Named Elite Unit!

[micsan]

Wow!

It has happened twice in the game I'm currently playing, I had a tank unit do well, and bang, I'm prompted to give it a cool name (Alright, "Sword of Persia" may not be all that cool, but it was 2 a.m. and I was surprised).

Is this from 1.29 beta update?

Cheers,
Micsan

 

[AlanH]

Welcome to CFC and the Mac elite force.

The really important thing that happened when you saw that is that you won a Great Leader, who should be lurking on the same tile as the newly renamed Sword of Persia. You can move the Great Leader to a city to rush a Wonder (or anything else), or to build an army.

And no, I don't think it is new with the 1.29 patch.

 

[micsan]

Hi Alan,

Yup, I got the Great Leader (who is pretty kick-but with 3 elite tank units in his army). I've just never had the rename option occur for an elite unit.

Of course, I've only played 8 games of Civ 3 since I got it recently. I need some sleep...

If you use the Leader to rush a wonder, does it disappear, can you later build an army with it?

Cheers,
Micsan

 

[imadork]

I just downloaded the 1.29 update recently, and I noticed this for the first time. I think it is the patch that caused it. I had the "Game of the Year" version before.

There's also an asterisk that appears next to the "elite" designation after you rename the unit. I suspect it's to tell you that this unit has generated a Great Leader, and won't generate another.

 

[Txurce]

Correct on all counts, imadork.

 

[AlanH]

Originally posted by micsan
If you use the Leader to rush a wonder, does it disappear, can you later build an army with it?

Yes. You can only use a Great Leader once. He either forms and leads an army until it is killed in action, or he dies in the gargantuan effort of creating a Wonder or improvement in one mighty bound.

 

[micsan]

Thanks Alan, I appreciate the info!

 

[dojoboy]

Originally posted by micsan

If you use the Leader to rush a wonder, does it disappear, can you later build an army with it?

I just love the new guys! :jump:

Welcome micsan! Keep the questions coming. I still have questions myself these days.

 

[frunobulax]

Originally posted by AlanH
Welcome to CFC and the Mac elite force.
...And no, I don't think it is new with the 1.29 patch.

It is... named Elite units were not availble with v1.21

 

[micsan]

Oh, I'm sure I'll have a lot more questions...

BTW, thanks for all the welcomes I've received from everyone!

 

[msosa01]

Ahh, I have the this 1.29b2 patch and have several Elite swordsmen in my Byzantine army ;-). I have not been prompted to name them. Are you only prompted when a leader arises out of an elite unit? Also, what factors affect leader creation?

 

[AlanH]

You only get to rename a victorious Elite unit after it has produced a Great Leader - and I stand corrected, I played 1.21 for so little time I'd forgotten/never really knew that it didn't allow this option.

The factors that affect Great Leader generation are:

1. Chance - something like 1 in 16 elite victories, if I remember correctly

2. If you have built the Heroic Epic Small Wonder then the 1 in 16 increases to a higher probablility.

3. I can't recall if being a Militaristic civ increases the odds further. I suspect not, though I think it increases your chances of unit promotion, so you get more elites and therefore more chances to create Leaders.

Check out the details in a fine thread in the Strategy Articles forum by Sir Pleb. It explains the probabilities and describes strategies for maximising your chances of creating Leaders.