The Greeks, who had "Greek Fire," don't get fire ships?

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I realize civ balance and all, but still…

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Greek fire must be re named as Byzantine fire.

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Well Byzantines didn’t exist until the fall of Rome, so no.

Question is rather what the Fireship is based off, as Byzantinian Empire didn’t exist before.

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They get fire ships just before I sink them :slight_smile:

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Well agree on historical sense, and in the name. Would be a cool add-on and was thinking the same a couple of days ago. The Greeks are too Academy centered IMO, which makes them a weak civ.
As an extra water bonus I would also like to see getting them fire-ships. However, with the 25% speed bonus on their ships already, it would make them an OP water-civ when they would have 25% faster fire ships.

But the same can be said about the Romans, who have ‘monotheism’ upgrade, which I think, makes their team too OP. In a broader historical sense it would be correct, since Roman Catholic Church and all, but that’s also since around 300ad. So…

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@ZheBoyzForum said:
Well Byzantines didn’t exist until the fall of Rome, so no.

Question is rather what the Fireship is based off, as Byzantinian Empire didn’t exist before.

Good question.
https://erenow.com/ancient/greek-fire-poison-arrows-scorpion-bombs/10.html