CivIVMonger
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favorite UU?
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kooboo
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where's the poll?
I'll help out with a summary:
This includes civilization, unique unit name, unit it replaces and benefit over the replaced unit. This kind of list should more accurately reveal where each unit's speciality and often neglected drawbacks lie. Corrections welcome! List is based on Civ 4: Beyond The Sword 3.0.0.1 (build 81539) data from Civilopedia.
America
Navy Seal - Marine
+1-2 first strikes, starts with March
Arabia
Camel Archer - Knight
+15% chance to withdraw, doesn't need horse and iron
- needs Archery
Aztecs
Jaguar - Swordsman
+Starts with Woodsman, 5 reduced cost, doesn't need iron
-1 Strength
Babylon
Bowman - Archer
+50% vs. melee units
Byzantium
Cataphract - Knight
+2 Strength
- No immunity to first strikes
Carthage
Numidian Cavalry - Horse Archer
+50% vs. melee units, starts with Flanking I
-1 Strength
Celts
Gallic Warrior - Swordsman
+Starts with Guerilla I, can be built with copper
China
Cho-Ko-Nu - Crossbowman
+1 first strike, causes collateral damage
Dutch
East Indiaman - Galleon
+2 Strength, +1 cargo space, can explore rival territory
Egypt
War Chariot - Chariot
+1 Strength, immune to first strikes
England
Redcoat - Rifleman
+25% vs. gunpowder units
Ethiopia
Oromo Warrior - Musketman
+1 first strike, immune to first strikes, starts with Drill I and Drill II
France
Musketeer - Musketman
+1 movement
Germany
Panzer - Tank
+50% vs. armored units
Greece
Phalanx - Axeman
+100% defense vs. Chariot
Holy Roman Empire
Landsknecht - Pikeman
+100% vs. melee units
Inca
Quechua - Warrior
+100% vs. Archery Units, starts with Combat I
India
Fast Worker - Worker
+1 movement
Japan
Samurai - Maceman
+2 First Strikes
- Can't be built with copper
Khmer
Ballista Elephant - War Elephant
+Targets Mounted units first in combat outside cities
Korea
Hwacha - Catapult
+50% vs. melee units
Mali
Skirmisher - Archer
+1 Strength, 50% chance for additional first strike
Maya
Holkan - Spearman
+Immune to first strikes, doesn't need copper or iron
Mongolia
Keshik - Horse Archer
+1 First strike, ignores terrain movement costs
-Isn't immune to first strikes
Native Americans
Dog Soldier - Axeman
+50% vs. melee units, doesn't need copper or iron
-1 Strength
Ottomans
Janissary - Musketman
+25% vs. archery, mounted and melee units
Persia
Immortal - Chariot
+50% vs. archers, receives defensive bonuses
Portugal
Carrack - Caravel
+1 cargo space, can transport military units
Rome
Praetorian - Swordsman
+2 Strength
-5 additional cost, no +10% city attack
Russia
Cossack - Cavalry
+50% vs. mounted units
Spain
Conquistador - Cuirassier
+50% vs. melee units, receives defensive bonuses, upgrades to Gunship
-Doesn't count as post-gunpowder unit for ignoring wall bonus
Sumeria
Vulture - Axeman
+1 Strength
-25% less bonus vs. melee units
Vikings
Berserker - Maceman
+10% city attack, starts with Amphibious
Zulu
Impi - Spearman
+1 movement, starts with Mobility
This includes civilization, unique unit name, unit it replaces and benefit over the replaced unit. This kind of list should more accurately reveal where each unit's speciality and often neglected drawbacks lie. Corrections welcome! List is based on Civ 4: Beyond The Sword 3.0.0.1 (build 81539) data from Civilopedia.
