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Steve Clark
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Colorado Springs, CO
Oct 1999
time: 22:15
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I have said that UU will be irrelevant in a regular game but I haven't said why. Think back, if you are a good civer, haven't you found that you were typically always one step ahead of the AI? In other words, because of your superior ability (even deity) to effectively manage your city resources and climb the tech tree, your military units were always better than what the AI could throw at you? When they were charging with horsemen/phalanx, you were defending with walled pikemen. When they had Knights and Cannon, you were shooting them down with Musketeers. When they had Musks, you had Riflemen. When they had Cavalry, you were into Armor Vehicles and air units. Unique Units (UU) won't provide any more of an advantage to the AI because even if they developed a 4-4-3 Rider UU instead of a Knight, you will likely be countering with a 8-3-3 Cavalry Regular Unit.
It has been surmised that perhaps the Civ3 AI is better and "more balanced" (whatever that means). I'm sure most of the good/expert civers will not think so after a few games.
That is also why I have said that Unique Units belong in scenarios where nearly ALL units are unique or customized, and specifically tailored to a time period where you can have 6 different versions of a Chariot or Armor, for example.
While I don't think that UU will have very much strategic value, it does perhaps add flavor to the game. But instead of a civ generating one UU, I prefer to play with scenarios where everything they have are unique, not just one.
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d_dudy
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he's not gonna think they're worthless when the zulus throw mounds and mounds of impis at him!
but really, i think the ai will be good anough to have fun above king, and i always have a small empire (perfectionist) so the ai can expand more and be more dangerous to me that way
the uu will add a new angle on strategy for human and especially ai. look for the ai to attack weak neighbors and human when he's leading at the time they get their uu.
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ndnls
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The Frozen Wastes (Canada)
Oct 2001
time: 01:15
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An UU really provides 2 advantages, increased basic stats and
if it wins, a Golden Age. So, if I start out with some Impis and
manage to beat up a warrior, I'll start my Golden age, get
increased production, pump out a horde of Impis an either cut
down or completely destroy a neighboring civ. An AI sniping my
explorers, Getting a GA and then come barreling down on me
is just as likely, IMHO.
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Ironwood
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Fresno, CA
Oct 2001
time: 21:15
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Well, I think steve is right, but only for those really 133t players who can thrash the computer around at Deity due to their infinate patience. I still barely hold my own at Emperor, in Civ2, mostly because I don't have the patience to manage a huge number of cities and units, nor tweak and tweak and tweak to maximize my production. So for me, the computer's UUs just might be something to worry about.
Still, the UUs aren't that much more powerful than the regular ones. The big advantage is that you get a free GA when you use them for the first time. So what it'll really come down to is, how big an advantage is a GA?
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23-10-2001 00:40
This is certainly what we hope for. Question is, will the AI be so strong, even at Deity, without cheating too openly and shamelessly? 
didn't they said instead that cheating will take place above Prince ( King and on )? Prince will be par, and on the two easiest levels the cheating advantages the player.
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