cashpacker88
Skirmisher
posted 03-06-06 07:01 PM
EDT (US)
1 / 34
not at all, i make them imperial muskets, then use the upgrade from the church (i forget what its called) and an attack/hitpoints boost card. they are amazing if you do this. my attacking strategy is 50 muskets followed by 10 field guns and a 30-40 unit cav army (NATIVES!!lakotas are the best; they should change dog soldiers to god soldiers bc they are so good) and i am able to take out most cics who dont have 30 layers of walls. (and if they do, i get a couple howitzers to do the job. overall, imperial musketeers are the best ranged infantry in the game (besides mercs)
OttovonBismarck
Skirmisher
posted 03-06-06 07:11 PM
EDT (US)
2 / 34
1.what civ do u play
2.if u mass muskets u will probably die to someone with meatsheild and falconets way before u get to imperial, and besides, the upgrade costs 1500 wood(i think) and 1500 gold, thats alot of resourses.
NemesisHunter
Skirmisher
posted 03-07-06 00:46 AM
EDT (US)
10 / 34
revise what I said before. I just played a game as ports and got to age 4 in a timely manner. I was winning by a good amount so I decided to spend the hefty price to get the gu.. w/e muskets. I tossed like 20 or 25 of these in with like 8 of the unique port artilary and 4 mortors plus a few cassadors I had lying around. The combo worked wonders. I woulda been up the river if he had some artilary of his own however... Still looking for a good artilary counter for ports in age 3
NemesisHunter
Skirmisher
posted 03-07-06 08:04 PM
EDT (US)
12 / 34
if you boost muskets then you have to boost skirms again because skirms do traditionally beat muskets. The reason muskets aren't a main part of an army is that theres alot of good anti infantry options. If there was a build limit on skirms (because skrims were typically small forces anyways) then muskets would be more prominate.
KingSteve3721
Skirmisher
posted 03-08-06 05:28 PM
EDT (US)
16 / 34
i use muskets if im spanish or french where they are the best at least with my knowledge...
french i spam cuirs/muskets/heavy cannons
spanish i spam lancers/muskets/falcs
(notice how the extra factory differs my military)
Mr_Happy FiD
Skirmisher
posted 03-10-06 05:11 PM
EDT (US)
21 / 34
for ports i think they may be a better meatsheild than halbs otherwise...yeah u get the point
Pipes
Skirmisher
posted 03-11-06 08:10 AM
EDT (US)
24 / 34
Musketeers. Best all around unit in the game.
Adam42
Skirmisher
posted 03-11-06 08:32 AM
EDT (US)
25 / 34
What about jans? IMO they are much better for their pop/res cost.