Yes, I agree with you...........But, it's still a good tip......and that's the name of the thread! 
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Meteor Man
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Yes, thank you Bllasae for your wonderful advice, or tip, or whatever you just told me. I GET the picture. OK?
Naw, I'm just kidding. Its just that that post was a while ago and many people have already commented like that. I'm just a little rough around the edges right now, so sorry for blowing up on you like that.
Alright, my bad lol.Yes, thank you Bllasae for your wonderful advice, or tip, or whatever you just told me. I GET the picture. OK?
Naw, I'm just kidding. Its just that that post was a while ago and many people have already commented like that. I'm just a little rough around the edges right now, so sorry for blowing up on you like that.
Meteor Man
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Notice anything about that post that interests you?
No..........
Meteor Man
Cylindropuntia imbricata
The smilie is different. Look closer.
I notice that it's not hosted here.
Meteor Man
Cylindropuntia imbricata
That's right. Just wanted to see if anyone noticed...
Fiddlin Nero
Prince
With a dominance game in mind the only unit I considered really useful for armies was the MA, recently I discovered the usefulness of armies consisting of Marines. Amphibious Armies are way more effective than all those individual Marines going in one at a time.
Snarkhunter
Prince
? I don't really understand this--you mean if you get an AA MGL, you won't do anything with it for a few hundred turns? Even though you won't get another one until you do, & can't build the MA until you get a victory with an army?
For my money, any unit is useful for an army at the time you get a MGL. I once had a horseman army; I snickered a little bit, but that didn't stop me from building it, using it, & playing smackdown with my nearest neighbors. (special circumstances; swordsmen were a ways away & an immediate army was useful right then. Besides, I wanted a chance for more MGLs.)
kk
D0NIMATRIX
Full of drivel
Horsemen can actually make formidable, high-HP, fast units. Of course the geography varies their usefulness much more so than swordsmen armies.
Horsemen Armies are fine and usually the best way to go.........But be careful: because they have such low defensive values, the AI will attack (and quite often defeat) them.
Snarkhunter
Prince
Horsemen Armies are fine and usually the best way to go.........But be careful: because they have such low defensive values, the AI will attack (and quite often defeat) them.
They're really too fragile to depend on, though--that's why I snickered. (The other reason was that I usually don't get leaders so early in the game.) But they were the best unit I was likely to have for a while, so I used them. A swordsman army (which is definitely what I would have preferred) is robust enough to handle anything at its time, & the extra movement point makes it even-steven against fast units as well.
Which is really my point: any unit, at the time it is "current", will work well for an army. Some keep currency longer than others; cav armies last for quite a spell & are still useful, if not front line, all the way through the Moderns. Other obsoletes can sometimes get new life once the Pentagon comes on line & you can add a more powerful unit to the mix, beefing up the attack and defense. (The difference in movement can often be finessed, but even if it isn't, you usually aren't looking for speed for such a repurposed army.)
kk
Fiddlin Nero
Prince
My original intent about armies was more focused on the end game and since armies can't be upgraded I tend to build armies without filling them until I have Modern Armor. I usually just disband out-dated armies of cavalry or tanks. Of course I am playing PTW so I only have GL but I think the concepts are the same for MGL, sounds like it anyway.
Anyway for the longest time by the end-game all I had were armies containing MA. Now I have 2-4 armies of Marines in the end-game which I find very useful.
Anyway for the longest time by the end-game all I had were armies containing MA. Now I have 2-4 armies of Marines in the end-game which I find very useful.
capnvonbaron
Democratia gladii
Um... in vanilla, marines lose their amphib assault feature when put into armies. Did that change for PTW/C3C?
Northen Wolf
Young Hunter
Yes, that changed, unit special abilities will be transferred into army.capnvonbaron said:
Got info from: War Academy > Introductory Courses > The Basics of Armies By Theoden.
Snarkhunter
Prince
By endgame, I usually am just about to get tanks; it's very rare that a game last long enough to get Modern Armor. . . .
kk
@Snarkhunter: Perhaps it's time to promote yourself to a higher level of play.............Unless you already play at Sid Level!
Seriously, I can relate to exactly what you are saying.
Seriously, I can relate to exactly what you are saying.
Snarkhunter
Prince
@Snarkhunter: Perhaps it's time to promote yourself to a higher level of play.............Unless you already play at Sid Level!
Absolutely not. There are far too many bugs in my REXing, & after starting a game where my closest neighbor must have popped at least 2 settlers in the first 30-40 turns, I know I'm not ready for any of the levels that give the AI extra settlers/units.
kk
Fiddlin Nero
Prince
I can't seem to resist going for world conquest which rarely happens before the official ending of the game.
