(2.35) Kataphract Elephants as Saka? Also question on Imperial government types

[Big_guy_4_you]

So its Turn 246 and I have a large Eurasian Empire. I have a Royal Land government in Patala to build the Foreign Garrison colony building and get Indo-Greek troops, but I can't seem to recruit Kataphract Elephants? The description mentions the Baktrian, Indian and Saka use of them, but I can't see any building to use them myself. Also, is it even possible to build either a Satarapy or Urban Satrapy government type in India? I can only build Tribal reform Urban Land governments in India.

[QuintusSertorius]

As the EDB stands, Saka can't recruit them anywhere. They can build Satrapies in Taksashila and Patala.

Baktria can after a scripted event in the Basilike Patris, Taksashila in their top tier government in certain places.

[Big_guy_4_you]

From what you are saying, it sounds to me like the Satrapy and Urban Satrap governments are limited somehow? Because I can't build either in any of my Indian provinces at the moment. Do they also have a scripted cap like the Royal Land government and the foreign military colonies?

[QuintusSertorius]

Satrapy requirements:

and building_present core_building and not building_present govallied and region_religion rel_c 30 and event_counter ecSaka_Imperial 1 or event_counter ecSaka_Imperial 1

30% Eastern Imperial culture.

Urban Satrapy requirements:

and building_present core_building and not building_present govallied and region_religion rel_c 40 and event_counter ecSaka_Imperial 1 and hidden_resource satrapy and hidden_resource baktria or hidden_resource eastern or hidden_resource indo

40% Eastern Imperial culture, post-Imperial reform, must have the hidden_resource satrapy (only Taksashila and Patala in India qualify).

I suspect the culture is the stumbling block in your game.

[Big_guy_4_you]

Ahhh, I totally forgot about that requirement. I was so used to having high Eastern Imperial culture in Iran.

[Big_guy_4_you]

Followup question, if I destroy a Royal Land government, will I get that number back or is it gone forever like the Diadochi Royal Homeland government?

[QuintusSertorius]

Followup question, if I destroy a Royal Land government, will I get that number back or is it gone forever like the Diadochi Royal Homeland government?

Gone forever, it's the same for any building managed by script. Though you get lots of them as Saka, so probably less of an issue.