Unit Traits

Units have different classes and traits. These are the unique passive abilities witch variate unit to unit.

Unit classes

Name	Description
Aircraft Carrier	Can transport aircraft.
Animal	Close-combat unit that behaves erratically in battle. Can be hunted for Food by certain units.
Armoured Vehicle	Strong against close-ranged attacks.
Armoured Vessel	Strong against close-ranged attacks.
Boarding Vessel	No special rules.
Bomber	Specialized air-strike unit able to damage enemy land units and structures, but unable to patrol or fight aircraft.
Cavalry	Close-combat unit that ignores enemy zones of control. Particularly good for running down ranged units.
Fighter	Patrol aircraft unit able to provide vision and counter enemy aircraft.
Gun Platform	No special rules.
Gunship	Ignores all constraints and bonuses from terrain, and cannot be attacked by melee units.
Gunner	Ranged-combat unit, must have line of sight to attack. Fights at full combat strength even when defending against close-combat attacks.
Heavy Weapon	Ranged-combat unit, must have line of sight to attack. Can destroy fortified tiles but cannot retaliate when attacked by a close-combat unit.
Melee	Close-combat unit. Useful for protecting ranged units from cavalry.
Missile	Consumed to perform a single strike action on a distant target.
Multi Role Aircraft	Versatile aircraft unit which can perform both patrols and air-strikes effectively.
Naval Transport	Ranged-combat naval unit, must have line of sight to attack. Replaces land units which embark to travel across ocean tiles.
Nomad	Special unit that gathers Food food through fighting and ransacking in order to multiply.
Ranged	Ranged-combat unit. Less effective when it can't see its target. Receives a penalty to ist combat strength when defending against close-combat attacks.
Siege Artillery	Ranged-combat unit, must have line of sight to attack. Can destroy fortified tiles but cannot retaliate when attacked by a close-combat unit.
Siege Weapon	Can only be constructed during a siege using accumulated siege works. Cannot enter city tile or retaliate when attacked by a close-combat unit.
Spy	Cannot fight, but can enter enemy cities to steal resources.
Torpedo Vessel	Strong against ranged attacks.

Unit traits

Name	Description
Advanced Colony	Create a city with some Industry industry and 3 population, as well as a set of infrastructures from the Medieval Era and earlier.
Ambusher	Stronger on difficult terrain tiles.
Anti-aircraft	Provides anti-air power equal to the unit's combat strength.
Anti-Cavalry	Bonus combat strength when fighting cavalry units.
Anti-Colonialism	Allied units gain a combat strength bonus when attacking stronger units
Bastion	Stronger when fighting from high ground and fortified position.
Battering ram	Can only attack walls.
Bombard	Can bombard districts and battlefields from out of battle.
Champion	Stronger when attacking during the first round.
Charge	Receives bonus combat strength when attacking if not adjacent to an enemy at the beginning of the round.
Charge Master	When charging the target cannot retaliate.
Cliffs Crosser	Can cross cliffs.
Coastal ship	Destroyed by consecutive Turn turns spent in deep water.
Conveyor	Increased Movement movement speed when starting its Turn turn in an allied territory.
Demolish	Has a close-combat attack that can be used to destroy cities' fortified tiles.
Discoverer	Generate Money money when collecting curiosities
El Dorado	Double all ransack profits.
Elephant Platform	Ignores penalties from fighting in melee.
Enforcers	Drains additional Stability stability during sieges.
Expedition	Regenerates health when outside of your territory.
Exceptional Accuracy	Can shoot above obstacles without penalties.
Fervor	No combat strength penalty from damage.
Free Riders	Can act a second time after attacking.
Grappler	Has a larger zone of control which cannot be ignored.
Guardian	Stronger when standingon friendly extension.
Guerilla Fighters	Stealth unit that remains hidden even when attacking.
Heavy Charge	Receives double the strength bonus when charging.
Heavier Charge	Receives triple the Combat Strength bonus when charging.
High Sea	Ignores any penalties from deep water.
Home guard	Appears automatically to defend your cities from attack.
Honor Code	Prevents its army from retreating.
Immobile	Cannot move once deployed.
Inner Sea Mastodonte	Much higher combat strength when in coastal waters.
Mandate of Heaven	Bonus combat strength when Stability stability is high.
Move and Fire	Can keep moving after making an attack.
Multi-rocket Bombard	Can use the bombard action twice per Turn turn.
Navigator	Damaged by consecutive Turn turns spent in deep water.
Pathfinder	Ignores movement penalties from forests.
Phalanx	Grants additional combat strength for each unit with the Phalanx ability adjacent.
Pillager	Generates additional Money gold when destroying an outpost.
Poison	Applies a poisoned status to the target, which reduces its Movement movement speed and Range attack range
Proselyte	Bonus combat strength against enemies with different state religion.
Ramming	Increased Movement movement speed in battle and has bonus combat strength against adjacent targets.
Ransacker	Bonus combat strength when ransacking and fighting on enemy districts.
Repulse	Receives bonus combat strength when defending if not adjacent to an enemy at the beginning of the round.
Siege Mastery	Bonus combat strength when participating in an assault or sortie.
Sly	Ignore hostile zones of control.
Stealth	Cannot be seen except by adjacent units.
Suppression	The targeted unit can either move or attack next Turn turn, but not both.
Tactical Superiority	Rear attack applies whenever an ally is adjacent to the target, no matter their position.
Trample	Stronger when attacking weaker units.

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