Chinese Lou Chuan lose their bonus vs. ships after research Rocketry

Arian5201 · May 30, 2026, 3:20pm

GAME INFORMATION

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GAME BUILD #: 175278
GAME PLATFORM: Steam / Microsoft Store / Xbox / PlayStation
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11 / Windows 10 / Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Mac / Linux

ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

choose Chinese
Build a Lou Chuan
Research Rocketry

EXPECTED RESULT

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Lou Chuan will have more bonus damage vs. ships instead of only long-range warships.

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before research Rocketry

After research Rocketry, only attack bonus vs. long-range warships, which means they will no longer cause bonus damage vs. damage vs. fire ships and hulks.

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