personal security from traits. There was research done on this in Ludus Magna and from my personal experience, I have observed the same things. Personal security has an enormous effect. All my paranoid FMs have gargantuan bodyguards. Oh, and yes, faction leaders and heirs also get a huge boost in bodyguards.

EDIT: Well, I knew other people were going to post before me, but I began typing when there were no replies yet. Not to mention, my post is long and (hopefully) informative. Darn my laptop! I type so much faster on my desktop!!

**Jebivjetar** · 04-13-2009, 00:54

Thanks to all of you, guys!

(i Sloveniji također ;-)

(next time ill do a forum search

**anubis88** · 04-13-2009, 00:56

Originally Posted by Jebivjetar

Thanks to all of you, guys!

(i Sloveniji također ;-)

(next time ill do a forum search

**Aemilius Paulus** · 04-13-2009, 01:05

Originally Posted by Jebivjetar

(next time ill do a forum search

Heh, that's OK. There is a reason why these forums and members such as me exist. Part of it is to answer questions one might have about EB. And yes, forum searches are often difficult, as it is not Google. Type in "KH phalangites" or 'March of Time" and 80+% of the results will not help you understand how to attain the two at all.

**Alien of Germania** · 04-13-2009, 01:19

Oh no, I just deleted today my saves from my only KH game. First I was all excited with the campaign, conquered Makies, Epeirotes, Pontus and half Egypt, the problem as KH be prepared for some cities revolting to your favour around the world, like Messana, Galatia, Helikarnassos and Emporion. The problem is Messana gave me an imediate war with romans and qarties without a chance to give the city back through diplomacy, Emporion started a war with Lusotana and the thing went pretty dark to me. They all allied against me and my empire colapsed through multiple fronts. Sad...

**bobbin** · 04-13-2009, 04:30

Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus

Question One: Yes, it is the reforms that trigger the KH pike phalanx recruitment. Well, sort of reforms. Basically, it is the old vanilla March of Time. A settlement in central Italy has to reach Huge size to activate the March of Time. AFAIK, it cannot be Rome. The easiest way to quickly get the Marhc of Time is to capture Capua, add_population Capua <insert number> via console (~), build a palace that upgrades the city to Large and then Huge and finally give it back to Rome with Force Diplomacy mod or jsut hope they take it (by force - just leave the city empty, or via normal diplomacy).

Nearly correct, the MOT occurs when there is a city other that Rome with a Imperial Palace of Roman culture in Italy. This means the Romans have to have upgraded the city themselves, simply capturing the city and upgrading it yourself will not work as the place will have a different culture (greek in the case of the KH). One way to speed things up is to use the add_population and process_cq cheats till they build the palace.

**Zett** · 04-13-2009, 07:49

Originally Posted by bobbin

Nearly correct, the MOT occurs when there is a city other that Rome with a Imperial Palace of Roman culture in Italy. This means the Romans have to have upgraded the city themselves, simply capturing the city and upgrading it yourself will not work as the place will have a different culture (greek in the case of the KH). One way to speed things up is to use the add_population and process_cq cheats till they build the palace.

Wrong. Works with a KH or Makedonian Palace fine too.

Ceterum censeo Romam esse delendam

**bobbin** · 04-13-2009, 16:33

Just checked it and you are right, my bad.

**Aemilius Paulus** · 04-14-2009, 03:13

Originally Posted by bobbin

Just checked it and you are right, my bad.

Heh, and I was about to apologise for my mistake... Well, that's one point for procrastination!

**bobbin** · 04-14-2009, 03:30

A balloon for Zett for setting me straight and one for AP for his fortuitous procrastination!

you can decide among yourselves who get what

**Zett** · 04-14-2009, 07:52

Originally Posted by bobbin

A balloon for Zett for setting me straight and one for AP for his fortuitous procrastination!

you can decide among yourselves who get what

Thanks, I will take the green one.

By the way, I only tested it with KH and Makedonia (the both factions that get new units with the MoT). I'm pretty sure that it works with all factions, but I couldn't test it.

Ceterum censeo Romam esse delendam