(August 4, 2014 at 12:20 pm)Napoléon Wrote: Wait a sec, this says for Gods and Kings? I'm only using the vanilla game, don't you need the expansion for this?

I don't think you do. AFAIK, those are all vanilla units. Some of the uniques are in G&K, perhaps. (I do have the G&K expansion but the base naval melee units have been part of every civ release since civ 1).

Well I know the privateer was added with G&K, honestly I find it really strange that I would miss something so important. I'm pretty sure the game doesn't even tell you that you can take cities with ships.

(August 4, 2014 at 1:25 pm)Napoléon Wrote: Well I know the privateer was added with G&K, honestly I find it really strange that I would miss something so important. I'm pretty sure the game doesn't even tell you that you can take cities with ships.

I didn't know until this thread. Its a huge game, you miss things

It may have assumed we'd figure it out since there are apparently melee ships. I just haven't dine much ship to land or city combat since I usually go for pangaea maps.

(August 4, 2014 at 1:27 pm)Chad32 Wrote: It may have assumed we'd figure it out since there are apparently melee ships. I just haven't dine much ship to land or city combat since I usually go for pangaea maps.

I usually go for Biblical maps. Max tech is Ancient era, raging barbarians on, and no win cons besides domination victory.

(August 4, 2014 at 1:29 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:

(August 4, 2014 at 1:27 pm)Chad32 Wrote: It may have assumed we'd figure it out since there are apparently melee ships. I just haven't dine much ship to land or city combat since I usually go for pangaea maps.

I usually go for Biblical maps. Max tech is Ancient era, raging barbarians on, and no win cons besides domination victory.

There are win conditions besides domination? Oh yeah, I turned them all off.

(August 4, 2014 at 1:29 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:

(August 4, 2014 at 1:27 pm)Chad32 Wrote: It may have assumed we'd figure it out since there are apparently melee ships. I just haven't dine much ship to land or city combat since I usually go for pangaea maps.

I usually go for Biblical maps. Max tech is Ancient era, raging barbarians on, and no win cons besides domination victory.

I don't know if I have biblical maps. I haven't done max tech, but I usually start in classical. I like raging barbarians, and I usually only take time victory off. With no wins except domination, I guess you like to go with Japan, Aztecs, or some other military oriented faction?

I guess if I was going to stop at classical, since that gives us horsemen, swordsmen, and siege weapons, I'd choose Greece or Rome. Hoplites are barely weaker than swordsmen, and can hold positions that the companion cavalry take. And of course in classical age Rome is like a mighty glacier with legions and ballistae.

Rome if honestly my favorite faction. You can claim any victory, depending on what buildings you choose to go with.

Well that's another thing I've just learnt, you can set a max tech.

(August 4, 2014 at 2:35 pm)Chad32 Wrote:

(August 4, 2014 at 1:29 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: I usually go for Biblical maps. Max tech is Ancient era, raging barbarians on, and no win cons besides domination victory.

I don't know if I have biblical maps. I haven't done max tech, but I usually start in classical. I like raging barbarians, and I usually only take time victory off. With no wins except domination, I guess you like to go with Japan, Aztecs, or some other military oriented faction?

I guess if I was going to stop at classical, since that gives us horsemen, swordsmen, and siege weapons, I'd choose Greece or Rome. Hoplites are barely weaker than swordsmen, and can hold positions that the companion cavalry take. And of course in classical age Rome is like a mighty glacier with legions and ballistae.

Rome if honestly my favorite faction. You can claim any victory, depending on what buildings you choose to go with.

(was just making a joke about the barbaric and technically stunted nature of the Bible )

But seriously. Venice master race.

Oh. :p

I just have vanilla, so no Venice. Closest I have is Arabia, which is big on gold and can use deserts better than other civs, but as long as I remember to put down trade stations, and research currency, I do well enough on money.

I may get the BNW expansion next time I'm game shopping.