Question about Greek flamethrowers

**Caspand** · November 11, 2007, 07:29 AM

I am playing an early era campaign as The bryzantine empire.

and i finaly managed to get constantinople to a huge city, yet i was still unable to build the academia ( Lycaeum )

Is this because gunpowder need's to be invented before you can build those buildings ?

If that is the case then i think it should be changed since they already can build firethrowing ships at the beginning.

Caspand

**republic_bohemia** · November 11, 2007, 09:45 AM

A good statement you made very true.

**Caesar Clivus** · November 12, 2007, 07:00 AM

Yes you need the gunpowder event and a certain level of market building.

**HaveFallen** · November 12, 2007, 07:21 AM

Wow, I forgot about the fire ships.

**republic_bohemia** · November 12, 2007, 10:03 AM

Okay I do not understand this thing at all,how come it says you get Greek flamethrowers in early period,when you really do not?

This is the problem with many other units too.

**Caesar Clivus** · November 12, 2007, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by republic_bohemia

Okay I do not understand this thing at all,how come it says you get Greek flamethrowers in early period,when you really do not?

This is the problem with many other units too.

If by early period you mean for custom battles, then that is completely separate from the campaign game. The era system for unit availability is only for custom battles when you select early, middle, late or all periods.

**republic_bohemia** · November 13, 2007, 06:56 AM

Originally Posted by Caesar Clivus

If by early period you mean for custom battles, then that is completely separate from the campaign game. The era system for unit availability is only for custom battles when you select early, middle, late or all periods.

Oh that is terrific,so than where do you look to find out when you get a unit in what period?

Don"t tell me that you have to look in the Building browser,because that be very painful to that for every faction.

**WolfLord** · November 12, 2007, 01:18 PM

what year is the gunpowder event in stainless steal?

**Caesar Clivus** · November 13, 2007, 07:06 AM

For custom battles? Only two ways that I know of: looking through each faction in the custom battle maker, and looking through the EDU file...not sure which way is less painful

**schulthies** · November 13, 2007, 02:16 PM

This is related I suppose, regarding the year Gun Powder is discovered seems to be different based on the faction you are playing. I play several different campaigns, thus I can't remember exactly which factions didn't receive gun powder on turn 21 in the late era campaign. However I do remember a few factions not getting it(At least one).

Perhaps it was the Teutonic order that didn't get gun powder. If anyone has seen something similar please post. If not I will do some checking again when I get home.