Changes to existing civs?

[GenjiKhan]

but Pikemen no longer upgrade to Rifles, they upgrade to Lancers (and Lancers upgrade to Anti-Tank). So you could have a unit that can move 4 tiles through forest and jungle and have a 33% bonus.

I'm glad that not almost every Medieval unit upgrades to Rifleman now . I'm just curious to know if the Bonus against mounted units that the Pikeman receives is carried over when they got upgraded .

 

[Calouste]

A less flashy (the new UA is amazing and pretty cool) but possibly even better is how much longer Musketmen stay relevant. Meaning you can spend longer building up Janisarries before having to get Rifling. Very happy over both those buffs to the Ottomans.

And Longswordsmen upgrade into Muskets, which is another buff to the Ottomans and all other civs with Musket UUs.

 

[janboruta]

A less flashy (the new UA is amazing and pretty cool) but possibly even better is how much longer Musketmen stay relevant. Meaning you can spend longer building up Janisarries before having to get Rifling. Very happy over both those buffs to the Ottomans.

And longswords upgrade to muskets finally. So you can have experienced Janissaries right off the bat. The Ottomans are now confirmed as high-tier Civ as they are capable both on land (Sipahis are also better now) and on sea.

 

[Lyoncet]

Hm, didn't know that! Really puts Suleiman in a powerful position.