HisDivineShadow
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Sounds likely... I have an 8 year gap between two of my posts, which might be another record.
Just got my CIV V Strategy Guide!
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Sounds likely... I have an 8 year gap between two of my posts, which might be another record.
Aussie_Lurker
Deity
Never doubted you for a second
! The way I figured it was that-even on the extreme off-chance that you were simply having a lend of us-its been a huge amount of fun !I think its important to recognize, though, that the stuff in the Strategy Guide might not be 100% correct. I remember that the guides I got with Civ4 did contain some errors-just FYI!
Aussie.
Yeah, seems so.
Mobility will be great for cavalry - 3 moves is just not enough for its ability to move after attacking. (And tanks, of course.)
Range for non-air units, though, is questionable, and, maybe, overpowered.
If you actually analyzed the data on which gave better returns combat was almost always better. First strikes might as well have not existed due to it being inferior to combat in basically every respect.
Realism inaccuracies aside, I think the Civ 5 approach makes gameplay more interesting as it makes your maneuvering increasingly important and also doesn't pigeon-hole players into choosing just 1 promotion line.
KrikkitTwo
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Thoughts on 'who gets what'... each type has 2 'main promotions' and several others that follow from it
Melee units(including Mounted/Armored) [* probably limited, ie true 'melee', 'mounted', armored' may not all get it]
Main: Drill, Shock,
Cover*, Charge*, Ambush*, Formation*, Siege*, Mobility*, Amphibious, (March/Repair one promotion, different names), Medic, Sentry
Ranged Land units
Accuracy, Barrage,
Cover, Formation, Siege, Logistics, Range, Volley, March, Sentry
Naval Units
Bombardment, Targeting
Mobility, Logistics, Range, Volley, Supply
Scouts
Scouting, Survivalist
Medic
Air
Siege, Bombard, Mobility
Repair, Ambush, Targeting, Range, Evasion, Logistics, Mobility
Fighters only
Interception, Dogfighting
Evasion, Sortie
Melee units(including Mounted/Armored) [* probably limited, ie true 'melee', 'mounted', armored' may not all get it]
Main: Drill, Shock,
Cover*, Charge*, Ambush*, Formation*, Siege*, Mobility*, Amphibious, (March/Repair one promotion, different names), Medic, Sentry
Ranged Land units
Accuracy, Barrage,
Cover, Formation, Siege, Logistics, Range, Volley, March, Sentry
Naval Units
Bombardment, Targeting
Mobility, Logistics, Range, Volley, Supply
Scouts
Scouting, Survivalist
Medic
Air
Siege, Bombard, Mobility
Repair, Ambush, Targeting, Range, Evasion, Logistics, Mobility
Fighters only
Interception, Dogfighting
Evasion, Sortie
How so? You're looking at tier 3.
Other tier 3 poromotions give +65-75% bonus for both attack and defence. Seems rather fair to me.
Aussie_Lurker
Deity
ltarmstrong3
Chieftain
Yes and this guide has a few self contradicting ommisions as well, but thats the fun part of being a CIV addict, once we do get all the correct information and adjust our gameplay accordingly they will release a patch and we get to start all over again!!
Modiga-Disabled
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Isn't embarkment both? As I understand it, it starts off as a normal promotion, but once you get optics (I think it's optics...) your units automatically receive the promotion.
HiroProtagonist
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Perhaps no one shares your cynicism.
Personaly I find the "if you don't post a picture/screen shot it didn't happen" argument a bit childish.
Zhahz
PC Gamer
I don't think embark is actually a promotion - probably just a status icon for when your unit is in transport form.
A lot of the shared "promotions" are more like status effects from having certain wonders, SPs, or whatever. Just a way to more easily see the effects on units.
He-Who-Hunts
2nd Legionary Cohort
What does the Statue of Liberty and the Machu Picchu wonders do?
Overpowered is, perhaps, a bad choice of a word. Unbalanced would be better. Defenders have large enough advantage over attackers anyhow, without those 100%.
KrikkitTwo
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I'm almost certain they are 'or', some of them look like they are designed for different types of units (how to get Dogfighting and Drill?)
Could be an error... But since Accuracy and barrage says + 25% ranged combat strenght and bombardment +20% combat strength... My guess is that Bombard is for close combat.
Aussie_Lurker
Deity
Don't agree with you on Songhai. The bonus to attacking cities (coupled with their Unique Ability) is going to make the Songhai a scary Civ to be neighbours with. Even being across the sea won't be much defense, given that their embarked units can defend themselves
!Aussie.
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