Balance

[pogue_mahone]

When do i Build a Barracks? Right away or after i explore the map.

 

[funxus]

Well, depends on. Since it's nice to have vets, I'd suggest building barracks when you're going to produce a lot of offensive units. I usually wait until after mobile Warfare before I conquer the world, so I usually build my barracks after that sometime.

 

[Titi]

It also depends on what level and how you play. IMO, temples and aqueducts are more useful than barracks and city walls.

 

[Terrapin]

I'm with Funxus. I play democracies, so I usually wait until mobile warfare to start conquering the world. The power boost from having armor is huge and it usually lasts 10+ turns before the bad guys start showing up with tanks of their own.

 

[Old n Slow]

Well let’s see -- it depends. I’m kind of slow about getting my military set up so my ‘visits to the neighbors’ usually start around the Cavalry era -- letting me take full advantage of Sun Tsu veteran-izing my new Leo upgraded riflemen. Occasionally, I’ll build a Barracks or two in the ancient era if a couple of Elephants are needed to “convince” an ai not to be where I am; but this is probably less than 25% of the games.