How do you upgrade units?

WaterMoon · Oct 27, 2005, 01:29 PM

I've looked through the entire manual, I've searched the various screens but I don't see how to take a warrior, for example, and upgrade him to an axeman, or a horseman to a knight. What are the mechanics of doing this?

Shillen · Oct 27, 2005, 01:36 PM

I think the unit has to be in a city with a barracks in it. You need the required techs of course, and it costs a bunch of gold. But the icon will still be there even if you can't afford it.

JavalTigar · Oct 27, 2005, 01:49 PM

Select a unit in a town (barracks are not required any more, though they may make the upgrade cheaper)

In the center at the bottom where all the command options are (fortify, disband etc..) you will see other unit profiles. Sometime more than one.

Archers can upgrade to longbow or crossbow: assuming you have the required techs/resources.

I also think it is way too expensive. Archer to crossbow was 160 gold! Ouch!

LouLong · Oct 27, 2005, 02:52 PM

You don't even need to be in a city IIRC.

First you need to have the techs, two the resources (if needed) three the money.

Then when the unit is selected you will see among the actions buttons some buttons that look like units, these are the possible upgrades. Click them and ... done !
If there are some but greyed it is either lack or resources or lack of gold.

Salil · Apr 14, 2006, 02:33 PM

Hello Friends,
I have a question. When I hover over the upgrade icon of an unit, it says 160 gold. Is this just the upgrade cost of that one unit or the upgrade cost of all units of that type?

Dizzy75 · Apr 14, 2006, 02:35 PM

It's the one unit.

If you mouse off the icon, then hold ALT and mouse over it again, it should show you the cost for all (at least as of last patch).

Doesn't have to be in a city - it can be anywhere in your cultural borders (as of last patch - haven't played new one yet)

Willem · Apr 14, 2006, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzy75

Doesn't have to be in a city - it can be anywhere in your cultural borders (as of last patch - haven't played new one yet)

As long as it's on a road if it requires a particular resource.

Willem · Apr 14, 2006, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salil

Hello Friends,
I have a question. When I hover over the upgrade icon of an unit, it says 160 gold. Is this just the upgrade cost of that one unit or the upgrade cost of all units of that type?

Just the one. If you want to see the cost for all units, you have to roll over the icon while pressing the Alt button. Pressing the Alt button while clicking on the icon is also how you upgrade all your units of that type, provided you have enough gold for them all.

Oct 27, 2005, 01:29 PM	#1
WaterMoon Chieftain Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond Posts: 27	How do you upgrade units? I've looked through the entire manual, I've searched the various screens but I don't see how to take a warrior, for example, and upgrade him to an axeman, or a horseman to a knight. What are the mechanics of doing this? __________________ I feel more like I do now than when I came in.

Oct 27, 2005, 01:49 PM	#3
JavalTigar Overlord of the West Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Local # to the end of the universe Posts: 607	Select a unit in a town (barracks are not required any more, though they may make the upgrade cheaper) In the center at the bottom where all the command options are (fortify, disband etc..) you will see other unit profiles. Sometime more than one. Archers can upgrade to longbow or crossbow: assuming you have the required techs/resources. I also think it is way too expensive. Archer to crossbow was 160 gold! Ouch! __________________ If you love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsel or arms. Kneel down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you are our countrymen.

Oct 27, 2005, 02:52 PM	#4
LouLong In love with Rei Ayanami Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fontainebleau FRANCE Posts: 7,385	You don't even need to be in a city IIRC. First you need to have the techs, two the resources (if needed) three the money. Then when the unit is selected you will see among the actions buttons some buttons that look like units, these are the possible upgrades. Click them and ... done ! If there are some but greyed it is either lack or resources or lack of gold. __________________ SCENARIOS : THE GREAT ARMADA (TGA) \| THE FALKLANDS WAR (TFW) \| THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (FIW) \| THE SPANISH RECONQUISTA (RCQ) \| THE BOER WAR (TBW) CONQUESTS MAP DIRECTORY \| CONQUESTS SCENARIO and REVIEWS DIRECTORY \| My Civ stuff (maps & units) \| PBEM newbee guide \|

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Oct 27, 2005, 01:36 PM	#2
Shillen Deity Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 2,122	I think the unit has to be in a city with a barracks in it. You need the required techs of course, and it costs a bunch of gold. But the icon will still be there even if you can't afford it.

Apr 14, 2006, 02:33 PM	#5
Salil Chieftain Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 49	Hello Friends, I have a question. When I hover over the upgrade icon of an unit, it says 160 gold. Is this just the upgrade cost of that one unit or the upgrade cost of all units of that type?

Apr 14, 2006, 02:35 PM	#6
Dizzy75 Warlord Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 244	It's the one unit. If you mouse off the icon, then hold ALT and mouse over it again, it should show you the cost for all (at least as of last patch). Doesn't have to be in a city - it can be anywhere in your cultural borders (as of last patch - haven't played new one yet)

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