			       Civilization II
				
		        Fascist Patch Archer Varient

				Release 3.1
			      Dated: 4 May 97

	        For Civilization II - version 1.08 thru 2.62 
                All rights reserved by Author, Steve Strayer  



IMPORTANT:

You MUST have AT LEAST version 1.08 of Civ II and it is highly recomended that
you have Fascist Patch 3.1 installed before you can use this varient.


ARCHER VARIENT:

The Archer Varient of the Fascist Patch is based on the larger use and timeliness
of Bow use in Ancient and Medieval times, not currently reflected in Civ2.

Warrior code, now gives the opportunity to develop horse archers... note that the
warrior code now also has the prerequisite of Horseback Riding.  Also, ancient 
cavalry (horsemen) have now been weakened on attack, but strengthened on defense.
Horsemen are still overall weaker on defense than medieval knights, since the
knights defense of two is still doubled against horsemounted opponents (unlike
the ancient horseman's defense of two).

Medieval Pikemen, who came with Fuedalism in the original Civ2 game, have now 
been replaced with the Medieval Longbowmen.  The Longbow's development was one of
the main and earliest reason's for the demise of the knight.  A trained person
using the Longbow could easily fire more often, and more accurately than a person
with the early firearms of the day.  The battle of Agincourt (sp) between a 
proportionately small English army (with a large longbow contingent) and a 
much larger French army with many more knights proved the value of the longbow.

One final note... to make a little more sense, Warrior code now requires horse-
back riding, and ironworking now requires the wheel instead of the warrior code.

The unit changes for the archer varient are as follows:

Unit		Attack	Defense	Move	Cost	Available with
Horse Archer      3	   1	  2	 30	Warrior code
Horsemen	  2	   2	  2	 30	Horseback Ride
Longbowmen	  3	   2*	  1	 30	Fuedalism

* - double vs horse-mounted opponents


MORE INFO:

For the latest info, releases and to ensure you have an "unmolested" copy of
the Fascist Patch, check out the Fascist Patch home page at:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/sgt_stryker/homepage.htm


 Steve Strayer
 Designer - Fascist Patch for Civilization II 

 E-Mail comments to me at:
 75233.565@compuserve.com
            or
 Strayer@digitalexp.com
