28-10-2001 21:48									#1
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According to the Strategy Guide, Expansionist Civs don't just start with a 0-0-2 Scout, they are the only Civ able to build them.
And they cost a mere 10 shields.
All the other antique move 2 units require Horses (which benifts anyone who starts with the Wheel), or require you to play the Babylonians (2-1-2 archers cost 40) or Aztecs (1-1-2 jaguar warriors cost 20).

I'm not sure how useful Pottery or the Pyramids are, given that it seems to take a mere 20 food to expand up to size 6.

	28-10-2001 21:58									#2
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That's definitely a good thing, as otherwise it looks like the expansionist ability is too weak.

	28-10-2001 21:59									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Xmudder According to the Strategy Guide, Expansionist Civs don't just start with a 0-0-2 Scout, they are the only Civ able to build them. And they cost a mere 10 shields. I'm not sure how useful Pottery or the Pyramids are, given that it seems to take a mere 20 food to expand up to size 6.

Ah ha! Suddenly the expansionist civs aren't looking so bad.

Pyramids sure have been lessened in power - you only get granaries on the same continent.

	28-10-2001 22:01									#4
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Potteries are always useful. You don't want to get hit by pop reduction.

	28-10-2001 23:14									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Potteries are always useful. You don't want to get hit by pop reduction.

Potteries? Pottery is a tech. Did you mean granaries?

And changing Pyramids to just the continent, and having the scout as a unique unit only to expansionist civs are both great news.

	28-10-2001 23:24									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Stuie Pyramids sure have been lessened in power - you only get granaries on the same continent.

Arrrggghhh...

	28-10-2001 23:32									#7
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Its good that its so cheap, otherwise there wouldn't be a reason to build it because it can only get captured anyways.

Looks like in going to be playing either the Americans (Ex, Ind) or the Germans (Mil, Sci)

	28-10-2001 23:36									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia Its good that its so cheap, otherwise there wouldn't be a reason to build it because it can only get captured anyways.

Hard to capture a unit that moves 2 when you can only move 1. And if you already have units that move 2 it's already late enough not to really matter.