Rather extensive list of strengths and weaknesses. The Mameluk is an exceptional light cavalry unit, and the Xebec an exceptional naval unit. With its cheap farming upgrades and infamous 0pt archer flood, Algeria is better at low peacetime games with low resource settings. Expensive stables and no 18thc upgrade limit Algeria to a short game.


Strengths

17thc Pikemen (Ottoman) have 5% more hitpoints, have +1 attack, attack 13% faster, first 3 attack upgrades cost 53% less, total attack upgrades cost 25% less.
Light cavalry (Mameluk) have 27% more hitpoints.
17thc Drummers cost 20% less, gain +70 additional defense points through training.
17thc Officers cost 29% less, total defense upgrade costs are 37% less.
Priest (Mullah) costs just 50 food and no gold
17thc Frigates (Xebecs) have 30% more hitpoints, no salary cost, fire 33% faster,
Howitzer building-speed upgrades are researched 2x faster.
maxrange 700 (8% farther).
Mill farming upgrade #1 costs 15% less.
Academy farming upgrade #2 costs 93% less.
Academy farming upgrade #3 costs 92% less.
Academy infinite fields' capacity upgrade requires 50% less wood.
Academy xebec upgrade costs 15% less.
Academy building strength upgrade costs 84% less.
Academy artillery range upgrade #1 requires -18150 iron (HUGE iron savings).
Academy artillery range upgrade #2 requires -9050 iron AND -47235 coal (HUGE iron and coal savings).
Academy artillery accuracy upgrade #1 costs 57% less.
Academy ships' speed upgrade costs 98% less (HUGE wood, gold and iron savings).
Academy ships' construction time upgrade costs 6% less (no wood or gold cost).
Academy builds 75% faster.
Barracks have no gold cost, additional barracks cost only 5x more.
Blacksmith has 18% more hitpoints.
Mosque builds 40% faster, has 19% more hitpoints.
Diplomatic Centre has 22% more hitpoints.
Houses have 8% more hitpoints.
Stone wall maintenance costs 66% less.
Towers cost 3% less, build 22% faster, have 13% more hitpoints.
Markets have 13% more hitpoints, additional markets cost 5x less.
Shipyards cost 36% less.
Storehouses cost 43% less.
Stables cost mostly stone, have no gold cost.
Stables build 80% faster, have 175% more hitpoints.
Town Halls cost 18% less, have 36% more hitpoints.



Weaknesses

Cannot advance to 18th century; no balloon; no +75 farming upgrade.
No heavy cavalry unit, no native Hussars unit, no native dragoon unit.
Priest (Mullah) has 25% fewer hitpoints, heals 20% slower.
17thc Pikemen (Ottoman) cost 27% more, wear no armor.
Light cavalry (Mameluk) defense upgrades require 110% more food.
17thc Dragoons (Bedouin) have 20% fewer hitpoints, total attack upgrade costs are 486% more, cannot be healed using medicine tech in academy.
17thc Drummers have 44% fewer hitpoints.
17thc Officers attack 27% slower and upkeep costs are 400% more (similar to the 18thc European Officer), total attack upgrades cost 1800 (12x more).
17thc Frigates (Xebecs) cost 15% more, minrange 550 (38% farther).
Howitzer building-speed upgrades are less efficient (500% slower).
Mine capacity +40 upgrade requires +340000 food and +65000 gold.
Artillery construction time upgrades require gold instead of coal.
Academy costs 8% more.
Artillery Depots cost 13% more .
Blacksmith builds 17% slower.
Diplomatic Centre costs 4% more.
Stone walls cost 18% more, build 22% slower.
Additional towers cost 0.05x more.
Shipyards have 15% fewer hitpoints.
Additional stables cost 6x more.
Town Halls support only 50 population.

17thc muskets strong, but slow to produce. Two unique units, the Roundshier and the Croat make Austria an interesting choice for low peacetime games. Otherwise, a well balanced choice for any peacetime setting.


Strengths

Peasants have 100% more hitpoints.
Roundshiers have 81% more hitpoints than Light Infantrymen, attack 8% faster, defense upgrades cost 28% less, wear upgradeable armor (very nice protection vs sword, shot and grapeshot).
17thc Musketeers have 10% more hitpoints, have +1 attack, minrange 350 (13% closer), maxrange 850 (6% farther), wear armor.
Hussars (Croats) cost 31% less, attack upgrades cost 35% less, defense upgrades cost 40% less.
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 76% less.
Town Hall builds 70% faster.
18thc Barracks can be built up to 23% faster with maximum peasants.

Weaknesses

Roundshiers train 150% slower than Light Infantrymen, attack upgrades cost 15% more.
17thc Musketeers cost 13% more, train 50% slower, armor cannot be upgraded.
Hussars (Croats) train 32% slower, have -2 attack, maximum attack upgrade 15% lower (-3), maximum defense upgrade 7% lower (-1).

Strong 18thc musketeer, but slow to train and slow to fire. Cheap early upgrades for the heavy rider and hussar. Expensive first attack and defense upgrades render pikemen weak vs early rushes. Cheap 18th, expensive stables (and no fast-training light cav). With its limited cav support, Bavaria is generally too weak for any but the longest peacetimes (60+ minutes).


