I've been trying to catch up and have looked through recent threads, although my knowledge of the situation is incomplete, it seems we should be building Cavs and I haven't seen any mention of it in any saves. GF says he wants to research Medicine, and I've seen the We Have Saltpeter thread, so I assume we at least have the ability to research the tech.
If we have other priorties, let me remind you of this:
Rider 4 power/70 shields = 1power/17.5 shields
Cavalry 6 power/80 shields = 1power/13.3 shields
That's a 31% increase in efficency, a factory is only 50% and costs 200 shields to start.
To get a 31% increase in population, a metropolis would need to grow by 4.
If we have other priorties, let me remind you of this:
Rider 4 power/70 shields = 1power/17.5 shields
Cavalry 6 power/80 shields = 1power/13.3 shields
That's a 31% increase in efficency, a factory is only 50% and costs 200 shields to start.
To get a 31% increase in population, a metropolis would need to grow by 4.
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