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Deity
I know everyone hates Protective. They don't like the traits, and when the AI has it, they still don't like it cause it makes their job of taking AI cities even worse.
A thought did occur to me today. Now I don't know if their free CG & Drill is really free. If I have a barracks and theocracy, am I still able to give up to the CRIII promotion, or is the experience needed higher because of the begining 2 promotions?
I suppose to be worth while, the original promotions really better be free (no experience point offset) or it really is a horrible deal.
But... as for the other side.... One thing I really like to do now is build a lot of anti-armour infantry. Now yes, they really are a terrible unit, but I do this for an exploit that comes later.
You see, their bonus is not a built in intrinsic factor, instead it is a generic Promotion, the Ambush. Normally you can't get this without two strength promos first. So....
I like to put city garrison I & II on these guys, and let them sit & fortify, keeping my cities happy. This is the only way to get CR & Ambush together without having a rediculous amount of XPs.
Now, when you get the tech for Mechanised infantry, you can upgrade these guys into superior city defenders. But there's another bonus here. When you upgrade, you get ANOTHER free promotion. That's a March which gets added on even with the upgrade.
So now, your level 2 promoted unit comes with:
Ambush
CR I
CR II
March
But lets assume you were protective... so for just the same two promotions, wouldn't that give you...
1. Ambush
2. CR I
3. CR II
4. CR III
5. Drill
6. March
And THAT is with just a lousy cheap 2 promotions spent. I just never really tested the Protective leaders yet, but does this work in theory?
A thought did occur to me today. Now I don't know if their free CG & Drill is really free. If I have a barracks and theocracy, am I still able to give up to the CRIII promotion, or is the experience needed higher because of the begining 2 promotions?
I suppose to be worth while, the original promotions really better be free (no experience point offset) or it really is a horrible deal.
But... as for the other side.... One thing I really like to do now is build a lot of anti-armour infantry. Now yes, they really are a terrible unit, but I do this for an exploit that comes later.
You see, their bonus is not a built in intrinsic factor, instead it is a generic Promotion, the Ambush. Normally you can't get this without two strength promos first. So....
I like to put city garrison I & II on these guys, and let them sit & fortify, keeping my cities happy. This is the only way to get CR & Ambush together without having a rediculous amount of XPs.
Now, when you get the tech for Mechanised infantry, you can upgrade these guys into superior city defenders. But there's another bonus here. When you upgrade, you get ANOTHER free promotion. That's a March which gets added on even with the upgrade.
So now, your level 2 promoted unit comes with:
Ambush
CR I
CR II
March
But lets assume you were protective... so for just the same two promotions, wouldn't that give you...
1. Ambush
2. CR I
3. CR II
4. CR III
5. Drill
6. March
And THAT is with just a lousy cheap 2 promotions spent. I just never really tested the Protective leaders yet, but does this work in theory?