Cards such as Wilderness Warfare and TEAM Native Combat should be used any time you plan on making minor natives.Īlso, though these may be looked over at first, the French can utilize the best age up politicians in the game, such as the Quartermaster and Exiled Prince.
The French also benefit from several unique native warrior upgrades, which are now actually quite good due to their percentage boost in TWC. This leads to a much better early economy than most other civs, and provides the basis for many french strategies.
Not to mention the 3 CdB shipment is much better than its traditional 3 settler counterpart. They also take up less population, leading to larger armies, and reduced reliance on wood early in the game. Since they last longer than normal settlers under fire, one could estimate they are as much as 15% more efficient for their cost than normal settlers are. CdB cost 20% more than normal settlers, but are more than 25% more productive (due to speed increase). This gives us our first minor advantage: a more stable economy.Ī second advantage of the French also lies in the CdB: faster, better economy. Due to their much higher resistance to enemy fire, opponents are often reluctant to waste firepower on them when your forces are firing back. If you were engaged in a battle at your base, with settlers in the middle of the fight collecting resources, they would be instantly targeted by enemy units and obliterated. This allows for much easier time getting to fortress with economy in tact, and gives you a little less pressure to build outposts on far hunting grounds or distant gold mines. Combined with market upgrades, they can be a force to be rekoned with. These guys are extremely hard to raid with their massive ranged resistance and high HP. Well, to be honest, there are not many major advantages the french have instead, they have an array of minor bonuses that can put you above the competition. If you feel you already know their strenghts and weaknesses, then go right down to the next secion.Įveryone is familiar with the strengths of the cuirassier and of french fortress economy strenght, but what other benefits does one gain from playing as France as opposed to any other civ. If you are just reading for strats, you might want to skip this section, as it is more of a general overview of the French Civilization. So to all those who plan on playing as France, here's a good place to start! I'll try to break down strategies by type and civ to make it more comprehensible. In this guide, you will see strats that you may have seen before, as well as some rather odd inventions of my own, which I can guarantee you have never seen before. Well, I've been playing quite a bit of French lately and have developed a pattern of strategies that I tend to use vs certain civs that seem to work fairly well.