Iâve been doing my own research on Chasqui to try to come up with my own idea. Not sure on the exact stats, but I wanted to try to capture the relay system a bit.
The Chasqui line would be armed with a club, as per history, so the idea of it being a combat unit is not far-fetched. The Chasqui would have greater line of sight compared to Eagles and Scouts, but a bit slower movement in the Dark Age.
In the Feudal Age, it would receive extra speed, but its LOS would stay the same, apart from the automatic +2 it gets from Tracking. From there, its LOS would not really improve.
In the Castle Age, things start to get interesting. Its upgrade, the Churo Chasqui (a shell-bearing Chasqui), would receive 10% extra speed within 7 tiles of a Town Center or Castle. This would be on top of the speed improvement it gets normally from aging up.
In the Imperial Age, in addition to extra speed from aging up and the extra speed from TC and Castle proximity, the final upgrade, the Curaca (a type of local chief), would receive 20% faster attack in the same radius. Chasqui have fairly slow attack speed, so this would help defensively.
All South American civs would have this line, but the Inca would receive a new unique stone building, the Tambo, which would not only provide the same aura improvements as TCs and Castles, but also healing. In addition, Tambos could train Chasqui and Slingers, and provide the same aura improvements to the latter (but not any other building). This would even more accurately reflect the relay system that the Inca Empire used.
They are scout cavalry replacement. They donât need to feel different. Cavalry vs Shock Infantry armor class is already more than enough distinction.
Chasqui was regularly just a messenger, even centuries after the fall of the Incas, the name was still used in southamerica for reffering someone delivering messages. Sometimes exactly Chasqui, sometimes Chasque
Still, not a soldier, not even in a âwhat if it was assaulted, surely it has some sort ofâŠâ no, the man just RUN, that was his thing, run, and donât call me shirley
Why would the Chasqui carry weapons if not for self-defense? They could obviously have a combat role if needed. Thereâs no other type of Inca soldier that could fill the scouting role.
Because South American civs need an Eagle equivalent, the Chasqui had clubs so wouldnât be totally useless in combat, and the game isnât historically accurate, only historically inspired. The South American civs must have a raiding unit, and Chasqui are the closest thing to that.
I understand they need some kind of replacement for that line
The Inca army ussually faint a retreat so, the eagle scout line replacement could still be fast, but without the same LOS, shock infantry tag, no furry hat, not a scout either
Historically inspired is adding a chasqui as explorer to imply the messages about enemy movement arriving fast, the idea of having a explorer unit that just explore is that bad?, make the chasqui a âXâ limited at the time trainable explorer with great LOS for the whole scout thing
Giving a soldier unit line the name âchasquiâ to fight in the front line is not historically accurate nor inspired
Yes. And thereâs nothing else that can work unless you completely make something up. Do you want a made-up unit in the game?
Itâs bad for AoE2. You canât deprive an entire group of civilizations of a raiding unit, because then theyâll suck.
Why would the Chasqui carry clubs just to send messages? Itâs good to be prepared for fighting, especially when sending messages to the front lines. I suppose youâre going to complain that Scout Cavalry arenât just for scouting, but can fight too? If you donât, youâre a hypocrite; itâs the exact same thing.
Glad you agree.
They are a fast scouting unit, just like the Scout Cavalry, which is also a raiding unit. The role and equivalence are obvious to everyone but you.
I donât need to make something up, just peak one of the arms they use (like the spear) and put them in the eagle scout line, no furry hat, not for a scout purpose, fast but for a raiding unit, representing the blockades of roads used to subdue a city
All good now
Marvelous opotunity to give them a civ distinction, by making their explorer a explorer and the raider a raider
I suppose things too, but mostly donât share it, because it could be more of an opinion based on a false proposition rather than a valid statement for a conversation
