marceagleye
Underground Economist
I'd guess this strategy tip would be well-known but I'm not sure so I'll elaborate. Although I've only posted a couple of times in the last three years I do still play a lot. I'd consider myself a near-expert.
To move your units all the way around the world in one turn:
Have your empty transports in position ahead of time. As an example suppose you need to move four rifleman and four cavalry to an overseas city twenty tiles from your nearest mainland city... You will need ten galleons (or eight if you're seafaring). Have 2 galleons in the departure city and 2 galleons every fourth (or fifth) tile from the city fortified and waiting for the arrival of units. Have a couple of frigates fortified PERMANENTLY on these tiles so that when you transport your troops only your galleons move and not your frigates. Also remember to avoid the straight-line horizontal and vertical trap. Your galleon can only go in a straight line horizontally or vertically if all tiles along its path are clear of rival units. Stagger your frigate-fortified vessel-hop positions so that a rival unit cannot block your path by ending its turn on a needed tile.
That's half the work. Now to move the units load the 4 rifles and 4 cavalry into the 2 galleons in the departure city. With the galleons loaded, move them to the first vessel-hop tile where 2 frigates and 2 galleons are waiting. Wake all units. Load each unit into the galleon at the BOTTOM of the list. (The one that's been on that tile the longest). After loading all eight units, the 2 galleons that moved already are empty and the two galleons that were waiting are now full. Now move those two galleons to the next vessel-hop tile and repeat the process. There's no need to move your frigates. They stay on the same tile to protect the arrived galleons instead of following the departing galleons. When your last galleon reaches its destination, your units will still be active and you can use them that very same turn.
If you didn't know about this or have never tried it you will find it useful. It's unfair in a sense because the AI doesn't do it. In that regard I'd call it a 'CHEAT', but a useful strategy nevertheless. I hope it contributes to your success. Happy civving!
To move your units all the way around the world in one turn:
Have your empty transports in position ahead of time. As an example suppose you need to move four rifleman and four cavalry to an overseas city twenty tiles from your nearest mainland city... You will need ten galleons (or eight if you're seafaring). Have 2 galleons in the departure city and 2 galleons every fourth (or fifth) tile from the city fortified and waiting for the arrival of units. Have a couple of frigates fortified PERMANENTLY on these tiles so that when you transport your troops only your galleons move and not your frigates. Also remember to avoid the straight-line horizontal and vertical trap. Your galleon can only go in a straight line horizontally or vertically if all tiles along its path are clear of rival units. Stagger your frigate-fortified vessel-hop positions so that a rival unit cannot block your path by ending its turn on a needed tile.
That's half the work. Now to move the units load the 4 rifles and 4 cavalry into the 2 galleons in the departure city. With the galleons loaded, move them to the first vessel-hop tile where 2 frigates and 2 galleons are waiting. Wake all units. Load each unit into the galleon at the BOTTOM of the list. (The one that's been on that tile the longest). After loading all eight units, the 2 galleons that moved already are empty and the two galleons that were waiting are now full. Now move those two galleons to the next vessel-hop tile and repeat the process. There's no need to move your frigates. They stay on the same tile to protect the arrived galleons instead of following the departing galleons. When your last galleon reaches its destination, your units will still be active and you can use them that very same turn.
If you didn't know about this or have never tried it you will find it useful. It's unfair in a sense because the AI doesn't do it. In that regard I'd call it a 'CHEAT', but a useful strategy nevertheless. I hope it contributes to your success. Happy civving!
