Civilization Idea: Portugal

I know what you are going to say, “but we already have Portugal in the game”

Wrong! You have a Brazil cosplay!

Lets start with the basics:

Unique unit: Organ Gun? Lmaooooooooo

On all my years reading about Portuguese History, i would found 1 reference of Organ Guns being used. Once at Morocco.

At the bare minimum a breach loading cannon or Berço would be the obvious choice. Its mentioned everywhere.

Portuguese expansion spread this cannon technology as far as Asia and Africa, influencing local defense designs like those adopted during the Ming dynasty.

It would still retain the anti infantry role, as it was originally used for instead of the organ gun.

Portugal created the Caravel, the Carrack, Square-rigged caravel and probably galleons. Its credited to the spanish in 1550, but Portugal had galleons already in service by 1540.

It begs the question, why Portugal does not have a unique naval unit?

The thing they were most famous for?

At least they got Caçadores right, altough they should be only available in Age IV, as the first Caçadores were created in 1797, and later reorganized in the ones we know by the british in the Peninsular War.

Also Dragoons? Portugal had such a lack of Cavalry they needed british and french dragoons in the 17th century during the restoration war.

This “Portugal” civ is a bunch of nonsense cobbled together, and frankly an insult to anyone with the basic knowledge of Portuguese History.

Thank you for reading my rant.

Edit: Love for my Brazillian brothers, and if you have USA you can have Brazil playable aswell.

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I will always agree with the requests for Portuguese refreshes, and a million times with the Organ gun.

My suggestion has always been to make the Organ Gun a Merc unit (Polish/Ukrainian voice - during this time frame it was still used a fair bit in Central/East Europe), and then replace, as you suggest too - to the Berço.

I’d also like to replace the Halberdier with an Aventureiro - armed with two-handed Montante and could have further shipment upgrades to give a pistol charged shot. Could earn a Coin bounty upon killing enemies to further reinforce that these guys were on adventures in the East for personal fame and fortune. Could upgrade to Fidalgos to also highlight that these were mostly volunteer Gentlemen up for adventure.

For naval, I would have the Carrack, though with the Portuguese naming Nau. I think the Euro navy lineup as a whole could do with more love as all the civs has their own quirks and inventions with naval warfare.

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Excellent suggestions as always.