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Akweks are the Iroquois unique scouting unit of the 
Medieval Age that replaces the standard Explorer.
Overview[]
Compared to Explorers, Akweks have +10 hit points, +1 movement speed, +1 line of sight, and +200 
Craft, as well as the ability to move through forests. They also have +4 range, but this does not affect the range at which abilities can be cast and so has no practical effect. They also receive +3 line of sight per 
Science research instead of +2, and do not take bonus damage from 
Industrial Age Ranged Cavalry[note 1] and Biplanes.
Their additional Craft may give them an extra edge when having to dispatch more than one Spy.
Trivia[]
- Akweks means "eagle" in the Mohawk language.[note 2]
- If the Iroquois have standard Explorers in a scenario, they will still be able to move through forests since the ability to do so is given by their nation power. Conversely, if another nation has Akweks, they won't have the ability to move through forests, which will never happen in an ordinary match since Scouts cannot be bribed.
Notes[]
- ↑ This appears to be due to inconsistent unit naming within unitrules.xml, balance.xml, and typenames.xml. While the first of these files refers to the unit as Akweks (with typename akweks), both of the latter two files refers to it as "Pioneer", causing balance.xml to not actually have any effect on Akweks. Changing the three files to all consistently use either of the two unit names resolves the issue.
- ↑ https://glosbe.com/moh/en/akweks
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