Can no longer recruit Velites etc., even though I was able to a few turns ago?

[sandman2575]

Confused by this, and wondering if it's a possible bug?

Playing campaign as Rome, 12 tpy, with 4tpy research/unit cost sub mod. Am around turn 70 or so.

The 'event' for Polybian Reforms fired. I had a Manipular Barracks in Rome, and was able to recruit the new units (Velities, Late Hastati etc.)

I recruited 4 Velities for one of my legions. All was well.

Several turns later, not sure how many -- I send another legion down to Italia to recruit some Velities -- and none of the Polybian units are available? My legion is within the territory with the Manipular Barracks. It's just that now the Polybian units have completely disappeared from the muster menu?

I assume something buggy is going on here, or am I misunderstanding how this works (very possible )

[Dresden]

Did you research the purple technology in the first military tree?

[sandman2575]

No. I see that's become unlocked in the military tech tree now. But the Polybian Reform event fired on its own, without my having researched it. Like I said, it let me recruit some Polybian units for a time, but apparently no longer.

Must be a bug - ?

[Dresden]

The reforms will trigger based on turn number and imperium. You need to research the purple tech to get the new units and allow old units to be upgraded. The purple tech will work for all reform tiers, it simply opens up the ability for upgrades to happen.

Just research that tech and you should be good to go.

[sandman2575]

Thanks for your help, Dresden -- and above all, thanks to you and your team for this indispensable mod which turned a mediocre game into something extraordinary.

Have been getting random crashes during AI resolution as well -- will give the beta patch a try tonight.