Strengths

Peasants have 100% more hitpoints.
18thc Musketeers have +43 musket attack, maxrange 950 (6% farther -- best in game).
Grenadiers first attack upgrade costs 40% less, first defense upgrade costs 10% less.
Heavy Riders first 3 attack upgrades cost 27% less.
17thc Dragoons first 3 defense upgrades cost 5% less, total defense upgrades cost 7% less.
18thc Dragoons first 3 defense upgrades cost 22% less, total defense upgrades cost 5% less.
Hussars first 3 attack upgrades cost 23% less.
17thc Drummers gain +4 additional defense points through training.
18thc Officers total defense upgrades cost 9% less.
Advance to 18th Century costs 14% less.
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 6% less.
Academy artillery accuracy upgrade #2 costs 10% less.
Stables build 80% faster.

Weaknesses

Cuirassiers first 3 defense upgrades cost 15% more.
17thc Pikemen first attack upgrade is very expensive, first 3 defense upgrades cost 6% more.
18thc Pikemen first 3 defense upgrades cost 8% more.
18thc Musketeers cost 23% more, train 50% slower, have -9 bayonet attack, bayonet attack 38% slower, musket attack 100% slower, use 100% more iron and 50% more coal, can only achieve +6 attack and +6 defense through training
Grenadiers second attack upgrade costs 15% more, second defense upgrade costs 24% more.
17thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 10% more.
18thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 38% more.
18thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 25% more.
17thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 71% more.
18thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 8% more.
17thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 17% more.
Academy artillery accuracy upgrade #1 costs 132% more.
Stables have 50% fewer hitpoints, cost 29% more, additional stables cost 100% more (3x).

Strongest 18thc musketeer in the game. Cheap early upgrades for the heavy rider and hussar. Expensive early upgrades render pikemen weak vs early rushes. Cheap 18th, expensive stables. Well balanced for middle peacetime settings (30+ pt), popular choice for long PT games or 'million' resource games.


Strengths

18thc Musketeers have +6 bayonet attack, throw grenades, have +48 musket attack, use 50% less iron and coal, maxrange 950 (6% farther -- best in game).
Grenadiers first attack upgrade costs 40% less, first defense upgrade costs 10% less.
Heavy Riders first 3 attack upgrades cost 27% less.
17thc Dragoons first 3 defense upgrades cost 5% less, total defense upgrades cost 7% less.
18thc Dragoons first 3 defense upgrades cost 22% less, total defense upgrades cost 5% less.
Hussars first 3 attack upgrades cost 23% less.
17thc Drummers gain +4 additional defense points through training.
18thc Officers total defense upgrades cost 9% less.
Advance to 18th Century costs 14% less.
Academy artillery accuracy upgrade #2 costs 10% less.
Stables build 80% faster.


Weaknesses

Cuirassiers first 3 defense upgrades cost 15% more.
17thc Pikemen first attack upgrade is very expensive, first 3 defense upgrades cost 6% more.
18thc Pikemen first 3 defense upgrades cost 8% more.
18thc Musketeers cost 185% more, bayonet attack 38% slower, musket attack 67% slower, can only achieve +6 attack and +6 defense through training
Grenadiers second attack upgrade costs 15% more, second defense upgrade costs 24% more.
17thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 10% more.
18thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 38% more.
18thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 25% more.
17thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 71% more.
18thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 8% more.
17thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 17% more.
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 15% less.
Academy artillery accuracy upgrade #1 costs 132% more.
Stables have 50% fewer hitpoints, cost 29% more, additional stables cost 100% more (3x).
18thc Barracks are built 25% slower with maximum peasants.

Cheap early upgrades for the 17thc dragoon, 18thc pikeman, 18thc musketeer, grenadier and battleship. Best cuirassiers in the game. Expensive upgrade to 18thc, slow 18thc barracks construction. Complex, interesting nation, well balanced but tricky in low peacetime games.


Strengths

Cuirassiers final attack upgrade nets an extra attack point, first 3 attack upgrades cost 17% less, total attack upgrades cost 6% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 23% less.
18thc Pikemen total defense upgrades cost 12% less, defense upgrades are better organized to make them stronger earlier.
17thc Pikemen 3rd attack upgrade carries +1 defense point, ignoring the last attack upgrade (only gives +1) saves 47% on the total attack training cost.
18thc Musketeers first 3 attack upgrades cost 6% less, total defense upgrades cost 6% less.
Unique Musketeers (Highlanders) train 58% faster than the Pandur, have 18% more hitpoints, total attack upgrades cost 9% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 6% less.
Grenadiers first 3 attack upgrades cost 24% less, first defense upgrade costs 10% less.
Heavy Riders total defense upgrades cost 7% less.
18thc Dragoons total attack upgrades cost 8% less, ignoring the last defense upgrade (only gives +1) saves 31% on the total defense training cost.
17thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 22% less, total attack upgrades cost 7% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 23% less..
Hussars first 3 attack upgrades cost 30% less, total attack upgrades cost 5% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 16% more.
18thc Drummers (Bagpipers) cost 20% less, total defense upgrades cost 15% less.
18thc Officers gain +10 additional attack points through training.
17thc Officers total defense upgrades cost 7% less.
Cavalry 4x (2x) training time upgrade costs 16% less.
Academy ships' speed upgrade costs 16% less (good savings).
Academy battleship upgrade costs 18% less (good savings).
Houses have 25% more hitpoints.
Stables build 40% faster, have 25% more hitpoints.


