No allowed units?

[jakej]

Right now i have 30 units, i remember back when i was in the b.c.(about 500 years ago) I had a unit allowment of something like 20 units, any more and i would pay for them. Well now it says that my allowed unit number is zero. Why is that?

 

[Ginger_Ale]

The governments Republic and Democracy (pre-Conquests) have no unit support, so you have to pay for units.

Did you switch governments between now and then?

 

[jakej]

Yes, I switched to a Republic. I thought it would be better, but it turns out its costing me a whole lot more than i thought.

 

[ainwood]

It depends on the government you are in - allowed units basically means "free units" - you don't have to pay maintenenace for them.

Each government has so many free units, plus so many extra for each town, for each city and for each metropolis.

Despotism: 1 gold per unit, but get 4 'free' ones per town/city/metro.
Monarchy: 1 gold / unit, 2/4/8 free per town/city/metro.
communism: 1/unit, 6/6/6 per t/c/m
republic: 2/unit, 1/3/4 per t/c/m (Note: In Civ3 & PTW this is different - these are C3C numbers!)
Democracy: 1/unit no free units.
fascism: 1/unit, 4/7/10.
Fedualism: 3/unit, 5/2/1 free units.

 

[ainwood]

Yes, I switched to a Republic. I thought it would be better, but it turns out its costing me a whole lot more than i thought.

Republic gives you an extra gold for every tile that is already producing one (Pre-corruption through), which offsets the extra unit support costs.

 

[jakej]

So....should i switch to a monarchy? What are the pros and cons of the Republic and monarchy? By the way, im playing Civ3 with PTW. Not C3C, sadly.

 

[Ginger_Ale]

Republic:

Pros: Increased commerce, +1 gold to every tile that produces at least one. Lower corruption.

Cons: 1 gold per unit you have. No Military Police for happiness. Low (but very managable) war weariness.

I use Republic often. The WW isn't bad, and the happiness I get is from luxuries (important!) and the luxury slider - since I get more gold, I don't need to turn it up as high as I would in Monarchy.

Monarchy:

Pros: No WW. Military Police keeps 3 citizens happy. Unit support (good amount, too).

Cons: Lags behind in economy. Luxury slider isn't as effective due to less gold. More corruption than Monarchy (but not too bad).

Monarchy is good for constant wars. Even if you like wars, Republic may suit you. Try them both out.

 

[jakej]

Well I do have a substantial amount of gold, about 400. So im in no immediate need of a change. But i can't tell if im doing good or not, i've only met two other civilizations out of, what i think, are 7 other civs. I might post a save file and get advice.