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[Drachen]

Originally posted by vmxa1
I have had SGL, but I have also had games that I did not get one.

chegitz guevara if you mean literally one unit, then you are living dangerously. I will do that for an attack to get the Epic after dropping a unit to 1HP. Even that is risky.

I second vmxa1's opinion unless you were in a desperate situation in which maybe losing the army was better than risking losing...?

[MrWhereItsAt]

An army with one unit in it... that would mean the only bonus is an extra move point, unless the attack/or defense was worth 6+, or 4+ and you had the Military Academy, wouldn't it? All that extra C3C potency gone, unless you wanted to pillage a few squares to death more than you wanted an army.

[Hermann the Lombard]

Originally posted by Rhothaerill Secondary usage for the SGL is to boost science production for 20 turns. But that isn't nearly as good as rushing a great wonder (well, actually that depends on the wonder I suppose ).

Hmm...can you boost science production for 19 turns and then rush a wonder? Just wondering...

[Rhothaerill]

Originally posted by Hermann the Lombard


Hmm...can you boost science production for 19 turns and then rush a wonder? Just wondering...

Nope. Once the SGL is used for one thing or the other, it's gone.

Hmm, just saw the wink smiley. Perhaps you weren't looking for an answer, but oh well.

[Chemical Ollie]

I've had some Scientific Leaders in my games, perhaps 5 in a month of playing.

Is there a chance to get Scientific Leaders if you get a tech from a hut?

[Tall Stranger]

A couple people have done some pretty extensive testing (I think vmxa1 was one of them), and it appears that the answer is no, you can not get an SGL from a tech earned from a goodie hut.

[Capt Dizle]

Did we ever confirm that you cannot get a SGL if you have an existing MGL?

[Chemical Ollie]

I think I've had one of each at the same time, but I may remember wrong.

[Capt Dizle]

Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
I think I've had one of each at the same time, but I may remember wrong.

Thanks for clearing that up.

[Arrian]

It has been reported that you can have a SGL and a MGL at the same time. I have not done that personally, since my leaders don't tend to sit around long.

-Arrian

[MqsTout]

I wonder if GA and a scientific discovery age from a SGL stack properly or if that's bugged too.

[vmxa1]

Originally posted by jimmytrick
Did we ever confirm that you cannot get a SGL if you have an existing MGL?

Yes you can have both and can even have more than one SGL and an MGL.

I have only had MGL and SGL at the same time though.

[Hermann the Lombard]

Originally posted by Rhothaerill Hmm, just saw the wink smiley. Perhaps you weren't looking for an answer, but oh well.

Actually, I was looking for an answer, but I would have bet money that I knew the answer (and I would have won).

While we're on the topic...I know that promotion is less likely when fighting barbs. I would think the same is true of generating an MGL. In my very limited experience I have *never* seen a GL from combat with barbs. It also sounds like defensive combat is a poor source of GLs.

[vmxa1]

You cannot create MGL form barbs. You can get promotions to Vet and elite, but that is it.

[Hermann the Lombard]

Originally posted by vmxa1
You cannot create MGL form barbs. You can get promotions to Vet and elite, but that is it.

Thanks. Finally got two MGL by using a militaristic civ, but it sure doesn't look like I'm getting 1 per 8 elite victories, as I once read. Maybe that got reduced along the way.