Weaknesses

18thc Pikemen lack a final defense upgrade point.
17thc Pikemen first 3 attack upgrades cost 8% more.
Unique Musketeers (Highlanders) cost 90% more than the Pandur, have -1 attack, total defense upgrades cost 5% more.
17thc Musketeers total defense upgrades cost 5% more.
Grenadiers total defense upgrades cost 5% more.
Heavy Riders first 4 attack upgrades cost 6% more, first 3 defense upgrades cost 6% more.
18thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 13% more, first 3 defense upgrades cost 7% more.
Hussars first 3 defense upgrades cost 16% more.
18thc Drummers (Bagpipers) have 5% fewer hitpoints, "miss out" on 10 possible defense points through training.
17thc Drummers "miss out" on 2 possible defense points through training (ok, whatever).
18thc Officers total defense upgrades cost 17% more, "miss out" on 3 possible defense points through training.
17thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 117% more.
Advance to 18th Century requires 270% more iron.
Cavalry +5 attack upgrade costs 71% more (expensive).
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 18% more.
Academy +1000 fishing upgrade requires 40% more gold.
Stables have +200 gold cost.
18thc Barracks are built 14% slower with maximum peasants.

18thc dragoons and chasseurs train quickly. Early farming upgrades are cheaper. Uncommon choice, complex nation well balanced for any peacetime setting.


Strengths

17thc Pikemen 4th attack upgrade carries +1 defense point, ignoring the last attack upgrade (only gives +1) saves 45% on the total attack training cost.
18thc Musketeers first 3 attack upgrades cost 12% less.
Unique Musketeers (Chasseurs) train 50% faster than the Pandur, have +2 attack.
17thc Musketeers achieve +2 additional attack through training (best upgrade bonus in version 1.29).
18thc Dragoons train 50% faster, use 75% less iron and coal.
Grenadiers first attack upgrade costs 10% less, first defense upgrade costs 10% less.
Unique 17thc Dragoon (King's Musketeer) with 100 attack points out-of-the-box, use 75% less iron and coal than other 17thc dragoons.
17thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 24% less.
Academy farming upgrade #1 costs 3% less.
Academy farming upgrade #2 costs 22% less.
Academy fishing boat upgrade requires 9% less gold.
Academy wall/tower strength upgrade costs 6% less.
Church has 43% more hitpoints.
Town Hall has 12% more hitpoints.
Buildings (except church) are relatively small and harder for artillery to target.


Weaknesses

Cuirassiers first attack upgrade costs are swapped with second (costs a lot of food early in the game).
17thc Pikemen first 3 attack upgrades cost 20% more.
18thc Pikemen total attack upgrades cost 4% more.
Unique Musketeers (Chasseurs) cost 117% more than the Pandur, maxrange 800 (6% shorter).
17thc Musketeers total attack upgrades cost 50% more, first 3 defense upgrades cost 37% more, total defense upgrades cost 10% more.
Hussars first 3 attack upgrades cost 16% more, first 3 defense upgrades cost 16% more.
18thc Dragoons cost 85% more, have 76% higher wage cost, musket attack 67% less, maxrange 800 (11% shorter), 63% fewer hitpoints. Hint: As they have a high keeping cost, don't let these guys wait around long. Instead, get the upgrades and wait until later in the game when you have 7 or more stables to train a lot of them quickly.
King's Musketeers train 127% slower, maxrange 700 (22% shorter), rate of attack cannot be upgraded (worst in the game), defense upgrades cost 143% more.
18thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 15% more.
17thc Drummers "miss out" on 2 possible defense points through training (ok, whatever).
18thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 6% more, total defense upgrades cost 24% more.
17thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 50% more, total defense upgrades cost 55% more.
Advance to 18th Century costs 16% more.
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 12% more.
Academy farming upgrade #3 costs 8% more.
Academy infinite fields' capacity upgrade costs +300 gold.
Academy +1000 fishing upgrade costs 9% more.
Academy frigate upgrade costs 7% more.
Academy artillery accuracy upgrade #1 costs 64% more.
Academy artillery accuracy upgrade #2 costs 14% more.
Additional blacksmiths cost 2x more.
Church costs 60% more, takes 2x longer to build.

Two relatively strong, unique fast cavalry units, the Kuruc and the Mounted Pandur, enable Hungary to take the initiative early in the game. Otherwise, a well balanced choice for any peacetime setting.


Strengths

Peasants have 100% more hitpoints.
Unique Musketeers (Pandurs), have 6% more hitpoints, have +2 attack.
Hussars (Kuruces) attack 7% faster, have 20% more hitpoints, attack upgrades cost 35% less, defense upgrades cost 40% less.
Hussars (Mounted Pandurs) cost 31% less, have 28% more hitpoints (The Mounted Pandur is basically just a Croat with more hitpoints and Hussar-level upgrades).
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 76% less.
18thc Barracks can be built up to 11% faster with maximum peasants.


