War Elephant

[Ahriman]

The Indian war elephant flavor text says it replaces the horseman, but it is a chariot UU. It has 5 maintenance, which seems high for the early game.

 

[Thalassicus]

Thanks for bringing this up. The war elephant was changed to a horseman replacement in the March 22nd v131.56 to make Gandhi more defensive and peaceful. I can understand the confusion because it's on the wrong tech. I fixed the tech for Gem v1.12.1.

Unit maintenance is:

= 0.018* + 0.18 * MAX(Combat, RangedCombat) - 1
= 0.018*170 + 0.18 * 14 - 1
= 3.06 + 2.52 - 1
= 5

The current exceptions are:

75% for air and sea
50% for gatling and machine guns

 

[Ahriman]

I forget exactly what they were, but its stats look a bit weak for it to be an effective horseman replacement. Only 2 movement? Ranged attack ~11 IIRC? Basically it seemed like a slow-but-tough chariot.

 

[adampjr]

The Indian war elephant flavor text says it replaces the horseman, but it is a chariot UU. It has 5 maintenance, which seems high for the early game.

Have you ever seen an elephant eat?

 

[mystikx21]

Based on the above, it's supposed to be 14 not 11. So that's one problem.

 

[Ahriman]

I'm not sure I have remembered the in-game strength right, so check before changing anything.