Proposal: Chariot Archers and all UU (including the Barbarian hand-axeman) should receive the Skirmisher Doctrine (Counted twice for Flanking bonuses. +50% Combat Strength when defending against all Ranged Attacks.)
A second proposal is to also rework Hand-axeman to be more like their Chariot Archer replacement.
Rationale: They were scary units for their time and operated from a support role. They even upgrade to Skirmisher as well. I would like to make Skirmishers more accessible to learn to use and fight against as you might see them in the Ancient era. This does buff the War Chariot, but Egypt UU certainly does deserve a tiny buff in its early game to stay relevant longer. The rework is to also introduce a barbarian proto-skirmisher at least.
A second proposal is to also rework Hand-axeman to be more like their Chariot Archer replacement.
Current | Proposed | |
Combat | 7 | 7 (same) |
Ranged Combat | 7 | 8 (+1) |
Moves | 2 | 3 (+1) |
Promotions | Has nothing aside from "Cannot Melee Attack" | Gains -20% CS Penalty Naval Targeting, -33% CS Penalty Attacking Cities, but can move after attacking. |
Rationale: They were scary units for their time and operated from a support role. They even upgrade to Skirmisher as well. I would like to make Skirmishers more accessible to learn to use and fight against as you might see them in the Ancient era. This does buff the War Chariot, but Egypt UU certainly does deserve a tiny buff in its early game to stay relevant longer. The rework is to also introduce a barbarian proto-skirmisher at least.
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