Machaka screwed more than ever ?

[JimMorrison]

Meglobob said:

Errm...could you not say this about virtually every capital only unit in the game?

I always thought capital only units were simply a, 'balance' issue rather than a thematic one.

Yes and no. Some commanders state in their description that they rarely leave their city/temple/site/thing, so it's kind of a blessing you can get them at all.

Personally, I'd almost say that the biggest aid that could be done on that note, is to provide a second level of Lab and Temple that you can build AFTER the first (make it cost more, and possibly take more than 1 turn). This structure would make certain capital only casters available there, as you have invested the time and effort in creating a place of interest for scholarly study and research that one might visit after their training at home is completed.

Either that, or if there were some sort of Academy building you could build, that would allow you to build 2 commanders a turn. It would be really expensive of course, but would be a nice bonus for the capital, once it could be afforded.

It's just a shame when a nation has a cap only researcher that is far superior to their other mages, and yet also has other very useful capital only commanders.

[Lazy_Perfectionist]

I was a bit surprised when I noticed Machaka's Warriors and Archers have three movement, along with the chief. Throwing in forest survival, and they are strategically faster than most nation's cavalry. Anyone ever use this to any advantage, or are they just too flimsy to use even in border raid hit and runs?

[JimMorrison]

Flimsy hardly describes it..... You can make effective raids against moderate PD I'm sure, but you'll take losses, losses that you'll only not mind TOO much cause the little buggers are cheap and fast to train.