Weaknesses

Unique Musketeers (Pandurs) cost 103% more than the Austrian Pandur, each shot requires +2 iron and coal (200% more), maxrange 800 (6% shorter).
Hussars (Kuruces) cost 82% more, train 32% slower, have -1 attack.
Hussars (Mounted Pandurs) train 5% slower, have -1 attack.

Strong 17thc musketeer with fastest fire rate in the game. Cheap early upgrades for 17thc pikemen, 18thc musketeers, cuirassiers. Well balanced for any peacetime setting.


Strengths

Cuirassiers first 3 defense upgrades cost 21% less.
17thc Pikemen first 3 attack upgrades cost 7% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 5% less.
18thc Musketeers first 3 attack upgrades cost 33% less.
17thc Musketeers cost 2% less, train 6% faster, have 30% more hitpoints, attack 28% faster, use 33% less iron.
17thc Musketeers train 9% faster.
Heavy Riders first 3 defense upgrades cost 8% less.
17thc Dragoons first 3 defense upgrades cost 5% less.
18thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 7% less.
17thc Officers total defense upgrades cost 8% less.
Academy 3% cheaper.
Houses have 13% more hitpoints.
Town Halls have 23% more hitpoints.


Weaknesses

Cuirassiers first attack upgrade costs are swapped with second (this costs lot of food -- can be a problem early in the game).
18thc Pikemen first 3 attack upgrades have slightly higher gold cost.
17thc Musketeers have -2 attack.
Heavy Riders first 3 attack upgrades cost 5% more.
17thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 7% more, total attack upgrades cost 5% more.
18thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 24% more.
17thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 24% more.
18thc Officers total defense upgrades require 86% more gold.
17thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 250% more.
Advance to 18th Century costs 4% more.
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 6% more.

Very effective priests, cheap early upgrades for the 17th/18thc pikeman, 17thc dragoon, hussar, grenadier. Well balanced, good choice for any peacetime setting.


Strengths

Cuirassiers first 3 attack upgrades cost 11% less, total attack upgrades cost 5% less.
Priest (Padre) costs 5% less, heals 100% faster (2x).
17thc Pikemen first 3 defense upgrades cost 33% less.
18thc Pikemen first 3 attack upgrades cost 51% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 6% less.
18thc Musketeers first 3 defense upgrades cost 4% less.
17thc Musketeers first 3 defense upgrades cost 11% less.
Grenadiers first 3 attack upgrades cost 20% less.
Heavy Riders first 3 attack upgrades cost 34% less.
17thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 11% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 24% less.
Hussars first 3 attack upgrades cost 30% less.
18thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 33% less, total defense upgrades cost 56% less.
17thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 24% less.
Advance to 18th Century costs 7% less.
Cavalry 4x (2x) training time upgrade costs 23% less.
Houses have 13% more hitpoints.
Town Halls have 2% more hitpoints.
Academy wall/tower strength upgrade costs 7% less.


Weaknesses

Cuirassiers first 3 defense upgrades cost 10% more.
Priest (Padre) trains 21% slower.
18thc Musketeers first 3 attack upgrades cost 12% more.
Heavy Riders first 3 defense upgrades cost 11% more.
18thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 5% more.
18thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 39% more.
17thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 17% more, total defense upgrades cost 11% more.
Blacksmith cavalry +5 attack upgrade costs 12% more.
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 12% more.

Interesting 17thc pikemen and heavy cav (winged husaria). Cheap early upgrades for 18thc musketeers and grenadiers. Popular choice, well balanced for low peacetime settings. With massive light cav buildups, Poland is very strong at mid-to-high peacetime settings.


Strengths

17thc Pikemen do not require iron, train 33% faster, have 5% more hitpoints, attack 13% faster, first 3 defense upgrades cost 18% less.
18thc Musketeers first 3 attack upgrades cost 26% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 5% less.
17thc Musketeers cost 16% less, have 90% more hitpoints, have +1 attack, first 3 defense upgrades cost 14% less.
Grenadiers first 3 defense upgrades cost 23% less.
Heavy riders (Winged) move fast, train 17% faster, have +1 attack, attack 13% faster, first 3 attack upgrades cost 30% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 12% less.
17thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 7% less, total attack upgrades cost 4% less.
Light Riders cost 43% less, train 14% faster than other light riders (like light rider, the algerian/ukr light rider)
Light Riders defense upgrades cost 45% less.
18thc Officers total attack upgrades require 75% less gold.
17thc Officers total defense upgrades cost 33% more.
Academy 25% cheaper.
Houses have 3% more hitpoints.
Town Halls have 7% more hitpoints.


