Blitz - what for?

[Salte]

I'm currently plaing the japan-scenario, and its really great. Some of my units have a ability called blitz. It's probably been around before C3C, but i've never known what it does. (I just started wondering now cause my mounted samurais dont do their 7/7 strengths justice in combat and maybe there is a better way to use them).

Btw, does anybody else have problems with Shift + D (for diplomacy). When i play it might work one turn, but then fails to respond for the next few turns, and then works again. Any clues?

 

[The Last Conformist]

'Blitz' means the unit can attack once for each movement point rather than only once per turn; I'm sure you've noted the difference here between Cav (no Bliz) and Modern Armor (Blitz).

No idea on the shift-D trouble.

 

[Salte]

Oh, ok. Yes i've notet the difference, just didnt know its name

 

[Justus II]

The Shift-D is because it is now also a Worker command (clear damage, ie pollution or craters). So if a worker is the currently highlighted unit, Shift-D will tell them to clean pollution (which you probably don't have so they ignore it) and not Diplomacy. If the current unit is not a worker, then Shift-D works normally.

 

[Louis XXIV]

You can also use CTRL-Shift "D" instead of just ctrl d

 

[Salte]

Originally posted by Justus II
The Shift-D is because it is now also a Worker command (clear damage, ie pollution or craters). So if a worker is the currently highlighted unit, Shift-D will tell them to clean pollution (which you probably don't have so they ignore it) and not Diplomacy. If the current unit is not a worker, then Shift-D works normally.

So there is a new hotkey for Diplomacy? I couldnt find one in the list in the manual. Or i just have to hit it when its not one of my workers highlighted?