Eastern Reforms (?)

[Centrius]

Hello,


As I've been recently playing more eastern factions than my normal barbarian hordes I've noticed that their generals turn into tanks at a certain point. (Baktrian general has 30 armor. Lol. Equal to elephants.)

So my question is; is this an event that happens at a specific point? Seeing as it happened to me twice and it both was around 235BC.

Or has it something to do with the vanilla reforms?


Also; what other units do you get from this besides the overpowered generals?

[Anubis88]

Yes, they have to do with the Vanilla Marian reforms. They happen when a city in Italy + Rome become huge....

Other changes? Some new units become recruitable (for instance the KH and Macedonian reformed phalanxes, and Baktria, Saka, Parthia, Armenia and Pontos get new bodyguards

[Centrius]

Well thank **** for that. The Parthians were becoming a nuisance. Having an impenetrable meatshield is awesome.

Also, I noticed that all the generals I recruited with the type IV governments became Baktrain Late Bodyguards too! Sure as hell beats those weak weak weak Nomad Nobles! And they got 3 golden chevrons in the process aswell. Lol.

[ATN]

So eastern reforms only need a huge city in italy? No need for the romans to be around for that?

[Centrius]

I think I read somewhere that it does require the Romans to build the needed structures etc. for it. But please do correct me if I'm wrong.

[bobbin]

The Romans need to own Rome plus a huge city in italy for the reforms to happen.