Gun Powder units

[Revan1000]

Gun Powder units, such as Musketman from Civ, is it only available on evil side?

I'm a noob on FFH, After discovering Gun Powder Tech and having Gun Powder as resource, I kept trying to build musketman, and yet I don't see him on build list.

And my evil neighbor whose in War against me has it, named A... Something.
Do I need to build a building? Or you have to be evil to build it??

 

[Kyroshill]

It is civ-specific. Some civs can't build some units. The civ you are playing obviously can't build Arquebusiers.

 

[Revan1000]

It is civ-specific. Some civs can't build some units. The civ you are playing obviously can't build Arquebusiers.

Got it, thanks for response.

 

[Divankin]

Some civilizations cannot build gunpowder units. For example, elven civilizations cant.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Civs without access to Arqubis:

Mercurians
Ljosalfar
Hippus
Doviello
Clan of Embers
Svartalfar
Calabim
Infernal (although I swear I've seen them with these at one point; maybe this is a recent change)
Barbarian State


If anything, it is the evil civs that are least able to use the unit.

 

[WarKirby]

I think it's pretty silly that hippus can't use arquebuses.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Yeah, that one seems quite odd. Primitive firearms seem to fit well will mercenaries, imho. The only reason I can think of to deny them Arquebos would be to give them a mounted equivalent like Cuirassiers.

 

[WarKirby]

Cuirassier would be a perfect hippus UU, and make them much less bland.

 

[Emptiness]

Arqubis

arquebuses.

Arquebos

I prefer "Arquebustier"...which incidentally makes me sad that the Svartalfar don't have access to the unit.

 

[JonathanStrange]

I prefer "Thundersticks"...but thunderstick-wielding treants tend to intimidate the less-confident non-Ljosalfar player.

 

[cvlowe]

No no no. Not thundrstick.

Its a Boomstick.

Retails for 109.95 at S-Mart.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

I'm merely declining the word Arquebus like I would any (non r stem) second declension masculine word based on how it is being used. Arbebis is clearly dative, and Arbebos accusative.

 

[Nor'easter]

Except that despite appearances, it's not a Latin word.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquebus

 

[KillerClowns]

I'm merely declining the word Arquebus like I would any (non r stem) second declension masculine word based on how it is being used. Arbebis is clearly dative, and Arbebos accusative.

You know what? . .. .. .. . this. How's about we bother the mighty (and yes, yes, I know, technically non-authoritative) Wiktionary.

arquebus (plural arquebuses)

1.an obsolete matchlock firearm​

Derived terms
arquebusier

If anyone wants to complain about my use of the Power of Wiki, by all means, pick up a dictionary and copy down the results. AFAIK, as a general rule, whenever the English language cannibalizes foreign words, it typically applies its own rules regarding prefixes and suffixes to them.
EDIT: Ninja'd. And I missed the part about it being of dutch origin anyways...

 

[VSPavlov]

Yeah, that one seems quite odd. Primitive firearms seem to fit well will mercenaries, imho. The only reason I can think of to deny them Arquebos would be to give them a mounted equivalent like Cuirassiers.

I suppose, caracole cavalry would fit Hippus more - raiding cavalry with a good offensive power and high withdrawal chance. Or maybe some reitars... Classical cuirassiers in common thought are tied with the Napoleonic era, which makes them less appropriate.

 

[Humakty]

Why on earth would you give anymore units to the Hippus ? they already are one of the most potent civ early and mid game, they surely don't need to also be a powerhouse late game.

Apart from that, I think a wyvern UU would be so much fitting for the Clan, they really deserve it.
Plus a goblin arquebusier UU, it is well known since Warcraft that goblins like to use high tech device that explodes.

 

[Kyroshill]

it is well known since Warcraft that goblins like to use high tech device that explodes.

The holy text of all things fantasy?

 

[Iceciro]

Why on earth would you give anymore units to the Hippus ? they already are one of the most potent civ early and mid game, they surely don't need to also be a powerhouse late game.

Honestly, because the Hippus unique units start to peter out lategame because they get the same phalanxes/etc at that stage everybody else does. Magnadine is awesome, but a lot of their lategame requires them to get Guild of the Nine.

Plus a goblin arquebusier UU, it is well known since Warcraft that goblins like to use high tech device that explodes.

Warcraft

No. No. No. A thousand times no. Our goblins are not Warcraft goblins, and I'd like to keep it that way.

 

[civ_king]

well our gnomes should still be Über 1337 haxor

 

[Ribusprissin]

What gnomes? There are no gnomes in FFH.