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More info?)
OK;
I'm gonna try that.
Mark.
"Kevin 'Keeper' Foster" <thekeeper@canada.com> wrote in message
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> Brandon Supernaw <bhsupernaw@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
> news:31ha4gF39iorcU1@individual.net:
>
>> Around 12/5/2004 2:21 PM, Mark Rosenkrantz proclaimed for
>> posterity:
>>> Is available when I dicover Gunpowder and have Salpeter within my
>>> reach. I always have that when I play as the Dutch.
>>>
>>> Anyone experienced that ?
>>>
>>> Mark.
>>
>> It's because The Netherlands UU, Swiss Mercenaries, nullify the
>> Musketmen part of the upgrade path for them. You'll jump straight
>> from Swiss Mercs to Riflemen.
>>
>> Really, you're better off that way anyway. Swiss Mercs are 1-4-1
>> for a cost of 30 shields and come in at Feudalism, Musketmen are
>> 2-4-1 for a cost of 60 shields.
>>
>> I do wonder though, what if you get to gunpowder and have
>> saltpeter, but no access to iron? Would you be able to build
>> musketmen in that situation since Swiss Mercs would not be an
>> option? I've never run into that particular situation.
>
> If Mark saves his game, he could pillage his own source(s) of iron
> and find out for us.
>
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