Cranequiniers: New Leaked Unit? (Mounted Crossbowman)

Age of Empires IV IV - Discussion
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Leaked Unique Unit for AoE4??

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Recently, with the triple Scandinavian DLC for the franchise:

  • AoE2: Vikings + Saxons
  • AoE3: Danish (Vikings) + Polanian-Lithuanians
  • AoE4: Vikings + Scots

It has been observed that, aside from the voices, a lot of work material is shared between the three installments.

Among these new units, one appeared that isn’t necessarily Scandinavian: the Cranequiners… or as they are better known, “Horse Crossbowmen.”

Cranequiniers

In AoE3: Cranequiniers:

Available since the DLC patch, but also for other civilizations, as a mercenary. It counts as an archaic, but mobile, ranged unit.

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So far, so normal… until another installment comes along.

In AoE2: Cranequiniers:

According to a leaked AoE2 information, there will also be cranequiniers in AoE2.

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So, the question remains:

  • Will there be cranequiniers in AoE4? Wow.
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Yes, they’ll probably be called Mounted Crossbowman like in AoE 2 and that’s it…

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It is not a leak, it is official information, they have confirmed that it is a regional unit called “Mounted Crossbowman”

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That’s right, that unit is called Mounted Crossbowman…

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I have made some statement long ago about that, the french misses this unit that is a classic from the royal military companies till the late 1500. I wish they put these in the imperial age, and for balance purpose,it could be only produced in castle or like black rider limitation.

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It will probably arrive with the Nordic DLC for Age of Empires 4…