Republic
Militant
15-03-2006 12:37:41
When booming, obviously a senator is best for defence. But how do you best utilise it's abilities?
Do you need to have a building within the senator's radius for the defence benefit to kick in?
Ty wink
Not Important
15-03-2006 20:20:14
-senator is great for bribing units early in the game
-you can use the generals ambush to hide any citizens or merchants from raiders and other units
-buildings in generals radius build faster
-heals units
there's more but i cant think of them 69
AU_sims
16-03-2006 06:18:40
Fight in your territory. The senator's healing bonus is great.
Use bribery to make enemy units chase your senator while your units attack his.
_RU_Death2005
16-03-2006 08:07:54
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-buildings in generals radius build faster
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thats democracy, not republic wink
and units/buildings have to be in his radius to get the armour/defence benefit
Militant
17-03-2006 03:06:50
Does the Senator + French supply wagons = double healing?
AU_sims
17-03-2006 08:04:27
yeah, i'm almost sure
TWC_Jups
17-03-2006 09:01:54
+ versaille ^^
Militant
18-03-2006 01:54:23
Wow! French Supply + Senator + Versaille = Unbeatable D
Militant
18-03-2006 01:54:59
Throw in the French HC and you're done!
Beertender
20-03-2006 07:19:31
To bad it takes ages and probably a defeat before you have that combo P
Militant
21-03-2006 02:37:54
I know, that's one of the reasons why I don't play French. HC cost too much to afford in numbers and it's all your wealth gone too.
AU_sims
21-03-2006 21:04:36
Just sell food for wealth and attack. Once you get going no one can stop a french army in the early ages. You have to kill french caravans and wealth rares or get an early raiding advantage to have a chance.
Militant
22-03-2006 01:36:24
Sims, would you go Senator or Despot with French?
AU_sims
22-03-2006 02:11:26
Despot unless u are on water. French have the advantage when attacking. Despot is good for attacking.
Militant
22-03-2006 07:44:28
Obviously with aggressive nations you choose Despot. But with French, and the Senator healing bonus, it could be wise to choose senator.
Obv Monarchy is essential for French though, cause of the HC.
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AU_sims
22-03-2006 08:08:29
Senator doesn't heal in enemy territory. The whole point of playing French is so that you can fight in enemy territory and heal at the same time...
TWC_Jups
22-03-2006 11:30:48
Nations u can go senator with
Koreans
Germans
Lakota
USA
Jap
I've seen it used well with greek too, but bit risky.
AU_bird
22-03-2006 14:28:21
Republic is mostly used on sea maps. For 1v1 land maps, as jups pointed out, many nations can go republic. Mongols can also go republic with the extra food and cavalry-based army. Indians going republic is good too (sims). But American going republic is very risky; American has (one of) the slowest starts.
For 3v3 land, pocket can go republic. sims has done that many times.
Militant
22-03-2006 21:59:39
Thanks.
Jups, why'd you go Republic with the Japs? To increase the commerce cap for food?
Would never have thought about going Republic with Japs because Despot adds to the troop cost reduction bonus.
Beertender
23-03-2006 00:13:49
I wouldnt advise to go senator with mongols though, takes away there early raiding advantage on which they win most games...
TWC_Jups
23-03-2006 02:47:28
[quote7f61aa4f1c="Militant"]Thanks.
Jups, why'd you go Republic with the Japs? To increase the commerce cap for food?
Would never have thought about going Republic with Japs because Despot adds to the troop cost reduction bonus.[/quote7f61aa4f1c]
You've already got cheaper troops, so easy to cap 200 food with farms. You cant outspam a jap.
The mongol HA HI armies are so strong it always seems too weak with senator, and it aint easy to fill them caps.
AU_knobi
23-03-2006 04:34:42
indians
KIWI_KiLLaHerTz
23-03-2006 23:28:36
[quotebb556c0835="AU_bird"]Republic is mostly used on sea maps. For 1v1 land maps, as jups pointed out, many nations can go republic. Mongols can also go republic with the extra food and cavalry-based army. Indians going republic is good too (sims). But American going republic is very risky; American has (one of) the slowest starts.
For 3v3 land, pocket can go republic. sims has done that many times.[/quotebb556c0835]
yeah but sims sucks balls ;(
AU_sims
23-03-2006 23:47:05
lol but teh sims 1v1 record vs you doesn't GG GG GG no re
loxodonwarhammer
30-09-2006 01:56:59
sometimes republic is just like another com research. Not that I ever remember to bribe enemy units or place the republican leader(I think he is called a senator) near my buildings.