Slingers

Unit Information

Game Strategies

History

In the Extended Edition, this unit/building is affected by a damage bug. Missing +50% damage vs Elephants. Missing -10% damage vs Heavy Cavalry. Missing additional -5% damage vs Light Cavalry and Heavy Cavalry.

Slingers
Slingers attacking a Hoplites unit
Light Infantry
Base cost	40 Food 40 Timber
Ramping cost	1 Food 1 Timber
Build time	10 seconds (150 frames)
Hit points	85
Line of sight	8 tiles
Movement speed	28 (2.2 tiles/second)
Attack strength	10
Attack range	0-6 tiles
Attack speed	33 frames
Armor	1
Population points
Built at	Barracks
Hotkey (Barracks)	G
Upgrades to	Javelineers

Slingers are the standard Light Infantry of the Ancient Age, trained at the Barracks.

Overview

The fastest standard unit of its age, they excel at harassing an enemy's ill-defended positions, such as deployed Merchants and isolated caravans, a tactic usually known as raiding. As Light Infantry, they are also the perfect counter for enemy Foot Archers but need to keep an eye out to avoid Heavy Infantry and shots from buildings. Since defenses at this stage are limited only to City fire and the occasional Tower, they can assist an attacking army with less worries, for instance, taking down Civilians while the Heavy Infantry attacks the buildings.

Unique units

• The Aztecs train Atl-Atls instead of Slingers.
• The Bantu train Umpakati instead of Slingers.
• The Maya train Balamob Slingers instead of Slingers.