Military Support Costs

[zulu9812]

Does anyone else think that having to pay support costs for workers really sucks?

[Sean]

No, not really. Whats your major gripe/problem with having to pay?

[asleepathewheel]

Re: Military Support Costs

Originally posted by zulu9812
Does anyone else think that having to pay support costs for workers really sucks?

but the way to get around this is by grabbing other civs workers, then feeding yours back into cities.

and no, I don't think that paying for the native's upkeep sucks, since they are units, and they are actually doing more work than the garrisons ever do. don't they deserve pay for their hard work?

[Skanky Burns]

They deserve pay. They work twice as fast as captured workers, so theres gotta be a trade-off for using them.

[zulu9812]

See, I always thought that the reason for the support costs was to make you think twice about having a huge army, not thinking twice about improving the terain.

[Akka]

I don't really see why native workers should/would NOT be paid...

[notyoueither]

Commies are everywhere!

[nato]

If shields spent to build the unit represent equipping it (like giving it weapons and stuff), and if gold upkeep costs represent feeding and maintaining it ... then it makes sense to me that an entire unit of population costs as much to feed and maintain as a relatively small unit of troops. Maybe they should even cost more.

Just how I see it though.

[Flanker]

I actually think that the building cost for workers are a little bit to low. 20 or maybe even 30 shields might be more accurate. And no, I defenitly don´t think it´s bad to pay for workers, without them your empire wouldn´t be much worth. It takes just a few turns to build a road, and with the commerce from that road you pay the upkeep for your workers really fast.

[Panag]

Re: Military Support Costs

Originally posted by zulu9812
Does anyone else think that having to pay support costs for workers really sucks?

hi ,

you can change that in the editor , .....or change government , ....

have a nice day

[zulu9812]

i know it's possible to alter support costs in the editor under governments, but is it possible to exempt workers and settlers from supoort costs, but keep support costs for military units?

[Panag]

Originally posted by zulu9812
i know it's possible to alter support costs in the editor under governments, but is it possible to exempt workers and settlers from supoort costs, but keep support costs for military units?

hi ,

yep , ..... and you can even give a population cost to a unit , ....

have a nice day

[zulu9812]

how? I looked in the editor; i can change the support costs in the editor under governments, but i can't find anything about making specific units exempt

[Panag]

Originally posted by zulu9812
how? I looked in the editor; i can change the support costs in the editor under governments, but i can't find anything about making specific units exempt

hi ,

units - editor

have a nice day

[zulu9812]

i can see how to give a population cost in units, but not making it exempt from support costs. Is it a unit ability (the 'unused' flag perhaps)?