No UU for some civs

[mr_lewington]

Sorry if this has been brought up before, but how come some civs such as the Chinese or Arabs don't have unique units. Is that supposed to be compensated by their traits?

 

[Huayna Capac357]

No. Firaxis is just uncreative. I suspect that this and Civ 4 Col are just quick money-makers to get enough salary money for enough coders for Civ 5...

 

[KrikkitTwo]

UU have NO bonuses, just different names

Unit bonuses only come from Traits

 

[mr_lewington]

Hmm that's strange, now I can see why a Mao China has no UU, looks similar to Russian for the most part. But Saladin Arabia...

 

[Duraska]

As mentioned before, there are no unique units in the Civ 4 sense. Japanese Samurai Knights are exactly the same as regular knights, except in name and graphic. The only reason why Samurai Knights have +1 attack over regular knights is because of a specific Trait the Japanese get, it's not an inherent bonus like a Civ 4 UU.

I guess the developers believed China to be powerful enough, without the need for a bonus to a particular unit type.

 

[KrikkitTwo]

In that sense Saladin's Arabia DOES have UU... +1 attack Horsemen and +1 attack Knights.. they just don't have a special name.