Sharples
Prince
I'm surprised no one thought England was supposed to be a maritmine nation.
1. Its UA gives 2+ movement. an extra 1+ with Great Lighthouse and another if you go to exploration, also getting 1+ sight from either.
2. Navigation, the time where cities should not be over 45-ish strength (Red Wall Exception)
3. 7 extra ranged attack, by far the most overpowered sea unit in the game, making it give 35 ranged strength.
4. Overpowered protection, five extra strength, giving it easy protection.
5. Production cheaper. Tied with Harbors and Seaports, you'll be getting SoTL's astonishingly fast.
Water maps, England wins, just simply trade some GPT for Iron, stay peaceful until Navigation. England is and always will be designed as a maritime nation, that is how its history goes. (Though they were successful on-land too.)
Any map that has big continents on it, you're going to have a slighter harder time with them. SoTL's can't reach on land, this is why they are so overpowered.
I made a thread about it, actually.
http://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?274731-Ship-of-the-Lines
1. Its UA gives 2+ movement. an extra 1+ with Great Lighthouse and another if you go to exploration, also getting 1+ sight from either.
2. Navigation, the time where cities should not be over 45-ish strength (Red Wall Exception)
3. 7 extra ranged attack, by far the most overpowered sea unit in the game, making it give 35 ranged strength.
4. Overpowered protection, five extra strength, giving it easy protection.
5. Production cheaper. Tied with Harbors and Seaports, you'll be getting SoTL's astonishingly fast.
Water maps, England wins, just simply trade some GPT for Iron, stay peaceful until Navigation. England is and always will be designed as a maritime nation, that is how its history goes. (Though they were successful on-land too.)
Any map that has big continents on it, you're going to have a slighter harder time with them. SoTL's can't reach on land, this is why they are so overpowered.
I made a thread about it, actually.
http://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?274731-Ship-of-the-Lines