Veteran NONE-UNITS

[ramses II.]

In a German forum I read about following trick to get Vetran NONE units:
Build a city (on an island, for example), rush build a barracks.
Let the city be conquered by barbs.
After a couple of turns, send a "harvest" ship with a diplo
-> veteran NONE units
What do you think about that?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm not sure it would work. I was just reading the "Interesting Observation" thread in Civ2 General, and was reminded that the conquest of a city destroys 1/2 of the city improvements. So there's at least a 50% chance the barracks would be destroyed when the Barbs take the city, right? And, maybe, it's a 100% chance if the barracks are the only improvement. Nice idea though.

[ramses II.]

I've found that temples, cathedrals, coliseums, harbors, offshore platforms and so on will be destroyed, but not city walls and barracks and a coastal fortress

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by ramses II.
I've found that temples, cathedrals, coliseums, harbors, offshore platforms and so on will be destroyed, but not city walls and barracks and a coastal fortress

Do you mean when the Barbs take a city, or when anyone does? Because I can assure you that barracks and city walls will go 50% of the time when another civ sacks a city. Maybe it's different with the Barbs.

[TCO]

I thought you lost all the improvements if it became a barb city?

[Scouse Gits]

Originally posted by GP
I thought you lost all the improvements if it became a barb city?

I suspect that is because it would be rare for a competent human player to allow a city with more than a single improvement fall to the barbs

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[TCO]

stop it with the sneaky mindf*ucks!

I've lost plenty of mid sized cities to a barb. I'm a slut. i'll often leave cities without a single defender...

[atawa]

This has always been one of my favourite tricks in SP, bribing barb units is a lot cheaper then bribing other civs.

[Scouse Gits]

Originally posted by GP
stop it with the sneaky mindf*ucks!

I've lost plenty of mid sized cities to a barb. I'm a slut. i'll often leave cities without a single defender...

... and i thought it was only those stupid entertaining 2x 2x King players that did things like that

SG[1]

[Scouse Gits]

.. oh I forgot - they don't play with barbs (too difficult for them?)

SG[1]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by atawa
This has always been one of my favourite tricks in SP, bribing barb units is a lot cheaper then bribing other civs.

Gotta agree. I'm among those who, mid-game, will cheerfully let a newly-founded city get sacked, just to get the NON unit factory from it.

[Alexander's Horse]

Barb cities are great for cheap NON units. Let em grow.

I haven't seen vets.

[Scouse Gits]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
Gotta agree. I'm among those who, mid-game, will cheerfully let a newly-founded city get sacked, just to get the NON unit factory from it.

Yes 'newly founded' not one stuffed with expensive improvements ...

SG[1]

[Alexander's Horse]

Why not just max out unit and city production? You get NON units from every city once your army gets big enough.

[Scouse Gits]

Not once you upgrade to v2.42 you don't and most certainly not on MGE - so what is this - a troll? 0/10 - or am I missing something

SG[1]