Cheap Barbs!!!!

[jc011]

Those BARBS!!! There so cheap, someone else must have noticed that barbarians can perform the pillage function even if they aren't partisans, and it seems to not take any turns either!

 

[goodbye_mr_bond]

Thank Sid they're cheap! Just bribe them before they do anything.

 

[Peteus]

Anything can pillage, right? Not unique to Partisans. Partisans' only special is that they can move through enemy ZOCs (like spies, freight, etc.)

 

[spycatcher34]

right peteus, Barbs are really annoying and i THINK not sure they ignore ZOC can someone clarify.

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Somewhere between war and diplomacy is the realm of the spy.- <FONT face="Script MT Bold">SpyCatcher34</FONT f>

 

[Duke of Marlbrough]

Anything that has an attack value greater than zero can pillage. Settlers and spies and the such cannot pillage.

Yes, partisans can ignore ZOC, just as spies and caravans. But normal Barbarians (horsemen and such) cannot ignore ZOC.

 

[spycatcher34]

Ah well I wish it were possible to turn barbs off i mean just for ONE game to see what it was like sure wouldnt be that difficult but still...

NOt to be rude or jack this thread or nothin but... Does anyone know what the biggist size city anyone has ever gotten was one simple answer will sufice and you can continue on with this topic

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Somewhere between war and diplomacy is the realm of the spy.- <FONT face="Script MT Bold">SpyCatcher34</FONT f>

 

[The Splang]

I saw a size 125 Rome

About Barbs, i like to trap them, then violently rip them apart! No one pillages my mine and gets away with it!!!! Sometmes i like to destroy a few enemy cities, then let barbs take em, the enemy wont get them back for maybe a 150 turns! In the mean time barbs continue to pillage and rape and murder!

 

[jc011]

what is ignore ZOC, i see that in the defense advisor thingy

 

[Duke of Marlbrough]

Each unit has a Zone of Control (ZOC) which can restrict the movement of other units.

Try this thread and see if that explains what you want to know. If not, post a question in that thread and we'll cover it.

 

[jc011]

okay, i understand it now, thanks

 

[starlifter]

Since barbs are so cheap, it is often fun (and helpful) to go "trolling" for barbs... take a ship and dip (while exploring), and when you notice barbs near the AI side of the map (along the coast), take your ship and dip, and bribe one or two barbs off... they will be NONs. Barb horsemen are a great deal, since Leonardo's will eventually upgrade them to Cavalry for you!

 

[jomey]

Apart from killing or bribing barbs is there anything else that can be done with them..

 

[henmike_sigo]

Cultivate them!!! Think of them as a spawning resource and use them to defend your civ. If I get the chance, allow a barbarian to take over a 1 pop city and let them grow and produce. Just remember, don't build cities too close to the barb city so that you run into support issues. After your empire has grown in size, it will get the benefit of having a defense force that is unsupported (NONE units) and cheap. It'll will give you moretime toward maturing your civ by allowing you to develop the cities by building improvements or caravans. I'll leave it to you to figure how to use this strategy. Enjoy!!!

 

[jomey]

ahahahahaaaa....<br />Cheers Mike <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

Just tried it and it's great.. I've also helped some barbs take over an enemy city on a different continent and just dropped a couple of spies there .Instant armies'r'us

 

[IareBorg]

Can't wait to try the Barb city trick.:skull:

 

[jomey]

Well it certainly works. My ironclads emptied a couple of AI cities and then one of the barbs took it over. I just posted a few diplomats close by(not too close ) and hey presto instant unsupported army .

Just be careful !!!dont be tempted to buy the barb city too soon otherwise you could be in with a nasty shock when half your army disappears..

 

[jomey]

On a similar note.. Has anyone managed to get the barbs to conquer the world????