games-pc empire earth Manuel D’Utilisation
Warfare
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As your civilisation advances through the Epochs, new units become available. In most cases,
these new units are upgrades of older units – that is, they are replacements for them. You can
upgrade an old unit type into a new unit type by going to the appropriate building and select-
ing the correct upgrade button. For example, the Arquebus upgrades into the Musketeer, and
Musketeers upgrade into Grenadiers, and so on. When you carry out an upgrade, all the old
units are replaced by the new units and you will be able to train more of the new units.
Additionally, any unit improvements you made to the old units are carried over to the new
units.
these new units are upgrades of older units – that is, they are replacements for them. You can
upgrade an old unit type into a new unit type by going to the appropriate building and select-
ing the correct upgrade button. For example, the Arquebus upgrades into the Musketeer, and
Musketeers upgrade into Grenadiers, and so on. When you carry out an upgrade, all the old
units are replaced by the new units and you will be able to train more of the new units.
Additionally, any unit improvements you made to the old units are carried over to the new
units.
Combat
Combat in Empire Earth mirrors the real world. Battles can take place on land, on and under
the sea, and in the air. The heaviest burdens of combat are borne by military personnel – his-
torically men – who make use of a wide variety of weaponry. On the home front, Citizens
work to support the war effort (though often targets, citizens seldom engage in battle them-
selves).
the sea, and in the air. The heaviest burdens of combat are borne by military personnel – his-
torically men – who make use of a wide variety of weaponry. On the home front, Citizens
work to support the war effort (though often targets, citizens seldom engage in battle them-
selves).
Every kind of weapon gives its wielder an advantage against certain adversaries. The flipside,
of course, is that there is inevitably a disadvantage against other opponents. Back in the
Middle Ages, pole-arms such as pikes were the perfect weapons for engaging cavalry due to
their great length (some pikes were upwards of 20 feet long). Yet pikemen were easy targets
for archers, who could rain arrows on them from a safe distance. These pros and cons, taken
to their extreme, mean that some combatants are completely ineffective against particular
opponents and may even be at their mercy. A man with a rifle is not likely to bring down a
B-2 bomber, but that same bomber, dropping a well-placed bomb, will leave little left of the
rifleman.
of course, is that there is inevitably a disadvantage against other opponents. Back in the
Middle Ages, pole-arms such as pikes were the perfect weapons for engaging cavalry due to
their great length (some pikes were upwards of 20 feet long). Yet pikemen were easy targets
for archers, who could rain arrows on them from a safe distance. These pros and cons, taken
to their extreme, mean that some combatants are completely ineffective against particular
opponents and may even be at their mercy. A man with a rifle is not likely to bring down a
B-2 bomber, but that same bomber, dropping a well-placed bomb, will leave little left of the
rifleman.
REFERENCE: The Tech Tree Foldout shows all the unit upgrade paths.
“Battle of Bannockburn - 1314” by Mark Churms ©1994