Weaknesses

17thc Pikemen have -1 attack, wear no armor.
18thc Pikemen first 3 attack upgrades cost 49% more, first 3 defense upgrades cost 6% more.
17thc Musketeers train 63% slower, total attack upgrades cost 15% more.
Grenadiers first attack upgrade costs 36% more.
Heavy Riders (Winged) cost 40% more, have 33% fewer hitpoints, have -4 sword armor (67% less), have -2 shot armor (67% less), have -13% grapeshot armor.
Light Riders have -4 attack, 7% fewer hitpoints, attack upgrades cost 52% more, maximum defense upgrade is 22% lower.
18thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 67% more gold.
18thc Officers total defense upgrades require 171% more gold.
17thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 400% more gold.
17thc Officers total attack upgrades require 66% more gold.

Cheap early upgrades for heavy cav, 17/18thc pikemen, grenadiers and 18thc musketeers. Shipyards have built-in towers. Interesting nation, well-balanced, decent choice for any peacetime setting.


Strengths

17thc Pikemen first 3 attack upgrades cost 48% less, total defense upgrades cost 15% less.
18thc Pikemen first 3 attack upgrades cost 30% less.
18thc Musketeers first 3 attack upgrades cost 3% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 39% less.
Grenadiers first 3 attack upgrades cost 19% less.
Heavy Riders first 3 attack upgrades cost 30% less.
18thc Dragoons first 3 defense upgrades cost 16% less.
18thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 64% less.
17thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 40% less.
Shipyards do double-duty as towers.
Houses have 13% more hitpoints.
Town Halls have 29% more hitpoints.


Weaknesses

Cuirassiers first 3 defense upgrades cost 14% more.
17thc Pikemen first 3 defense upgrades cost 7% more.
17thc Musketeers total attack upgrades cost 4% more, first 3 defense upgrades cost 4% more.
17thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 11% more, first 3 defense upgrades cost 15% more, total defense upgrades cost 7% more.
Hussars first 3 attack upgrades cost 4% more, first 3 defense upgrades cost 15% more.
17thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 34% more.
18thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 44% more, total defense upgrades cost 44% more.
17thc Officers total defense upgrades require 89% more gold.
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 21% more.
Shipyards have a salary cost.
Academy costs 4% more.

Excellent 18thc musket, hussar. Cheap 4x cav upgrade, cheap 18th. Watch out for massive hussar buildups later in the game. Well balanced for lower peacetime settings, popular choice for long PT games or 'million' resource games.


Strengths

Advance to 18th Century costs 14% less.
Peasants have 100% more hitpoints.
18thc Musketeers have +6 bayonet attack, have +43 musket attack, use 50% less iron and coal, maxrange 950 (6% farther -- best in game).
Grenadiers first attack upgrade costs 40% less, first defense upgrade costs 10% less.
17thc Dragoons first 3 defense upgrades cost 5% less, total defense upgrades cost 7% less.
18thc Dragoons first 3 defense upgrades cost 22% less, total defense upgrades cost 5% less.
Hussars train 32% faster, first 3 attack upgrades cost 37% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 15% less.
17thc Drummers gain +4 additional defense points through training.
18thc Officers total defense upgrades cost 9% less.
Cavalry 4x (2x) training time upgrade costs 23% less.
Academy artillery accuracy upgrade #2 costs 10% less.
Houses have 13% more hitpoints.
Town Halls cost 3% less, have 4% more hitpoints.


Weaknesses

Cuirassiers first 3 defense upgrades cost 15% more.
17thc Pikemen first attack upgrade is very expensive, first 3 defense upgrades cost 6% more.
18thc Pikemen first 3 defense upgrades cost 8% more.
18thc Musketeers cost 192% more, train 50% slower, bayonet attack 38% slower, musket attack 83% slower, first 3 attack upgrades cost 7% more
Grenadiers second attack upgrade costs 15% more, second defense upgrade costs 24% more.
17thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 10% more.
18thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 38% more.
Hussars have -3 attack.
18thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 25% more.
17thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 71% more.
18thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 8% more.
17thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 17% more.
Blacksmith cavalry +5 attack upgrade costs 107% more (very expensive).
Academy artillery accuracy upgrade #1 costs 132% more (very expensive).

With up to 6 17thc barracks, Russia is extremely tough at 0pt, otherwise well-balanced and a good choice for any peacetime setting. Note: Russian peasants are slow builders, and Town Hall/17thc Barracks support little population. This means many houses are needed (lots of micromanagement), and peasants spend comparatively more time building -- less time gathering resources.


Strengths

Priest (Pope) heals 40% faster.
17thc Pikemen have 5% more hitpoints, have +1 attack, attack 33% faster.
17thc Musketeers (Strelets) have 70% more hitpoints, have +2 attack, minrange 350 (13% closer).
Heavy Riders (Vityaz) have 37% more hitpoints, attack 13% faster, have +4 arrow armor, have +6 shot armor (best in game), have +28% grapeshot armor.
Light cavalry (Don Cossacks) defense upgrades cost 39% less.
Barracks have no gold cost, additional barracks cost only 3x more.
17thc Officers cost 29% less.
Church has 7% more hitpoints.
Diplomatic Centre has 44% more hitpoints.
Houses cost 40% less, have 25% more hitpoints.
Towers build 22% faster, have 5% more hitpoints.
Shipyards cost 18% less.
Storehouses cost 86% less.
Stables have 25% more hitpoints.
Towers can be built up to 30% faster with maximum peasants. Even though Russian peasants are slow, you can use 14 of 'em to build a tower.


