Imperial Scepter and Civilization Viking Civilization Introduction Imperial Scepter and Civilization Viking Civilization Gameplay Guide Overview

I believe many of you are quite interested in the game "Empire: Scepter and Civilization," where the Viking civilization is particularly strong. So, how can new players play the Viking civilization well? Today, I will introduce to you the Viking civilization in Empire: Scepter and Civilization, hoping to help those who need it. Let's get straight to the point and follow me to find out more.

In "Empire: Scepter and Civilization," the Viking civilization has its unique charm and features. Overall, the gameplay of the Viking civilization leans more towards "deciding the outcome early on," making it very suitable for players who prefer a fast-paced aggressive strategy. Next, I will introduce the characteristics of the Viking civilization one by one.

Firstly, the most prominent and important command of the Viking civilization is "Raid," which works as follows: "Launch a raid command on a plot within 10 tiles of the army, consuming double stamina to move at double speed to the designated location, gaining the raid effect for the next 3 battles, lasting for 30 minutes." As the core skill of the Viking civilization, the Raid command is filled with "numbers" and "strength." The doubled movement speed and the raid effect bring a massive damage boost and negative effects to enemies, almost guaranteeing "victory in every battle." Even when facing stronger armies, the Viking civilization's forces can still hold their own, demonstrating a simple, brutal, and powerful approach.

Of course, having only a strong offensive capability is not enough, as "Empire: Scepter and Civilization" is a game that emphasizes strategy. Engaging in endless battles will only lead to prolonged attrition, resulting in mutual destruction. However, the Viking Great Camp building perfectly solves our "lack of troops" problem. Its effect is: "Allows up to 5 of your own armies to be mobilized, increases recruitment speed by 25%, and raises copper coin consumption by an additional 25%; you or friendly units can use the Inspiration command at the Viking Great Camp, increasing critical hit and wisdom critical hit rates." The Viking Great Camp requires very few materials and is built extremely quickly. Once constructed, we can immediately feel the terrifying troop production and mobilization capabilities of the Viking civilization: while the enemy is still struggling with insufficient materials and careful management, we have already amassed a large army, ready to attack and conquer territories.

Of course, the 25% extra copper coin consumption from the Viking Great Camp should not be underestimated. Sometimes, we might not have enough money to produce so many troops. In such cases, simply building a Wonder can grant the Viking civilization its most powerful skill, "Conscription," which works as follows: "Immediately grants 5,000 reserve troops to the main city." Without any fancy descriptions or trigger effects, just the pure number of 5,000 reserve troops can demonstrate the terrifying troop production capability of the Viking civilization. When others are still managing one or two units to harass the enemy, the Vikings can field several units, overwhelming the enemy, and there is no opponent that can withstand such a civilization.

The characteristics of the Viking civilization, such as Conscription (increased reserve troop recruitment speed, reduced recruitment cost by 2%), Pirate (increased march speed on the sea by 3%, increased damage in naval battles), Commander (increased morale cap, increased experience and merit gain in battles by 2%), Reserve (increased reserve troop limit in the main city and castle by 3,000), and so on, are all designed to serve war and troop production. While other civilizations are still building their unique units and structures, the Viking civilization is already conquering and expanding, gradually growing stronger.

Therefore, the overall strategy for playing the Viking civilization can be seen: build the Viking Great Camp early on, then go all out in troop production, recruit armies, and start attacking nearby cities of other civilizations. Then, build the first Wonder, allowing the captured cities to continue producing troops, using war to sustain war, and eventually creating a scale effect, filling the map with our Viking forces. The Viking civilization can be considered to reach its full potential in the early stages, but because of this, it becomes relatively weak in the mid to late game, unable to match the management and operations of civilizations like Persia and Britain. Therefore, we must decide the outcome in the early stages or gain a significant advantage, to avoid being powerless in the mid to late game.

That's all for the guide on how to play the Viking civilization in "Empire: Scepter and Civilization." I hope it has been helpful to those who needed it. If you like it, give my strategy a try! I'm sure you'll have a great gaming experience.