Can't upgrade Riders!

[TomOC]

Ok… I’m playing China and had no horses for the Riders. Now I traded, and got horses. I even renegotiated for another 20 turns… until they attacked me on turn 12. Now, I can’t seem to upgrade my Riders to Cavalry. Do you need to have the resource to upgrade an existing unit?

(I rushed to Military Tradition just to find out I can't upgrade... what a waste of time! )

 

[Tomoyo]

Ok… I’m playing China and had no horses for the Riders. Now I traded, and got horses. I even renegotiated for another 20 turns… until they attacked me on turn 12. Now, I can’t seem to upgrade my Riders to Cavalry. Do you need to have the resource to upgrade an existing unit?

(I rushed to Military Tradition just to find out I can't upgrade... what a waste of time! )

Yes. To answer.

 

[MarineCorps]

You also need saltpeter, enough money, and a barracks.

 

[TomOC]

Yes. To answer.

Thanks. I guess I'll just have to invade... before I get run over by Incan Cavalry. I'm stocked up with cannons and musketmen. I'll use the couple of Riders to finish up after I red line the enemy... hopefully. The RNG has not been too good to me in this game.

 

[WildFire]

Don't attack then...

Or just attack a city that has horses or try and trade for some horses held by someone else. But by all means don't make a semi suicidal attack...

 

[amirsan]

Attack around 2-3 cities while protecting all your other cities. Dont let them take your city. Make sure one of the cities you take has horses. Get peace.

AI is usually going for peace after the second city of thiers is taken.

 

[MarineCorps]

I have taken 10 cities from the AI and still not gotten them to surrender.

 

[amirsan]

What level you play on?

 

[general_kill]

I think there was a story in the story forum where someone actually skipped cavalry because he thought riders were "only" 2 attack points less than cavalry so he can rush into the industrial age and wait for tanks. I'll try to find it for you.

 

[amirsan]

You can try that... lol, if you manage not to get in ANY wars...

if you do, your dead then.,..

EDIT: Well not dead if you have Infantry or Riflemen defending, but dont expact anything on the offensive...

 

[dresdor]

I actually managed to build a grand total of 1 calvary unit and survive till armor came around...albeit I didn't fight in any wars (they were declared, but nobody showed up) had infantry and artillery to hold the lines, and stormed with infantry until tanks showed up...slower movement, but the fact they stop most counter-attacks dead is a huge bonus.