Significant UU buffs I have noticed in C3C

[Artifex]

1. The Gallic Swordsman now cost 40 shields instead of 50. Wow, just wow. Uber UU. Maybe best in game. This cost reduction is a MAJOR boost for an early UU with the power of the GS.

2. The Russian Cossack can now blitz and attack multiple times a turn. I can't remember it being able to do this before? Maybe I missed it since I never play the Russians.

3. French Musketeer is now 2-5-1 instead of 3-4-1.

4. The Mongol Keshik now treats hills and mountains as grassland for movement, used to be just mountians.

Those are the main 4 I can remember of the top of my head.

[CerberusIV]

AFAIK the other UU they bumped was the Man-O-War which now has the enslave ability and can produce more of the same.

I think there is also a change in the AI regarding UU's. In games as the Dutch (Swiss Mercs) and the Sumerians (Enkidus) the AI's seemed very reluctant to attack my UU's and trigger my GA. Once my GA was underway this reluctance to attack these units disappeared.

[Kuciwalker]

The Musketeer was 3-4-1

[Inverse Icarus]

buffs.

MUSKETEER CASTS BLOODLUST!

[thesilentone]

Musketeer also has defensive bombard now.

[Inverse Icarus]

MAGIC ARROW! MAGIC ARROW!

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by sw99
Musketeer also has defensive bombard now.

It does?

[Sarxis]

Very nice changes all around.

[UnityScoutChopper]

Originally posted by Uber KruX
MAGIC ARROW! MAGIC ARROW!

I TAP MY SNOW-CAPPED FAIRY RINGS AND CAST GIANT GROWTH!

USC

[Louis XXIV]

The Jaguar Warrior now costs 15 shields. I remember hearing (but never checked to verify) that the Galic Sword now upgrades to Knights.

[Kuciwalker]

Gallic Swordsman still upgrades to Medieval Infantry (well, actually to Legionary).

[Xorbon]

A bunch of (formerly underpowered) units were improved in C3C. India's War Elephants have gained +1 hp; Korea's Hwach'a has been given lethal bombard (while bombardment strength has been reduced to 8); Babylon's Bowmen have been given defensive bombard; and America's F-15 has been improved along with all the other air units.

[Kuciwalker]

Babylon's Bowmen have been given defensive bombard;

As were Archers and Longbowmen.

and America's F-15 has been improved along with all the other air units.

Meh. It was given lethal land bombard (a significant improvement over Jet Fighters), and its bombard was upped, but its defense was downed.

Now, if they disallowed all planes except Fighters, Jet Fighters, and F-15's from rebasing to Carriers... that would make the F-15 insanely cool. The Americans would be vastly better at projecting power overseas.

[Cerbykins]

Hwach'a always had lethal bombard afaik (the first unit to be so, in PTW), but the war elephants are news to me!
After having seen mills in one scenario and hearing this now, it makes me wonder if Firaxis are secretly DYP fans

[Kuciwalker]

No, Hwach'a lethal bombard was new. They said it was going to in PtW, but took it out because it was insanely powerful.