Comanche! My favorite minor civ! Overall it’s a underwhelming civ but they have A LOT of potential. A small tweak to the techs and units will make them top tier.
OLD TECHS
SUGGESTIONS TO OLD TECHS
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Comanche Mustangs (Cavalry get +5% speed):
Rework: Cavalry get +7,5% speed.
Why: It used to be 10%, but I understand the frustration of fighting portuguese dragoons with 8 speed. The current effect isn’t huge, so perhaps a mid-ground between the vanilla’s 10% and DE’s 5%? -
Comanche Horse Breeding: ( Cavalry and light infantry hit points +10%)
Rework: All Cavalry get +15% HP and light infantry hit points +10% (any elephants and camels get 10% instead).
Why: For some reason Cree, Navajo and Comanche have basically the same technology of buffing HP of cavalry and (light) infantry but Cree now has got the best one with the lowest cost. Time to rework them (Comanche= cavalry gets more, Cree= all get the same, navajo= infanty gets more)?
NEW TECHS
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Comanche Warrior Tradition (200w, 200c): Comanche Tribe’s mastery of mounted archery improves the skill of archers on a horseback, specially Comanche Horse Archer .
New effect: All cavalry archers gain + 1 range/+1 LOS. Comanche Horse Archer gain +2 range/+2 LOS instead and shoot 10% faster.
Why: Cavalry archers are units who don’t have a single specific tech from native settlements. This tech praises the notorious Comanche skills with bow and arrow. Again: it’s a “specifically general” tech, a favorite of mine.
Lore: Master horseback riders who lived in teepees and hunted bison, the Comanches were stunning orators, disciplined warriors, and the finest makers of arrows. They were especially skilled on mounted archery. Comanche History; Deadliestwarrior - Bow and arrow; Americanart- comanche-feats-horsemanship- Y’all! Short but very cool article!!!;
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Comanche Hunter Tradition (150f, 150c): Comanche greatest warriors are also their best hunters! Comanche Horse Archer will bring food to your Town.
New effect: Comanche Horse Archer generates 0.6 food/s. Increases ranged damage by 10%.
Why: That is a homage to Comanche culture of hunting bisons and their skill as hunters. It generates 6f/s at best, which would be equivalent to 7 settlers. It’s not broken because of their cost, build limit and because they will continuously die in battle.
Lore: As he approached manhood, a boy went on his first buffalo hunt. If he made a kill, his father honored him with a feast. Only after he had proven himself on a buffalo hunt was a young man allowed to go to war. Wikipedia - Comanche#Children
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Comanche Hunting Times/Plains (200w, 200c): The Hunting Grounds are proper for hunting: You can receive bisons from your shipments.
New effect: Ships 1 Bison for every age that has passed. Non-military shipments from your Home City also delivers 1 free bison to your economic point .
Why: By “non-military shipments” read as: “Home City shipments that do not come from The Warrior, Military Academy, Fortress etc”. Cheyenne already have a technology based on bison hunting but one is definitely worth for the Comanche. You get more immediate bisons if you use it later, but the steady income of future bisons dry out since it’s implied you have already shipped several cards.
Lore: When the Comanche reached the plains, hunting came to predominate. Hunting was considered a male activity and was a principal source of prestige.
Wikipedia- Bison_hunting
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