Are there elephants in EB ?

[tono4850]

I am fighting Ptolemaios and Seleucids, but haven´t seen them yet ? (245BC) Does AI recruit them ?

[Frtigern]

Generally no. The only elephants I encounter are the ones Epeiros starts out with or some random times Qarthadast recruits them. Never seen Ptolemaioi or Seleukeia use them.

[Sint]

The Ptolemaioi used them a few times in my roman campaign but they had a giant empire and probably a lot of money.

[yuezhi]

I doubt they usually upgrade the proper MICs in the first place.

[tono4850]

That´s a pity, fighting phalanges gets repetitive after some time.

[Boriak]

African Eleutheroi usually have them. I fought quite a few rebel armies with elephants among their ranks in my Carthaginian campaign. I also know that when you play with Ptolemies, there are large Eleutheroi stacks to the south-east that also have elephants.

Attack any city in India and I guarantee you you will see elephants.

[Petite Wolf]

I don't think the AI recruit them very much due to their expensive nature, both in initial recruitment costs and upkeep costs.

[Stath's]

Indian rebels have them and they are spawned usually with them. Yes, they are too expensive for the A.I. (and for the player, especially the Cata one). Maybe a change in the EDU is the best solution.

[demagogos nicator]

I have seen a roman aar (IIRC it was called History of Men) where the player fought against both carthaginian and seleucid elephants during the campaign.

[QuintusSertorius]

When you want to fight against elephants, use the create_unit command to spawn them in the stack you're about to fight. Means you get elephants, without it bankrupting the AI faction you're fighting.