special units

[Neo Dar]

sorry if this is a reapeated thread but are there any bonuses for specail units like more attack for sherman tanks or more defence for ashiguru pikeman???

[Hellogoodbye123]

sorry if this is a reapeated thread but are there any bonuses for specail units like more attack for sherman tanks or more defence for ashiguru pikeman???

i think there was, but just like a little tiny difference, but i think they were taken off, in one of the newer patches..

[Neo Dar]

dude thanks youve answered everyone of my questions in my threads thanks alot

[Hellogoodbye123]

dude thanks youve answered everyone of my questions in my threads thanks alot

..ohh thx thx

its what i do..

if you need any more answers im here

[greekgod]

i made a thread about this a month ago..... its ok though

[Hellogoodbye123]

i made a thread about this a month ago..... its ok though

hmm.. i think i recall i posted a comment, no??

hmm.. strange

[Grayson]

Special units get NO BONUSES!

I've been studying this for the past few weeks, but they don't get anything you can count on, and their win/loss rate is the same as normal units.

They just get a special name, and sometimes a special look to them. That's all.

[Hellogoodbye123]

Special units get NO BONUSES!

I've been studying this for the past few weeks, but they don't get anything you can count on, and their win/loss rate is the same as normal units.

They just get a special name, and sometimes a special look to them. That's all.

what he said...

though long long long, but really looooong ago, they added a little tiny difference.. its in the Faq's i think

[Pedal2Metal]

Special units get NO BONUSES!

I've been studying this for the past few weeks, but they don't get anything you can count on, and their win/loss rate is the same as normal units.

They just get a special name, and sometimes a special look to them. That's all.

I stand by my beliefs still.

The FAQ clearly states they do. Whether that is still true today is an unanswerable question. I do agree that basing any strategy on using special units for their "specialness" as a key ingredient is doomed to failure so best to assume they have no bonus but feel free to choose to believe they do, as I do.

best regards,
Pedal2Metal

[elthrasher]

what he said...

though long long long, but really looooong ago, they added a little tiny difference.. its in the Faq's i think

The FAQ says that American Sherman Tanks do a little extra damage. That doesn't even make any sense. You might as well say that Cossack Horsemen have extra plooey or +5 starchiness. It's utter nonsense.

[Hellogoodbye123]

actually i made a thread like this, a mod told me the effects were taken off to make the game a little more fair

[elthrasher]

actually i made a thread like this, a mod told me the effects were taken off to make the game a little more fair

Did the mod reply in your thread or pm you? If the former, can you link it or if the latter can you paste the reply here?

[Pedal2Metal]

actually i made a thread like this, a mod told me the effects were taken off to make the game a little more fair

So my faith was not completely in vain at one time?
I second El-thrasher's request.

best regards,
Pedal2Metal

[Grayson]

well, i've already PM'd this to Pedal, but I'll post it here:

Hi elizabeth,

I'm sorry to PM you so much lately. I promise they won't be so frequent in the future.

A lot of us on the boards have been wondering about special units in Civilization Revolution. Some of them have explicit bonuses, like Japanese Knights get +1 attack or Zulu warriors get +1 movement.

But some units have a special name, unique look, but no stated bonus. You have said on the FAQ that these units will do a little more damage, such as the Sherman tanks of the Americans. I haven't seen this, or haven't experienced any type of boost.

I set out to test this, and have spent hours and hours testing Russian Cossack Horsemen and Spanish Knights (Conquistadors), but have found no difference.

I was wondering if you could save me hours more of testing and ask a developer that worked on this part of the game if these units really do get a bonus, and if so, what is it??? Or if you could point me in the right direction that would be great.

Grayson

Units that don't have explicit bonuses stated don't have those bonuses. They just look different.

[elthrasher]

To best honest, I'm a little bummed, even though I was right. I wanted to argue about it some more. It's not always about the thrill of victory. Sometimes it's about the rush of being in the thick of battle.

With this settled, what am I going to argue with Pedal about? Apparently we're not allowed to start threads baselessly accusing him of being a cheater....

[Pedal2Metal]

With this settled, what am I going to argue with Pedal about? Apparently we're not allowed to start threads baselessly accusing him of being a cheater....

Cute, very cute...

best regards,
Pedal2Metal