Milatary acadamy

[Utopia_prime]

I have civ 3 (no add on v 1.07)
How do you use the milatary acadamy effect to make armys? somebody help please.

 

[MOTH]

The requirement to build Military Academy is Military Tradition and (I think) a victorius army. You can then build the academy and start building Armies in this city only at 400(?) shields each. Build 4 or 5 and then build the Pentagon. Load up Cavalry and go wipe out your friends and enemies.

 

[chunkymonkey]

You can build the military academy in any city after you have researched Military Tradition and you have had a victorious army in the field.

You need to have control of 4 cities for every army you possess.

EDIT: crosspost with MOTH

 

[Frostyboy]

It's so expensive. the first army cost you 800 shields. It's better to try getting leaders in the filed I think.

 

[thetrooper]

It's so expensive. the first army cost you 800 shields

? 800 shields?

 

[MOTH]

? 800 shields?

400 for Mil Academy and 400 for the leader.

 

[MOTH]

In a lot of my games I am already in control. I like stockpiling the armies to disband for expensive items like Factories.

 

[Theoden]

Armies are definately worth those 400 shields IMHO. Or 1600 gold if you cash-rush them

If you can get a city at 80spt (shouldn't be too hard with factory and pp)
the academy will take only 5 turns and then you will get an army every 5 turns from the on

 

[vmxa]

Three standing armies allows you to build the Pentagon. Since it allwos a fourth unit in the army, I find it useful. Armies have very different properties in C3 than in C3C.

 

[JG99_Korab]

Liike what? I use c3c

 

[Drakan]

It's so expensive. the first army cost you 800 shields

Where did you get that from ? They always have a fixed cost of 400 shields at the MA.

 

[Brain]

Where did you get that from ? They always have a fixed cost of 400 shields at the MA.

It's 400 shields to build the military academy and 400 shields to build the first army. So you have to spend 800 shields before you can get your first army from the military academy.

 

[Drakan]

Right, that explains it better.

 

[vmxa]

Liike what? I use c3c

Armies get +1 movement, free pillage, heals fully in a barracks like other units, faster healing outside of barracks, can heal on enemy land as if they had Battlefield Medicine, increase bonus.

The fast healing and free pilliage is a killer. They have radar function. Armies are now overpowered, not to mention you have so little else to use an MGL on.

 

[thetrooper]

The fast healing and free pilliage is a killer. They have radar function. Armies are now overpowered, not to mention you have so little else to use an MGL on.

tR1cKy found a nice way to use them - harbours

The free pillage is a killer, yes. Have you ever used a conquistador army?

 

[Willem]

Armies are now overpowered, not to mention you have so little else to use an MGL on.

Plus the fact that the AI doesn't build them anymore.

 

[Willem]

I have civ 3 (no add on v 1.07)

You should at least get the 1.29f patch, if not Conquests.

 

[tR1cKy]

tR1cKy found a nice way to use them - harbours

Don't remind me that...
To add more, the civ i was playing with (Rome) is militaristic so the harbor was 40 shields instead of 80...

 

[Tearor]

With the rise and rule mod the armys are less powerful. Which stinks since getting them was coll and made you much stronger. converting armies to sheilds, especially the ones with advanced units is a great was to boost prodution in a city.

 

[Utopia_prime]

Cool Thanks, In am still used to call to power I got a free copy with a video card ages ago but when I got my hands on civ 3 well I havent played ctp again.