Rome II Besieged by Correct Elephants

Total War: Rome II (because branding is important, you see) had a fabulously troubled launch, but seems to have straightened its path since. And now, the game is going to address one of the most important issues that kept plaguing playthrough after playthrough:
Indian elephants in Africa.
Specifically, the new game update gives African nations a new African elephant model, though the units don't change in any other way, at all.
Also, as side note, some new units are also added for Epirus: Thessalian Cavalry, Royal Peltasts and Illyrian Coastal Levies, as well as Mercenary Indian War Elephant. For those not in the know, Epirus is a nation only accessible through a DLC. If you don't have it, you'll only see the new units between the ranks of the enemies.
Then again, the mind boggles how you lower classes can play games without every last DLC. Ghastly.