Heavy Camel Archer

Unit Information

Game Strategies

History

In the Extended Edition, this unit/building is affected by a damage bug. Missing -34% damage vs Armed Caravans, Armed Supply Wagons, and Armed Merchants. Missing +50% damage vs Civilians. Missing +15% damage vs Ranged Cavalry. Missing -5% damage vs Sparse.

Heavy Camel Archer
Nubian Unique Ranged Cavalry(Replaces Heavy Horse Archer)
Base cost	60 Timber 40 Wealth
Ramping cost	1 Timber 1 Wealth
Build time	15 seconds (225 frames)
Hit points	82
Line of sight	9 tiles
Movement speed	30 (2.4 tiles/second)
Attack strength	15
Attack range	0-8 tiles
Attack speed	25 frames
Armor	1
Population points
Built at	Stable
Prerequisites	Medieval Age
Hotkey (Stable)	A
Upgrades from	Camel Archer
Upgrades to	Camel Raider
Special abilities	Can attack while moving

The Heavy Camel Archer is the Nubian unique Ranged Cavalry of the Medieval Age that replaces the standard Heavy Horse Archer.

Overview

Compared to Heavy Horse Archers, Heavy Camel Archers are statistically identical, but they do +35% damage against Light Infantry and +20% damage against Gunpowder Infantry, so the innate ability of Ranged Cavalry as raiders combined with this advantage makes Heavy Camel Archers great counter-raiders as well.

Trivia

• The use of camels as shooting platforms was an Arabian practice seen since ancient times. Nubians, on the other hand, always specialized in shooting on foot.

See also

• Heavy Chariot
• Eagle Feather Horse
• Steppe Nomad