Weaknesses

No 17thc Dragoon.
Priest (Pope) costs 173% more, has 35% fewer hitpoints.
17thc Pikemen cost 56% more, train 20% slower, have 1 sword armor (50% less), 4 shot armor (20% less), 150 grapeshot armor (41% less).
17thc Musketeers (Strelets) cost 31% more, train 17% slower, use 33% more coal (+1 per shot), maxrange 700 (13% shorter).
Heavy Riders (Vityaz) cost 32% more, have -1 attack.
Light cavalry (Don Cossacks) cost 44% more, train 57% slower, have 20% fewer hitpoints, attack upgrades cost 65% more, maximum defense upgrade is 22% lower.
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 135% more.
Academy costs 8% more, builds 35% slower.
Barracks support only 25 population.
Diplomatic Centre costs 86% more.
Stone walls build 122% slower.
Additional towers cost 0.05x more.
Mills cost 17% more, have 25% fewer hitpoints.
Shipyards have 8% fewer hitpoints.
Stables cost 123% more.
Town Halls support only 75 population.
Russian peasants are 40% slower constructing most buildings, so generally more builders are needed to make-up the lost time.

Cheap early upgrades for the heavy rider and 18thc pikeman. Cav guards train exceptionally fast. The Saxon grenadier is the best in the game. Well balanced, good choice for mid-to-long peacetime settings.


Strengths

17thc Pikemen first 3 attack upgrades cost 8% less.
18thc Pikemen first 2 attack upgrades cost 79% less, first 2 defense upgrades cost 16% less.
18thc Musketeers have +10 musket attack, musket attack 11% faster, use 50% less iron and coal, can achieve +30 musket attack through training (best in the game).
17thc Musketeers earn 1 extra attack point with first upgrade.
Grenadiers cost 9% less, train 33% faster, have +3 pike attack, 41% faster pike attack, +3 shot attack, +20 grenade attack.
Heavy Riders first 3 attack upgrades cost 31% less.
Heavy Riders (Cav Guard) Have 9% more hitpoints, have +4 attack (33% more), have +3 arrow armor, have +2 shot armor (67% more).
17thc Dragoons first 3 attack upgrades cost 25% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 17% less.
18thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 61% less.
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 76% less.
Academy wall/tower strength upgrade costs 23% less.
Town Halls have 7% more hitpoints.


Weaknesses

Advance to 18th Century costs 5% more.
18thc Musketeers train 533% slower, have no bayonet attack.
17thc Musketeers first 3 defense upgrades cost 7% more.
Grenadiers have -10% hitpoints.
Heavy Riders first 3 defense upgrades cost 3% more, total defense upgrades cost 3% more.
Heavy Riders (Cav Guard) cost 32% more, have 85% less grapeshot armor, have -1 sword armor.
Heavy Riders (Cav Guard) total attack upgrades cost 568% more, total defense upgrades cost 456% more.
18thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 65% more.
18thc Officers total defense upgrades cost 49% more (143% more gold).

17thc muskets very strong, but slow to produce. Uncommon choice, simple, well balanced for any peacetime setting.


Strengths

17thc Musketeers cost 9% less, have 70% more hitpoints, wear upgradeable armor (very nice sword, shot and grapeshot defense), use 66% less iron and coal per shot, minrange 350 (13% closer).
Houses have 5% more hitpoints.
Storehouses cost more stone than wood (stone is gathered faster than wood, so Spanish storehouses are a little cheaper).
Town Halls have 5% more hitpoints.


Weaknesses

17thc Musketeers train 40% slower.
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 76% more.
Additional storehouses cost 0.5x more.

Cheap 17thc musketeer upgrades, cheap early upgrades for the 17thc pikeman, cuirassier and hussar. Heavy riders train faster. Interesting nation, well balanced for any peacetime setting.


Strengths

Cuirassiers first 3 defense upgrades cost 11% less.
17thc Pikemen first 3 defense upgrades cost 33% less.
18thc Pikemen have +1 attack.
18thc Musketeers first 3 defense upgrades cost 7% less.
17thc Musketeers total attack upgrades cost 20% less.
Grenadiers first 3 attack upgrades cost 16% less, first 3 defense upgrades cost 29% less, total defense upgrades cost 15% less.
Heavy Riders train 8% faster, have +1 shot armor (33% more).
18thc Dragoons first 3 defense upgrades cost 10% less, total defense upgrades cost 3% less.
Hussars first 3 attack upgrades cost 31% less, first defense upgrade costs 70% less.
18thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 61% less.
18thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 38% less.
17thc Officers total defense upgrades cost 27% less.
Academy wall/tower strength upgrade costs 25% less.
Houses have 25% more hitpoints.
Town Halls have 24% more hitpoints.
18thc Barracks can be built up to 20% faster with maximum peasants.


