Least Favourite Unit to Play with?

[Akalabeth]

Here, I'll make a dumb opinion type thread. Which standard unit in Civ3(and all it's expansions) is your least favourite unit to play with? And when I say Play with, I don't mean "this units stats suck, who'd use it". But rather when you have a unit, and you think "I wish the graphic was different for this" or "I wish the sound effect was better" or "I love this guy, but damn that animation sucks". So putting aside all references to the units affect or importance to your game, which is your least favourite?
(If you still dont know what I mean, maybe my choices will help


For me in Civ 3, and even those that came before, it's the modern transport. There's a huge disconnect, when your sea is full of AEGIS Cruisers, Carriers, Destroyers and Battleships and a bunch of dinky D-Day landing craft. The D-Day craft might be best known in popular culture, but it's not an ocean-going transport. I'd rather have some nondescript merchant ship type rather than that, at least it'll look like it belongs with the rest of your fleet.

Honorable mention goes to the Cavalry unit. Which for some inexplicable reason, has a sound effect of a horse rather than a rifle shot. Such that when two cavalry get into a fight, it sounds more like horse trash talk (or worse) rather than actual combat.

 

[Mirc]

The princess unit is horribly done, IMHO. Or maybe I just don't like it.

 

[TheOverseer714]

I hate all the sailing ships, but especially the carrack, they sound like a malfunctioning washing machine.

 

[Headbanger]

I would like to say, the Gaelic swordsman is perfect and awesome in every way.

Out of curiosity, is he barfing when he wins?

 

[D0NIMATRIX]

*Gallic*

I hate using ships too, their sounds are way louder than the rest, and it sounds like sandpaper and metal on a chalkboard. Cavalry moving somehow relax me, and riflemen fire sounds cool. Longbows and archers also have a satisfying thwock to them.

EDIT: Sorry, it double-posted. CFC didn't respond for a minute or two. Can a mod please delete this if he/she sees it?

 

[D0NIMATRIX]

*Gallic*

I hate using ships too, their sounds are way louder than the rest, and it sounds like sandpaper and metal on a chalkboard. Cavalry moving somehow relax me, and riflemen fire sounds cool. Longbows and archers also have a satisfying thwock to them.

 

[civverguy]

Why don't you turn off the sound then? That's what I do.

 

[Headbanger]

Come the modern ages, my musicians instantly and ubruptly become quiet, and Slayer takes thier place. I can't stand the modern age music.

 

[D0NIMATRIX]

Why don't you turn off the sound then? That's what I do.

Because then the beautiful industrial music is muted, and I'm lazy.

 

[Quintillus]

I'd have to say the Light Tank from the WWII Conquest. It's about four times as loud as any other unit (not really exagerrating, either) and sounds absolutely horrible. I always hit mute when I see one coming and never build any because they sound so bad. If it weren't for that unit I'd probably play WWII considerably more often!

 

[againsttheflow]

I've always disliked pikes. The weapons and armour from that era have just never floated my boat. I don't usually care for the musketman either. Early muskets were worse than bows in most conditions (phsychological effects aside) so if it hadn't been for the fact that you needed to have them to improve them (in both RL and civ) I'd prefer to never let them see the light of day.

Because then the beautiful industrial music is muted, and I'm lazy.

Just go to prefs and turn of the unit sounds but leave the music.

Come the modern ages, my musicians instantly and ubruptly become quiet, and Slayer takes thier place. I can't stand the modern age music.

Agreed.

 

[NickyH]

The most annoying unit I can think of right now is the Tank. It's mainly the sounds I dislike, but they're pretty ugly too.

One of the coolest units is the one you never get to play with very much, perhaps you just move him from one city to another: the scientific great leader. I love that little "Hmm…" sound he makes! I like the way he looks too.

War elephants make lots of wonderful noises. I like them too. The best sound is when they move.

 

[Optional]

The most annoying unit I can think of right now is the Tank. It's mainly the sounds I dislike, but they're pretty ugly too.

Ah, you've beaten me to it! I was just gonna post the same thing. Yep, also for me it's mainly the sound; I mean, that's a drill we're hearing, isn't it?
And when it's resting, the tank seems to be panting.

The best part about the tank is the way it crashes when it gets defeated, that bit is actually quite cool.

 

[Diviner]

naval units have pretty gay sounds. the galley and the ironclad has won the match. ironclad also looks like a grey medicine.

i dislike pikeman graphics and animation, its just sucks.

 

[Ares de Borg]

All modern naval units in vanilla civ are horrible designed, so are the tanks and mech infantry. This is why I replaced them all.

 

[D0NIMATRIX]

Just go to prefs and turn of the unit sounds but leave the music.

But then the rest of the good unit noises go away.

The pikeman noise is the part about it I hate. What type of weapon even makes a noise like that?

 

[againsttheflow]

You can always create a mute .wav file and use that for the sound effects they really get to you. I would be kinda desperate before I did that but it shouldn't take too long.

 

[Headbanger]

Medival infantry are the worst. I like my Gallic swordsman better. 1 movement point is teh garbage.

 

[D0NIMATRIX]

You can always create a mute .wav file and use that for the sound effects they really get to you. I would be kinda desperate before I did that but it shouldn't take too long.

I don't like changing Civ, because I've had it do stupid stuff like crash my hard drive, so I would do that if I could, but I can't.
I just plug my ears when their turns come around, or I just leave the volume down during the entire game.

@Headbanger

What the thread starter meant was units that you hate the look or sound of.

 

[Headbanger]

I just heard ancient cavaly, and it sounds absolutely bizzare... not to mention the animation.