Looking for Italians tech tree, some bonuses (dock technologies and faster up ages) showed this civ could match up Vikings at water maps.
First impression is that Italians have potential for water/hybrid maps because they can perform an aggressive grush.
However, for land maps I would like to hear your opinion about strengths, mainly strategies and best combos and I’m talking about arab, arena, nomad (semi water/land) and steppe.
They got nice knights (bloodlines), archers quite good too (how about Genovese x-bow?) and an overall good tech tree, with monks and gunpowder. As for condottieros, they got bonus against hc’s but if other civ don’t have guns, what is best use for them?
Played 2 games at nomad and only 450 food for upgrading make this civ a fast one reaching feudal age. Both times reach around 12:xx/13:xx with 22-24 pop giving possibility of either grush or archer flush first. Just an example. Then, maybe react accordingly and wall a bit in case opponent aim for FC.
At arena, played 2 games vs Incas and got owned. Again, due to bonus related to upgrading (450 food feudal and 720 food + 180 gold castle age), something like 23+2 or 24+2 pop can be possible, aiming for times around 14:xx/15:xx. What about your experience with them?
First impression is that Italians have potential for water/hybrid maps because they can perform an aggressive grush.
However, for land maps I would like to hear your opinion about strengths, mainly strategies and best combos and I’m talking about arab, arena, nomad (semi water/land) and steppe.
They got nice knights (bloodlines), archers quite good too (how about Genovese x-bow?) and an overall good tech tree, with monks and gunpowder. As for condottieros, they got bonus against hc’s but if other civ don’t have guns, what is best use for them?
Played 2 games at nomad and only 450 food for upgrading make this civ a fast one reaching feudal age. Both times reach around 12:xx/13:xx with 22-24 pop giving possibility of either grush or archer flush first. Just an example. Then, maybe react accordingly and wall a bit in case opponent aim for FC.
At arena, played 2 games vs Incas and got owned. Again, due to bonus related to upgrading (450 food feudal and 720 food + 180 gold castle age), something like 23+2 or 24+2 pop can be possible, aiming for times around 14:xx/15:xx. What about your experience with them?