Hey all!
I'm an optimist. That means I don't give up.
I feel the Khmer were a good civ but now are better because of Arbalests. I like that change.
However I'd like to talk about the Khmer strengths, which are:
- Good Cavaliers
- Good Cavalry Archers
- High attack Elephants
- Artillery with upgrades
- Good Scorpions
- Cheap Ballista Elephants
- Strong Gunpowder units (hand cannoneer and bb cannon)
- Weak Infantry (this can be a plus)
- Strong Castles
- Treadmill Crane (good for building and Wonders)
- Strong Arbalests
- Keeps
- Solid Navy and Shipwright
- All Mining upgrades
This all said, the Khmer can be tough to face, formidable in battle, and strong in defense. I've won with them over a hundred times, so it's good to say that I can play them.
They are best in lategame situation, where the trees run low and you can shoot down trees with Ballista Elephants. Also, their Cavalry are stronger than say, the Malay, so you can do that too. Note they cannot spam cavalry, but only train quality units.
I find their infantry are good enough and can take a beating with the proper cavalier-elephant support. They are a must in any serious game, especially where one starts with 115 villagers.
The big starts help because most players cannot handle 55 Paladins or 55 Champions at the map start, nor can they handle Castle-Wonder Victory. I add extra resources to maps, say 50% more Gold and Stone quantities and 50% more forage and animals, to make it harder to counter the land strategy.
Strong maps include
- Bog Islands
- Pacific Islands
- Mangrove Forest
- Steppe
- Valley
and more.
Another great strength of the Khmer is their having Husbandry. This gives their Cavalry an edge over many civs, because they can choose massive fights. It also helps pathing of units to find their targets more quickly. I'd say its a 15% combat boost. Their elephants have 25% total more speed, and its a 30% combat boost.
This all said, I still favor their archers, which are 2nd line units and should be used in every matchup.
Great Trebuchets as well.
Cheerio!
I'm an optimist. That means I don't give up.
I feel the Khmer were a good civ but now are better because of Arbalests. I like that change.
However I'd like to talk about the Khmer strengths, which are:
- Good Cavaliers
- Good Cavalry Archers
- High attack Elephants
- Artillery with upgrades
- Good Scorpions
- Cheap Ballista Elephants
- Strong Gunpowder units (hand cannoneer and bb cannon)
- Weak Infantry (this can be a plus)
- Strong Castles
- Treadmill Crane (good for building and Wonders)
- Strong Arbalests
- Keeps
- Solid Navy and Shipwright
- All Mining upgrades
This all said, the Khmer can be tough to face, formidable in battle, and strong in defense. I've won with them over a hundred times, so it's good to say that I can play them.
They are best in lategame situation, where the trees run low and you can shoot down trees with Ballista Elephants. Also, their Cavalry are stronger than say, the Malay, so you can do that too. Note they cannot spam cavalry, but only train quality units.
I find their infantry are good enough and can take a beating with the proper cavalier-elephant support. They are a must in any serious game, especially where one starts with 115 villagers.
The big starts help because most players cannot handle 55 Paladins or 55 Champions at the map start, nor can they handle Castle-Wonder Victory. I add extra resources to maps, say 50% more Gold and Stone quantities and 50% more forage and animals, to make it harder to counter the land strategy.
Strong maps include
- Bog Islands
- Pacific Islands
- Mangrove Forest
- Steppe
- Valley
and more.
Another great strength of the Khmer is their having Husbandry. This gives their Cavalry an edge over many civs, because they can choose massive fights. It also helps pathing of units to find their targets more quickly. I'd say its a 15% combat boost. Their elephants have 25% total more speed, and its a 30% combat boost.
This all said, I still favor their archers, which are 2nd line units and should be used in every matchup.
Great Trebuchets as well.
Cheerio!