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Frank specialties

by Dwarf_severity

"FRENCH CIV SPECIALTY BY SEV"

I love the French simply because the ROCK!!  The team bonus has a +2 line
of sight for all knights!  Therefore you can see those piken men "coming
from a mile away!"  :)  The French bonuses also include -25% castle cost!!
 Therefore less stone is needed for that first castle when you want to
build it next to the enemies TC - hehe.  The french knights also get +20 HP
so 1 kight without any upgrades will take out 1 enemy knight, np.  :p
   The other French bonus I think is sooo cool is the economy bonus - FREE
FARM UPGRADES.  :)

When played well, French Paladins can be very devastating!  The important
thing to remember is castling ASAP and build 1-4 cavs to raid the enemy
base.  This way, the enemy is forced into defense and leaves your economy
alone!  If this works, then imping asap is a good idea with a very very
strong economy!!  The upgrade from knight to cavalier costs 300 food and
300 gold.  Keep in mind that this is ONLY POSSIBLE after reaching the
imperial age.  So try not to build too much military.  Just enough to keep
you protected and the enemy worrired - hehe (this strat sometimes
backfires, but when it works, chances are you will be reaching imperial age
before anyone else.)  *** If you are being attacked by heavy troops, then
my suggestion is wait on imping and build a strong enough army to defend
yourself !!!  Otherwise, go ahead and imp!!  After getting the cavalier
upgrade, I usually don't attack in mass, just raids still.  :)  My
suggestion would be to concentrate your economy for another 1300 food and
750 gold!  Personally, I would rather have the Paladin upgrade then a bunch
of unnecesary upgrades.  The Paladin usually gets 160 HP.  But the French
Paladin gets another 20% to put them at 192.  :)

*** If your cavs are getting hastled by pikes, then you need support from a
distance with ranged attack!  As I see it, you have 2 options, either
Axemen (created inside the castle) or raid the enemy base and then retreat
to a foward TC with a whole bunch of vills and pikes garrisoned inside!!

*** Having a few pikes yourself can also be worth while!!  Reason being,
they take care of those nasty camels (which horsies don't particularly care
for. :)

*** While playing the French civ, don't bother with the archer armour
upgrades until you can afford it (and have everything in complete control).
 The only reason I would even consider the armour upgrades is if my axemen
won't make the grade.  Axemen have a range of only 3 (without upgrades).
 If you are in the imperial age and need more range for "defending your
French Paladins" then research chemistry in the university and subsequently
hand cannoneers in the archery range (as they start with a range of 7).
 Although keep in mind, French Axemen cost 55F, 25G.  And they benefit from
the infantry armour upgrades that you researched for your pikes!  Where as
Hand Cannoneers cost 45F, 50G!!  Personally, I would rather use the gold
for more Paladins.

While everyone has their own unique style of play, I like to attack in
"raid fashion."  I use French Paladins to knock out the enemy vills and
houses, then a temporary retreat to 4-5 monks (as they can heal your 1st
battalion of Paladins while your 2nd battalion continues with the raids
taking out any and all resistance!)  :)

*** It is important to use trebs to take out enemy Castles and TCs when
possible.  My suggestion would be to build a TC about 15 units away from an
enemy castle (for arrow support against those nasty camels and pikes).
 Then use your "wounded battalion" for treb protection.  Keep continuing
with the raids, and whamo!!  Enemy destroyed.  :)

I hope you enjoyed "my take" on the French civ.  :)  Stay tuned folks
...same bat time.... same bat channel.... for the next "Civ specialty by
Sev!!!"  :)