For reference (and to show I did some cursory research), let me link to another, older thread asking the same question.
I was looking at the Gendarme cavalier and the realization that Spring Attack is on that list of bonus feats really made me pause. None of the feats listed help you get Spring Attack. So, does that mean that if you have all the feats in that list EXCEPT Spring Attack, your bonus feat for that level is wasted?
I see nothing that indicates these bonus feats DON'T require you to grab the prereqs (base cavalier requires prereqs), but it suggests that you can only select combat feats from outside the list after you've nabbed everything. But if you literally CAN'T nab the last feat - what happens? Dead level?
seems like it.
