non units

[HIEROPHANT]

what is the most non units some one has had.

 

[vladmir_illych_lenin]

I've had over 100 NON barbarian units. When I set it to Raging Hoards, late in the game, I get at least 5 NON barb units by bribing them every turn. The sweet thing is they only cost around 150 bucks and they get upgraded to better units when i discover a new tech! Then i disband them so I can build wonders faster.

[This message has been edited by vladmir_illych_lenin (edited March 10, 2001).]

 

[Thunderfall]

no Vlad, you cannot upgrade calvalry to tanks! Leon's Workshop is made obsolete by Automobiles, and Automobiles is a prerequisite for Mobile Warfare.

 

[HIEROPHANT]

in this deity game i am playing i will have more than 300 non units by the end of the game.

 

[vladmir_illych_lenin]

Well, they were upgraded to something. It might have been from dragoons to calvary. I exaggerate sometimes.

I've also bribed horsemen for 50 bucks and have them upgraded to Calvalry a couple of techs later. A really good deal!

 

[HIEROPHANT]

it is also good to have non ships

 

[Cimfindriel]

it is also good to have non ships

I think this, next to a NON settler is the best NON to have.

Just as a matter of interest...do you (this is for everyone to answer if they want to) always kill barbarian leaders to get the ransom money? I sometimes buy them off...resulting in a NON settler; the benefit being the obvious.

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[TrailblazingScot]

none units i think u mean

I never look after mine properly...I just don't care enough about the resource cost of units. BUT if I needed to I could care and thus I'd be a better player, but more uptight.

 

[Cimfindriel]

Here kitty kitty

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[woke25]

I can CREATE a non unit every turn. how many turns does this game have? i think that will lead to at least 1000 non units, without bribing 1 barbarian. Contact me if you want to learn this trick.

 

[R]

found this interesting thread. yes woke23. i'd like to know!

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[goodbye_mr_bond]

Creating NON units? Sounds delightfully naughty to me... Care to share?

 

[gjts00]

What's a "non unit"?

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[Az]

Originally posted by gjts00

What's a "non unit"?

A NONE unit is one that isn't supported by any city. If you have never seen any then start a new game and look carefully at the information you have under your first settler icon. Instead of the name of the city that supports it the word "NONE" is written; after all you ave no city to support it.

The best NONE unit is settler because normally it requires food support.
The best way to have NONE settlers later in the game is to build a city with a a normal settler and then rush-build another one in this same city. As soon as the city size is 1 you'll have to choose between "delay settler production" and "build setllers anyway and disband City". If you coose the second the settler that will come out will have no support it will be a NONE unit.

That way you can keep this unit till the end of the game for improving terrain.

 

[Sir Isaac Newton]

Originally posted by Az:
The best NONE unit is settler because normally it requires food support.
The best way to have NONE settlers later in the game is to build a city with a a normal settler and then rush-build another one in this same city. As soon as the city size is 1 you'll have to choose between "delay settler production" and "build setllers anyway and disband City". If you coose the second the settler that will come out will have no support it will be a NONE unit. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif" border=0>
That way you can keep this unit till the end of the game for improving terrain.

I've tried this on occasion, but I never get that option. (Generally, I have tried this to get rid of a city in a really crappy place, but to no avail.) The city just sits there until it reaches size 2, and then the settler is completed and the city drops to size 1 again. I presume I am doing something wrong; any ideas on what specifically it might be?

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[TimTheEnchanter]

Originally posted by Sir Isaac Newton:
I've tried this on occasion, but I never get that option. (Generally, I have tried this to get rid of a city in a really crappy place, but to no avail.) The city just sits there until it reaches size 2, and then the settler is completed and the city drops to size 1 again. I presume I am doing something wrong; any ideas on what specifically it might be

You have to rush build the settler before you get to size 2. It costs some gold. Also, I believe the game will not allow you to disband a city at chieftain level.



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[BlueMonday]

In order to disband a city you have to remember that when you lose a citizen your food in storage stays the same. If you build a settler when the city is size two it decreases to size one, but the amount of food is still the same, so most likely the city will regain the citizen in the next turn. So, in order to get around this, you need to deplete the food in the city, dedicate all your workers to industry.

Also, you can disband cities in cheiftain level. And sometimes, you will get a non settler when you disband, but if you are near a friendly city, it will be supported by that city.

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[Az]

Also your city musn't be too close to another because it may teake support from this other city...

Well I'm not sure about that...

 

[vladmir_illych_lenin]

A unit from a hut or disbanded city is created: If closer to enemy city, then it's a NONE. If it's closer to your city, then it's supported.

What I love are NONE partisans. If barbs actually conquer one of my cities, about 5-10 NONE partisans come out. I can instantly retake that city and relieve 10 shields of 10 other cities.

 

[Az]

Thanx Vlad. ! I had been wondering....