Weaknesses

Advance to 18th Century costs 11% more.
18thc Pikemen cost 13% more, attack 44% slower.
18thc Musketeers first 3 attack upgrades cost 104% more, total attack upgrades cost 36% more.
17thc Musketeers first 3 defense upgrades cost 15% more, total defense upgrades cost 4% more.
Grenadiers first defense upgrade costs 100% more.
Heavy Riders cost 36% more, have -1 attack, have -4 sword armor, have -43% grapeshot armor.
18thc Officers total defense upgrades require 171% more gold.
17thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 23% more.
17thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 533% more.

Weaker 17thc units that use less iron. Strong 18thc grenadier & fast-cavalry units that train slower. Exciting stuff.


Strengths

17thc Pikemen (Halberdiers) cost only 3 iron, have 5% more hitpoints, attack 7% faster, have +1 attack, first 3 defense upgrades cost 33% less.
17thc Musketeers (Harquebusiers) cost 8% less, have 100% more hitpoints, train 25% faster, use 33% less iron and coal per shot.
Swordsmen cost 5% less than Roundshiers, have +1 attack, total defense upgrades cost 36% less.
17thc Officers total defense upgrades cost 27% less.
18thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 38% less, total defense upgrades cost 39% less.
18thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 61% less.
Grenadiers (Chasseurs), have +1 melee attack, +2 musket attack, first 3 attack upgrades cost 14% less, total defense upgrades cost 15% less.
Hussars (Mounted Chasseurs) have 20% more hipoints, attack 7% faster, have +1 attack.
Cuirassiers first 3 defense upgrades cost 18% less.
Academy wall/tower strength upgrade costs 25% less.


Weaknesses

Advance to 18th Century costs 11% more.
17thc Pikemen (Halberdiers) do not wear armor.
17thc Musketeers have -1 attack, maxrange 750 (6% shorter).
Swordsmen have 24% less grapeshot armor, attack upgrades cost 66% more.
17thc Officers total attack upgrades cost 433% more.
17thc Drummers total defense upgrades cost 23% more.
Grenadiers (Chasseurs) train 7% slower.
Hussars (Mounted Chasseurs) cost 82% more, train 15% slower.
Cuirassiers total attack upgrades cost 3% more.
18thc Barracks are built 14% slower with maximum peasants.

Rather extensive list of strengths and weaknesses. Strong 17thc Musket (Janissary), strong light rider (Spahk). The Xebec is an exceptional naval unit. With its cheap farming upgrades, and fast-producing light infantry, Turkey is better at low peacetime games with low resource settings. Expensive stables and no 18thc upgrade limit Turkey to a short game.


Strengths

Light Infantrymen train 60% faster than Roundshiers, total attack upgrades cost 13% less.
17thc Pikemen (Ottoman) have 5% more hitpoints, have +1 attack, attack 13% faster, first 3 attack upgrades cost 53% less, total attack upgrades cost 25% less.
17thc Musketeers (Janissary) cost 21% less, have 10% more hitpoints, have +3 attack, maxrange 850 (6% farther).
Bedouin train 31% faster, have +4 attack, total defense upgrade costs are 12% less.
Light cavalry (Spahk) train 7% faster, have 13% more hitpoints (340).
17thc Drummers cost 20% less, gain +70 additional defense points through training.
17thc Officers cost 29% less, total defense upgrade costs are 37% less.
Priest (Mullah) costs just 50 food and no gold
17thc Frigates (Xebecs) have 30% more hitpoints, no salary cost, fire 33% faster, maxrange 700 (8% farther).
Yachts train 10x faster, have 10% more hitpoints, have 10x better accuracy, have 100 armor.
Howitzer building-speed upgrades are researched 2x faster.
Mill farming upgrade #1 costs 15% less.
Academy farming upgrade #2 costs 93% less.
Academy farming upgrade #3 costs 89% less.
Academy builds 75% faster.
Academy xebec upgrade costs 15% less.
Academy buildings' strength upgrade costs 84% less.
Academy artillery range upgrade #1 requires -18150 iron (HUGE iron savings).
Academy artillery range upgrade #2 requires -9050 iron AND -47235 coal (HUGE iron and coal savings).
Academy artillery accuracy upgrade #1 costs 57% less.
Academy ships' speed upgrade costs 98% less (HUGE wood, gold and iron savings).
Academy ships' construction time upgrade costs 6% less (no wood or gold cost).
Barracks have no gold cost, additional barracks cost only 5x more.
Blacksmith has 18% more hitpoints.
Mosque builds 40% faster, has 19% more hitpoints.
Diplomatic Centre has 22% more hitpoints.
Stone wall maintenance costs 66% less.
Towers cost 3% less, build 22% faster, have 13% more hitpoints.
Towers can be built up to 50% faster with maximum peasants.
Markets have 13% more hitpoints, additional markets cost 5x less.
Shipyards cost 36% less.
Storehouses cost 43% less.
Stables cost mostly stone, have no gold cost.
Stables build 80% faster, have 175% more hitpoints.
Town Halls cost 21% less.


