Tecibbar
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When they are around, whatever huts left has barbs guarding them. So why would you ever build them?
explorer, any use?
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Commodore Nate
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If you need a medic unit right away, build an explorer in a city where you can get a 2-promo unit right away.
Medic I explorers always have two moves and will almost never come up in defending, so if you lack healing or need to reinforce your troops, it's a cheap and dirty way to do so.
Medic I explorers always have two moves and will almost never come up in defending, so if you lack healing or need to reinforce your troops, it's a cheap and dirty way to do so.
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I usually just use scouts or a spare chariot or something to map AI lands and follow them, but I guess an explorer would do as well.
They're not terribly useful overall though, huh.
They're not terribly useful overall though, huh.
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If you want to pop guarded huts, use a spy. The spy can pop the hut even with a barb defender.
I don't think that I have ever built an explorer. I use a spare unit like a chariot or a scout to map AI lands rather than building an explorer like TMIT said.
If you want to pop guarded huts, use a spy. The spy can pop the hut even with a barb defender.
I don't think that I have ever built an explorer. I use a spare unit like a chariot or a scout to map AI lands rather than building an explorer like TMIT said.
sleepingbear
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As it has been said, medic and fog busting. 2 great uses for Explorers
LunaticSlave
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As others have stated, they make perfect medics, and good for scouting ally territories.
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Explorers are also useful on those terra maps because they can move through terrain faster than chariots can in many cases. You will still need some offensive unit to pop huts so their usefulness is, still, limited. It's a shame since they could be very useful if they could attack (easier for them to be medics).
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I don't think I've ever really built one. 
Well I did once for a terra map but he was so pathetic that I felt like deleting him so my spies could do things properly.
I would rather explore with a chariot than an explorer. At least chariots can take out a warrior.
Well I did once for a terra map but he was so pathetic that I felt like deleting him so my spies could do things properly.
I would rather explore with a chariot than an explorer. At least chariots can take out a warrior.
TheMeInTeam
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Explorers should be able to attack. It would hardly be imbalancing but would make terra more interesting.
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There are uses for explorers, but a more salient point is whether or not there are better uses for the hammers that would go into an explorer. I'm a monarch level player but for what it's worth, I'd always rather have a chariot/HA etc instead of an explorer.
My explorer gets the circumnavigation bonus on about 25% of maps
Explorers can ride on caravels.
So can missionaries and great people. Any could explore an AI but only explorers would be safe in barbarian territory. Spies too, but they are slow.
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