Hi,
That often leads to a badly scouted map, but I think the accelerated growth curve of my empire more than offsets this.
-Kylearan
Sam_Yeager Wrote:Hunting was for scouts after my early warrior was lost.Ah yes, I should have thought of that. That's of course a good reason to research Hunting; many people do that. I almost never build scouts though. By the time I have researched Hunting and built a scout, most huts are gone already anyway and barb warriors/archers start to show up, so I'd rather delay scouting in favor of my growth curve, research critical worker techs instead and scout with better units later. If I start with Hunting, I *may* build a scout sometimes depending on the map/size settings, but even that I do only rarely.
That often leads to a badly scouted map, but I think the accelerated growth curve of my empire more than offsets this.
-Kylearan
There are two kinds of fools. One says, "This is old, and therefore good." And one says, "This is new, and therefore better." - John Brunner, The Shockwave Rider
. I haven't used Spies much to incite revolts, the few times I've tried it the spies end up getting caught and now I'm stuck outside a city whipping defenders. I guess the keys are 1) have more EPs to boost your odds, and 2) bring way more Spies than you need.