Ah! Americans one of the best nations in the game. Even one of my favourites. The best power of the nation is that you get resources over your armies. Like you get +2 food, timber,metal and wealth for every barracks unit. So, Americans with salt rare make a deadly combination in the game.
Americans - Power of Innovation
- First Wonder is built instantly (except Space Program or Supercollider) if no other nation is also building it.
- Aircraft and Carriers 20% cheaper. Receive 1 free Bombers at each Airbase from Modern Age.
- 25% cheaper military ground units upgrades. Recieve +2 Food, Timber, Metal, and Wealth for every non-Scout Barracks unit (except when garrisoned).
- Research science1 followed by military1.
- Build a barracks and keep scouting.
- Note that you dont start this way if you have a woodcutter of 3 at start.
- Make 3-4 different units. Preferably a heavy infantry(HI), an archer(LI) and one more unit based on your resources.
- Rally point them to your opponents direction. Pick up ruins on the way.
- Try to intercept his 2nd city if he's making it. Same like the aztecs ancient start.
- Attack city with HI and villagers with LI. If your HI is behind no the way then attack half build city by LI and wait for HI to come. You slow him down by not letting him make his 2nd city.
- Now if your opponent has got his second city before you attack it. Then keep raiding him. Attack villagers/merchants/caravans or any unbuilt building. Just slow him down.
- Now your opponent might try to make a barracks in order to defend your raid. Just split your troops and raid. See to it he doesnt get a barracks. This way you slow him down.
- Note that you dont let your units die. "Always save armies". Save every unit made.
- Simultaneously research civic1 and build second city. Continue the way you boom at start.
Recorded Game:-
American Raid Start (Click for DOWNLOAD)
Game Information:-
It is a 1v1 game between me and |VoG|_Coulty. I was Americans and he was Persians. I skipped science1 and went military1. It was a gamble because if I dont get my wealth to 50 and wood to 120 then I might have to skip science research. But by scouting I got enough resources to go science1. Wanted to intercept second city asap but couldnt. But kept raiding. Went 2 archers(LI) and 1 HI. Note that I spitted them to slow him and down and didnt lose a single unit. An exciting game to watch. Overall it was like I slow him a bit by ancient raid then raid a little till medieval. Built terracota(wonder). Then defend and attack as soon as I have the edge.
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ReplyDeleteNice post.I'll add my points too:
-its not recommended to skip science with nations that dont get free military unit with rax(only with aztecs,brits),since you will only catch enemy's second city if hes very slow or he has chinese or spain as nation(sci2)
-Don't garrison your troops with americans.Instead choose senator and keep units near your patriot.Although maybe despot would be better choice cos of cheaper military units and mil research,i myself prefer senator.For the same reason you should choose president in gunpowder,too(its free,so research it right after aging).
-In one patch,BHG has decreased income from military units,but they forgot to rewrite it.You actually get +2 resource income for every rax unit(except scout of course).Like they forgot to rewrite that they dont get free science research.
-If you can,build some heavy infatries in classical age to increase income and incase you get army raided or attacked you have some army to defend with.And also you dont have to pay 130 food and metal later in enlightenment or gunpowder age for a heavy infantry,when you have 15 or more light infantry already.
@deco1996 Good one....skipping science was a gamble hehe.....hmm about free science1 at start is not mentioned because its not there xD
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