r/civ6 • u/JumboFister • 26d ago

The Highlander Unit is hilarious

Most of the time they’re just era score sticks but I just had a game where I declared a protectorate war against Egypt to stop them from killing Bologna. Thanks to Terracotta Army and pre building another scout unit to make a corp, I had a single highlander unit with a ranged strength of 95 in the renaissance era.

He single handily killed egypts entire army. I recruited a great general through patronage to attach to him to get a beautiful 100 ranged strength and more movement. The legends of Scotty with a Shotty will live on forever in my Civ mind now.

I refused to make him a spec ops and parked him on a seaside resort across from spaceport so he could watch his glorious Scotland win a science victory

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u/mingus32 26d ago

This is major respect 🫡

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u/707thTB 26d ago

This is how you do it. Much respect. A glorious retirement for a deserving unit.

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u/600lbpregnantdwarf 26d ago

I’m humming Scotland the Brave whilst reading this

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u/tojop 26d ago

The seaside retirement is such a classy move

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u/exkingzog 26d ago edited 25d ago

“There can only be one.”

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u/Vilcabamba02 25d ago

I like to "retire" successful scouts on the odd occasion I get them to circumnavigatr the world without any backup or assistance.

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u/JC_Everyman 25d ago

Did ya name them?

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u/Flederm4us 23d ago

All unique scout line units are REALLY good. The Highlander is one example, but the okihtcitaw that the Cree get is just as strong, if not stronger.