America
Navy Seal - Marine
+1-2 first strikes, starts with March
Arabia
Camel Archer - Knight
+15% chance to withdraw, doesn't need horse and iron
- needs Archery
Aztecs
Jaguar - Swordsman
+Starts with Woodsman, 5 reduced cost, doesn't need iron
-1 Strength
Babylon
Bowman - Archer
+50% vs. melee units
Byzantium
Cataphract - Knight
+2 Strength
- No immunity to first strikes
Carthage
Numidian Cavalry - Horse Archer
+50% vs. melee units, starts with Flanking I
-1 Strength
Celts
Gallic Warrior - Swordsman
+Starts with Guerilla I, can be built with copper
China
Cho-Ko-Nu - Crossbowman
+1 first strike, causes collateral damage
Dutch
East Indiaman - Galleon
+2 Strength, +1 cargo space, can explore rival territory
Egypt
War Chariot - Chariot
+1 Strength, immune to first strikes
England
Redcoat - Rifleman
+25% vs. gunpowder units
Ethiopia
Oromo Warrior - Musketman
+1 first strike, immune to first strikes, starts with Drill I and Drill II
France
Musketeer - Musketman
+1 movement
Germany
Panzer - Tank
+50% vs. armored units
Greece
Phalanx - Axeman
+100% defense vs. Chariot
Holy Roman Empire
Landsknecht - Pikeman
+100% vs. melee units
Inca
Quechua - Warrior
+100% vs. Archery Units, starts with Combat I
India
Fast Worker - Worker
+1 movement
Japan
Samurai - Maceman
+2 First Strikes
- Can't be built with copper
Khmer
Ballista Elephant - War Elephant
+Targets Mounted units first in combat outside cities
Korea
Hwacha - Catapult
+50% vs. melee units
Mali
Skirmisher - Archer
+1 Strength, 50% chance for additional first strike
Maya
Holkan - Spearman
+Immune to first strikes, doesn't need copper or iron
Mongolia
Keshik - Horse Archer
+1 First strike, ignores terrain movement costs
-Isn't immune to first strikes
Native Americans
Dog Soldier - Axeman
+50% vs. melee units, doesn't need copper or iron
-1 Strength
Ottomans
Janissary - Musketman
+25% vs. archery, mounted and melee units
Persia
Immortal - Chariot
+50% vs. archers, receives defensive bonuses
Portugal
Carrack - Caravel
+1 cargo space, can transport military units
Rome
Praetorian - Swordsman
+2 Strength
-5 additional cost, no +10% city attack
Russia
Cossack - Cavalry
+50% vs. mounted units
Spain
Conquistador - Cuirassier
+50% vs. melee units, receives defensive bonuses, upgrades to Gunship
-Doesn't count as post-gunpowder unit for ignoring wall bonus
Sumeria
Vulture - Axeman
+1 Strength
-25% less bonus vs. melee units
Vikings
Berserker - Maceman
+10% city attack, starts with Amphibious
Zulu
Impi - Spearman
+1 movement, starts with Mobility
war ensemble
Warlord
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Fast worker, or praets.
Jedi_Otis
Diggin' the DarkSide
Ragnars' Berserkers! Upgradeable amphibious city raidin' fun 'til the end of time.
arikajohnson
Chieftain
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I've always been a Samurai fan because I like studying Samurai history.
TheMeInTeam
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Keshiks for the most fun.
For pure blunt-force strength prats, for versatility fast worker.
For pure blunt-force strength prats, for versatility fast worker.
Immortals get +50% vs. archery units, not +25%-
Unlisted drawback of Conquistadors: Don't count as a post-gunpowder unit for ignoring walls. This is probably an oversight (initially they replaced knights, not cuirassiers).
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Quechua. Whether allowing a gamebreaking rush or merely keeping barbarian archers out of my hair, they are excellent.
Skirmishers are starting to become a favourite, because they are also a reliable rush/anti-barbarian unit that remains cost-effective for a very very long time.
Unlisted drawback of Conquistadors: Don't count as a post-gunpowder unit for ignoring walls. This is probably an oversight (initially they replaced knights, not cuirassiers).
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Quechua. Whether allowing a gamebreaking rush or merely keeping barbarian archers out of my hair, they are excellent.
Skirmishers are starting to become a favourite, because they are also a reliable rush/anti-barbarian unit that remains cost-effective for a very very long time.
De Begerac
Chieftain
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churn these out, straight to drill IV and go forth.
Cyrano
kristopherb
Protective/Charismatic
Redcoats ,City garrison 3 drill 2 city defender. Excuse while i go to the Bathroom.
LackBox
Chieftain
And I'd choose Cossacks cause their strength is 18 in my version of Civ, not 15, and the bonus is still there.
Fraxander
Chieftain
Marine Seal, Redcoats, Phalanx and Conquistador....
smackthewise
Prince
FAST WORKERS! Purely due to URSExelcior video 
They are clearly the most advanced/deadly unit!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXmaVSsIDCg
They are clearly the most advanced/deadly unit!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXmaVSsIDCg
omnimutant
Warlord
I like the Ballista Elephant, but only for coolness factor. It's not all that Practical.
twansalem
Warlord
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I say it depends a lot on what kind of map you play, as well as on your playing style.
Carracks are great on maps with a lot of water, and will give you a huge advantage in being able to settle the new world on a terra map. But if you're playing a pangea map, they don't do you much for you at all.
On smaller archpelago maps where you can island hop with galleys, Berserkers are easily among the best. But once again, on a pangea map, they're not that powerful (although being able to attack across a river without penalty is nice).
On maps with larger, sparsely populated landmasses with lots of forests, jungles, or hills, an argument could be made for the Keshik.
Praetorians are great all around UUs, no need to say much else about them.
I also understand the argument in favor of the Fast Worker, as they are resourceless and available the whole game, but they're just too boring to be considered the best.
Carracks are great on maps with a lot of water, and will give you a huge advantage in being able to settle the new world on a terra map. But if you're playing a pangea map, they don't do you much for you at all.
On smaller archpelago maps where you can island hop with galleys, Berserkers are easily among the best. But once again, on a pangea map, they're not that powerful (although being able to attack across a river without penalty is nice).
On maps with larger, sparsely populated landmasses with lots of forests, jungles, or hills, an argument could be made for the Keshik.
Praetorians are great all around UUs, no need to say much else about them.
I also understand the argument in favor of the Fast Worker, as they are resourceless and available the whole game, but they're just too boring to be considered the best.
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