A question about DLC unit packs

[IrishGirl]

Over the years, I've bought almost all of the DLC for EU4, including the unit packs. I like the unit packs and the way they appear in the renders.

Then I was playing the other night and I realized: I don't see them all that much. I paid for the Winged Hussar unit pack and I've NEVER seen them. There are others that either don't appear at all (the cavalry units in particular rarely appear) or they appear for a brief time, then disappear.

On the one hand, this suggests unit packs are a waste of money. On the other hand, maybe I'm misunderstanding how they work? If I buy a cosmetic unit pack, how do I "force" that unit to appear on the map. Is there a toggle or something that I'm missing (wouldn't be the first time ...)

What I'm doing now is purchasing the content, and enabling it in the DLC menu. Is there something else I'm supposed to do? Sorry if this is an obvious question ...

 

[Sir Iain]

Cavalry only appears on the map if you have more cavalry than infantry in the same stack. Most of the time it's not a good idea to have so much cavalry, so you hardly get to see them...

 

[chegitz guevara]

I saw winged hussars for the first time a week ago. Had to pause the game and look at them.

 

[pphair]

Best you can do is recruit a cavalry unit and move it around making Hussar noises, before merging it with infantry and never seeing it again.

Tbh, i have most of the unit packs and have probably only rarely noticed any of them. Even for the infantry models its something you have to look for to notice.

 

[IrishGirl]

Best you can do is recruit a cavalry unit and move it around making Hussar noises, before merging it with infantry and never seeing it again.

Tbh, i have most of the unit packs and have probably only rarely noticed any of them. Even for the infantry models its something you have to look for to notice.

That's ... genius! I'm staring a new game as Poland right now! My army of Winged Hussars will rule the world!!!

Seriously, thanks to everyone for answering. At least I know I'm not doing something wrong. I went through and unchecked a bunch of the DLC and realized I was seeing some of them; I'd just forgotten what the original units looked like (e.g. Hundred Years War UP).

It would be nice - not a priority, just nice - if there was a small toggle on the army interface that allowed the player to select which unit in the stack would appear on the map. (I suppose it would be a problem with some special units.) I would like to see artillery units when I siege a city and so on. It would also justify spending real money on these toy soldiers.

Meanwhile, thanks for the answers, everyone.

 

[Big Bad France]

I actually end up seeing my artillery units quite often in the second half of the game. If you keep a full back line of artillery, you will see them after just about every battle until your infantry replenishes.