Txurce
Deity
Can anything be done about CS gifting the human player aircraft carriers? I got two in a row at a time when I could have used anything else.
CS gifting aircraft carriers
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Gamewizard
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Better yet would be given a choice of Land, Sea, or Air unit and then randomize it from there, IMO.
Ahriman
Tyrant
I thought we had already removed aircraft carriers from the MilCS gift list?
I don't see a need to let the human player choose what type of unit they get, random is fine.
I don't see a need to let the human player choose what type of unit they get, random is fine.
Seek
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I thought so too.
It's a little tricky now that sea (and air?) units have been added. In a recent game I had just bought a Trireme for early exploration when on the following turn I received one from a CS - it was a little annoying, because I didn't need two! In fact any time I get a boat I dislike it, except in situations the reverse of the above (needed an early scouting boat and got one for "free" before building one myself): it's understandable that vanilla doesn't include sea units. Can/should we adjust the weight down a bit more?
Ahriman
Tyrant
I'd have no problems with MilCS just giving land units.
No, he removed them from the partisan list (I recall this because I observed and reported carrier partisans).
Thalassicus
Bytes and Nibblers
I also intended to remove it from the MilCS list, so this is a bug I've fixed for v117.1 beta.
Early boats awarded by MilCSs are better than ones we build ourselves, since they start with free experience otherwise unavailable to Triremes and Caravels. On maps like Continents-Plus or Pangaea-Plus, a fleet of at least three ships are necessary because they are a significant source of Great General points early in the game. Barbarians are much more likely to spawn on islands than the mainland since there are fewer units and cities on islands. Boats can also move faster than any land unit. I typically have 2 triremes, one each moving clockwise and counter-clockwise around my starting continent, with a third trireme killing off all barbarians within range around my territory.
Early boats awarded by MilCSs are better than ones we build ourselves, since they start with free experience otherwise unavailable to Triremes and Caravels. On maps like Continents-Plus or Pangaea-Plus, a fleet of at least three ships are necessary because they are a significant source of Great General points early in the game. Barbarians are much more likely to spawn on islands than the mainland since there are fewer units and cities on islands. Boats can also move faster than any land unit. I typically have 2 triremes, one each moving clockwise and counter-clockwise around my starting continent, with a third trireme killing off all barbarians within range around my territory.
Txurce
Deity
I like getting ships - just not AC's.
Thalassicus
Bytes and Nibblers
Naval warfare doesn't really get the dedication it should in the Civ games. It wouldn't be hard to give each era a distinct combat style:
- Ancient : Ramming, boarding, manual oar power.
- Age of Sail : Battle lines and sail power.
- Battlegroup : Capital ships screened by weak satellite vessels.
Thalassicus
Bytes and Nibblers
Sadly, just about any changes to combat like that requires the game core only Firaxis has access to.