Weaknesses

Cannot advance to 18th century; no balloon; no +75 farming upgrade.
No heavy cavalry unit, no native Hussars unit, no native dragoon unit.
Light Infantrymen have 45% fewer hitpoints than Roundshiers, wear no armor, attack 7% slower, total defense upgrades cost 31% more.
17thc Pikemen (Ottoman) cost 27% more, wear no armor.
17thc Dragoons (Bedouin) have 20% fewer hitpoints, total attack upgrade costs are 486% more, cannot be healed using medicine tech in academy.
Light cavalry (Spahk) cost 14% more, have -2 attack, defense upgrades require 110% more food.
17thc Drummers have 44% fewer hitpoints.
17thc Officers attack 27% slower and upkeep costs are 400% more (similar to the 18thc European Officer), total attack upgrades cost 1800 (12x more).
Priest (Mullah) has 25% fewer hitpoints, heals 20% slower.
17thc Frigates (Xebecs) cost 15% more, minrange 550 (38% farther).
Yachts cost 15% more, wage cost is 1.875 miners per unit (30x higher), have only 30 attack (97% less), fire 14% slower, use 25% more iron and 67% more coal, maxrange 1000 (9% shorter), cannot be upgraded at all.
Howitzer building-speed upgrades are less efficient (500% slower).
Mine capacity +40 upgrade requires +340000 food and +65000 gold.
Artillery construction time upgrades require gold instead of coal.
Academy costs 8% more.
Artillery Depots cost 13% more.
Barracks support only 50 population.
Blacksmith builds 17% slower.
Diplomatic Centre costs 4% more.
Additional houses cost 0.02x more.
Stone walls cost 18% more, build 22% slower.
Additional towers cost 0.05x more.
Markets cost 33% more.
Shipyards have 15% fewer hitpoints.
Additional stables cost 6x more.
Many buildings, including the market, allow 50% fewer peasants for construction.

Peasants cannot be captured unless in a mine, so they defend reasonably well against early rushes. Not a lot of unit diversity, so expect to see a lot of registered cossacks, serdiuks and mercenaries. Extremely high army sizes.


Strengths

Peasants train 10% faster, have 20% more hitpoints.
17thc Officers (Hetmen) ride a horse, have 200% more hitpoints, have +150 attack.
Priest (Pope) heals 40% faster.
Serdiuks maxrange 900 (11% farther than most 17thc muskets), can achieve +30 musket attack through training (best in the game).
Light cavalry (Registered Cossacks) cost 34% less, have +1 attack.
Hussars (Sich Cossacks) are available from the start, have 17% more hitpoints, attack 7% faster, attack upgrades cost 60% less, maximum defense upgrade is 20% higher.
Howitzer building-speed upgrades are researched 2x faster.
Mill farming upgrade #2 costs 81% less (HUGE savings).
Academy buildings' strength upgrade costs 95% less.
Academy building construction time upgrade requires 81% less gold.
Balloon available in 17th century (but costs 12750 gold).
Academy ships' speed upgrade costs 99% less (HUGE wood, gold and iron savings).
Academy builds 93% faster.
Barracks have no gold cost, additional barracks cost only 3x more.
Blacksmith builds 33% faster.
Church has 26% more hitpoints.
Diplomatic Centre has 11% more hitpoints.
Houses cost 40% less, have 4% more hitpoints.
Shipyards cost 9% less.
Town Halls cost 50% less, have 32% more hitpoints, support 200 population.


Weaknesses

Cannot advance to 18th century.
In general, upgrades are very expensive, and require a lot of iron.
No pikeman unit, no infantry formation units, no native dragoon unit, no stone walls, no towers, no multibarrel cannon, no navy (except galley).
17thc Officers (Hetmen) cost 5% more, train 50% slower, salary cost 50x higher, max attack upgrade is +50, attack and defense upgrades are extremely expensive.
Priest (Pope) costs 173% more, has 35% fewer hitpoints.
Serdiuks cost more than all other unique muskets and 17thc muskets, start with +1 attack vs most 17thc muskets and -8 attack vs other unique muskets, have 70% more hitpoints than most 17thc muskets.
Hussars (Sich Cossacks) cost almost double amount of resources, train 16% slower, have -1 attack, maximum attack upgrade is 15% lower, defense upgrades cost 400% more.
Howitzer building-speed upgrades are less efficient (500% slower).
Mine capacity +40 upgrade requires +340000 food and +65000 gold.
Academy costs 8% more.
Artillery Depots cost 285% more.
Barracks support only 75 population.
Blacksmith has 19% fewer hitpoints.
Diplomatic Centre costs 7% more.
Additional houses cost 0.01x more.
Mills cost 17% more, have 25% fewer hitpoints.
Shipyards have 8% fewer hitpoints.
Stables have 50% fewer hitpoints, cost 29% more, additional stables cost 100% more (3x).
Additional town halls cost 100% more (4x).

Uncommon choice, simple, well balanced for any peacetime setting. If a Venetian player survives the first 10 minutes of a 0pt game, expect an early, strong heavy-cav offensive.


Strengths

Galleasses have 30% more hitpoints than galleys, maxrange +900 (mortar attack).
Cavalry 4x (2x) training time upgrade costs 36% less.
Shipyard repair ship-of-the-line upgrade costs 47% less.
Houses have 25% more hitpoints.
Town Halls have 27% more hitpoints.

Weaknesses

Galleasses cost +2000 wood than regular galleys, spend 10x more iron and coal per shot.
Advance to 18th Century costs 13% more.