sabo
My Ancestors were Vikings
For me probably the cruise missle
What unit you DONT use
- Thread starter ghostbuster
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Dreadnought
Deity
Why don't you use the cruise missle? it is awsome when used correctly!
Damnyankee
Honest Abe
good for bombording. But for some players, ships will do. and reuseable!!!
Damnyankee
Honest Abe
stealth bombers kick ass. Especially if u have them on carriers.
Geofflightning
Commisar
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I never use ships, unless mounting a transcontinental invasion. Never had the need to control the seas, since the AI is too stupid to use naval bombardment to their advantage.
gunkulator
Emperor
The Horsemen to Knight wait is a loooong one. Can you really do without a 2-mover that long? Besides, Horsemen, while not the best attackers, have retreat. Use them to weaken city defenders before the swords finish them off.
Their other use is to quickly reinforce a city against that AI stack of Archers or Horses.
Their other use is to quickly reinforce a city against that AI stack of Archers or Horses.
Chariots, they always disapear to fsat.
Helecoptors. Could anyone give me some advice on how to use them affectively.
longbowman because I'm never at war when they come along, I either make an early attack or wait until knights
Explorers, though i read somewhere that I should
Helecoptors. Could anyone give me some advice on how to use them affectively.
longbowman because I'm never at war when they come along, I either make an early attack or wait until knights
Explorers, though i read somewhere that I should
smeggo
Chieftain
I'd never used Mobile SAMs as I thought they're totally useless never doing ANYTHING.
Then over the weekend in the heat of battle one of my cities built one without me noticing and for some reason I put it on sentry rather than fortify. Then to my great surprise it shot down a bomber.
Never build Ironclads. Though I might now just in case they've some super feature I've not discovered before.
Then over the weekend in the heat of battle one of my cities built one without me noticing and for some reason I put it on sentry rather than fortify. Then to my great surprise it shot down a bomber.
Never build Ironclads. Though I might now just in case they've some super feature I've not discovered before.
citizen001
Banned
Geofflightning said:
yeh, same ships are a taboo for me as i usually play pangea maps.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Chariots I just wait till Horseman or Swordsman
Longbowman I build Knights or MDI instead
Explorer I have no use for it
Helicopter Umm...no
Paratroopers Only in WWII Conquest
Stealth Bomber Don't usually get that far
Stealth Fighter Useless
Cruise Missile Don't like them
Longbowman I build Knights or MDI instead
Explorer I have no use for it
Helicopter Umm...no
Paratroopers Only in WWII Conquest
Stealth Bomber Don't usually get that far
Stealth Fighter Useless
Cruise Missile Don't like them
Stealth Fighters useless?
I always use them to scout out enemy territories before bombarding, how else should i know what the hell im aiming at?
About Mobile SAMs; the ai once sent 9 bombers on my city with three sams in it and if i recall correctly they downed four of them(at least three), its seems to me they can down multiple units instead of fighter one-shot. And about fighters, i belive that a failed AS roll results in a fighter not even engaging enemy aircraft AND loses ability to intercept next bomber.
Guerrilas i regarded as useless for a long time, but ive found they can be quite useful.
1.The passive bombardment = support for infantries.
2.Same attack rating as inf. and cavalry.
Artillery is normally used as support behind inf, but they can be bulky with their vulnerability and you really dont want them captured ore destroyed.
Helis is for dropping infantry on enemy resources to pillage them.
Cruise missile finish damaged units, they are mobile in your territory unlike bombers AND have better range than infanty.
Finally, some points on knights.
1. Researching chivalry is a waste of research, i always go for theology for sistine chapel and further to education for universities, you can always trade for feudalism.
2. Knights are to expansive, in really pressed situations you dont have any use for the 2 move, pikemen/longbowmen for defense is much more effective wilsts using MDI/longbowmen for offense
I always use them to scout out enemy territories before bombarding, how else should i know what the hell im aiming at?
About Mobile SAMs; the ai once sent 9 bombers on my city with three sams in it and if i recall correctly they downed four of them(at least three), its seems to me they can down multiple units instead of fighter one-shot. And about fighters, i belive that a failed AS roll results in a fighter not even engaging enemy aircraft AND loses ability to intercept next bomber.
Guerrilas i regarded as useless for a long time, but ive found they can be quite useful.
1.The passive bombardment = support for infantries.
2.Same attack rating as inf. and cavalry.
Artillery is normally used as support behind inf, but they can be bulky with their vulnerability and you really dont want them captured ore destroyed.
Helis is for dropping infantry on enemy resources to pillage them.
Cruise missile finish damaged units, they are mobile in your territory unlike bombers AND have better range than infanty.
Finally, some points on knights.
1. Researching chivalry is a waste of research, i always go for theology for sistine chapel and further to education for universities, you can always trade for feudalism.
2. Knights are to expansive, in really pressed situations you dont have any use for the 2 move, pikemen/longbowmen for defense is much more effective wilsts using MDI/longbowmen for offense
Thorfin39
Chieftain
I never use explorers or scouts (prefer warriors or horsemen for that chore) I never build ironclads.. also tend to stay away from units I can't upgrade to riflemen, infantry or cavalry.. Circumstances will play a roll, of course.. but that's the general rule
gunkulator
Emperor
You don't use Scouts? They're the major advantage of being an expansionist civ. You get a two mover at the beginning dozens of turns before other civs can build them. Scout of the best settling locations, meet all your neighbors and trade with them early.
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