Civilization V – Units Patch

Units:

• Adds the following unit upgrade possibilities:
  • Scout → Archer (note promotion changes)
  • Battle Ship → Missile Cruiser
  • Marine → XCOM Squad
  • Bazooka → XCOM Squad
  • Mechanized Infantry → XCOM Squad
• Makes Helicopters ranged with one field attack range.
• Allows hovering units to move over water.
• Allows Submarines to enter rival terretory.
• Allows Destroyers to carry two missiles.
• Allows Workboats to cross ice and reduces their building costs significantly.
• Allows XCOM Squads to ignore terrain costs but increases their building costs.
• Grants XCOM Squads the same embarked advantages that Marines have.
• Grants Gattling/Machine Gun and Bazooka units the logistics promotion.
• Adds Aluminium as required resource to Missile Cruisers and XCOM Squads.
• Adds Iron as required resource to armored units Destroyers and Carriers.
• Adds Oil as required resource to ships and futuristic air units.
• Adds Uranium as required resource to Nuclear Submarines.
• Removes maintenance costs from Great Generals and Great Admirals.
• Makes air fighter units stronger against land units.
• Increases the operational range of Stealth Bombers but also their resource requirements.
• Makes Carriers more durable but increases their resource requirements.
• Garants Mecha units defensive embarkation but increases their resource requirements.
• Makes Samurais avaiable earlier in the technology tree.
• Allows units to subsequently gain experience from military buildings by visiting a city.
• Allows units to subsequently obtain trained free promotions by visiting a city.

Icons:

• Enhances the promotion tree of several units.
• Allows Scouts to choose the benefit when uncovering an ancient ruin.
• Removes the ignore terrain costs promotion when Scouts are upgraded to Archers.
• Corrects promotions when ranged units become meele or vice verca.
  (Based on William Howard’s “Promotion – Crossovers”)

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