thinking about the Slavs and heavy infantry/cavalry again (resurrecting old topic, might make new thread for this)...
We can think this way:
in present timeframe (410AD) Slavs wouldn't be fighting armored nor with cavalry
BUT after some time, due to contacts w/ other peoples, they would start fighting Armored and start fielding cavalry.
connecting this w/ a ti
meframe would be possible (RTW marian reforms, not sure if doable in BI) but a simpler idea is to use AOR.
We could imagine that IF the Slavs expand (or horde for that matter) then they would essentiually be coming in contact w/ these other peoples from whom they would be trading (or is it looting) armors and horses...
in game this can be represented by AOR limiting recruitment of certain units in Germanic areas (armored warriors and heavy infantry) and Sarmatia (cavalry).
Game-wise, this would make the Slavs a very interesting faction to play, as expansion leads to more powerful units.
It would accelarate history a bit (well u can always choose to wait until the Hun empire collapses if u play the Slavs) but would actually be more realistic if u think about 'cause/effect' rather than 'time frame'...