Just made the switch from EB1 to EB2 recently. Love the new systems, especially recruitment mechanics and non-psychotic diplomacy. Finally can have a sensible game. Very fine job overall.
But...
Just a quick whine about the animations - I realize this is a M2TW issue, but I really think the animation speed in RTW was much better. Everything now seems like it's in slow motion. The units don't look like actual men moving around fighting now. Charges are very underwhelming. It really detracts from the immersion, is there any feasible way to speed the animations up to RTW levels? It's especially pronounced with cavalry, it's looks like they are under water.
Now to topic of thread..
I started playing Pahlava as almost always, finally got the reforms (one city had to console a final 300 pop to get to city size so I could build the required farm level as couldn't see any other way to get there - Rhagae - might want to look at that). So I'm getting excited to access more Parthian units, but nothing shows up. I guess it must be tied to turns elapsed or later buildings or something. So I check the recruitment viewer, but it seems there are basically no new units after the reforms besides more access to some filthy Greek types and such?
No improved cataphracts
Access to Daha cavalry removed with nothing to replace them besides inferior Parthian HAs
Budget Hellenic infantry that seems to have worse stats and fewer men than the eastern spearmen you can access from the start
But worst of all, my favorite unit by far from EB1, Pahlava Noble Medium Cavalry, has disappeared
So now it looks like the only real Pahlava specific elite units you have are cataphracts? All of the others are local levies accessible to other factions, not counting the HAs which are inferior to other recruit-able types you need to give up when you reform. Even the cataphract HAs are gone, though I never used those anyway.
Will any of the above be changed in future?
Thanks for the massive work that's gone into this mod.