User blog:TheRealMictlantecuhtli/Spanish Galleon Cards & Upgrades


 * Discovery Age
 * TEAM Inquisition - +10 to all units LOS.
 * TEAM Archaic Soldier Training - Crossbowmen and Pikemen train 50% faster, even from a galleon.
 * Advanced Dock - Ships train 33% faster, docks heal idle ships for 20 hit points per second instead of 10, and the dock gains a stronger counterattack when being attacked by ships. Galleons will train faster than all ships except Canoes, Fire Ships and Marathan Catamarans unless the enemy uses the card as well.
 * TEAM Cheap Docks (British ally) - Docks cost 25% less wood, and the upgrades purchased there have their wood cost reduced by 50%.


 * Colonial Age
 * 1 Galleon - Ships 1 galleon from Seville.
 * Spanish Galleons - +50% to galleon hit points and attack.
 * Improved Warships - +25% to warship hit points and attack.
 * Unction - +5-62% to warship modified attack with 1-10 nearby Missionaries.
 * Admiralty - Increases ship build limits, galleons gain +2 bringing the total to five.
 * Fencing School - All infantry train 40% faster, even from a galleon.
 * TEAM Fencing School (Russian ally) - All infantry train 25% faster, even from a galleon.
 * TEAM Cold Water Port (Russian ally) - Warships are 15% cheaper.
 * TEAM Improved Warships (Chinese ally) - +15% to warship hit points and attack.
 * Town Watch - +2 to all units LOS.
 * Carronade - +25% to warship attack.
 * Armor Plating - +50% to warship hit points.


 * Fortress Age
 * Armada - +30% to warship hit points.


 * Industrial Age
 * Spanish Treasure Fleet - Ships 3 galleons from Seville.
 * Spanish Gold - +50% to galleon and Saloon hit points, and both can train Pirates that also receive a 50% boost to hit points.
 * Standing Army - Infantry train 25% faster, even from a galleon.
 * TEAM Shivaji's Tactics (Indian ally) - +5% to unit hit points and attack.

Treasures

 * Land treasures

Some land treasures added in The Asian Dynasties will benefit the galleon indirectly.


 * Infantry train times are reduced by 5%, even from a galleon.


 * Water treasures

Water treasures are only available with The Asian Dynasties expansion.


 * Ships train 5% faster, bringing the total galleon train time (with advanced dock) down to 18.6 seconds.
 * Ships require 5% less resources to build, bringing the total galleon cost (with TEAM cold water port) down to and.
 * Warships receive a 5% boost to their hit points.

Minor Civilization Upgrades
Some minor civilizations have upgrades which reduce infantry train time or influence the galleon indirectly in other ways, such as influencing the infantry trained from the vessel or the cost of docks. However one civilization stands out as better than the rest for use with a galleon strategy.


 * Inca - The Chasquis Messengers upgrade will reduce infantry train times by 25%, even from a galleon.
 * The civilization can also increase the speed of infantry by 20% if the "Incan Roadbuilding" upgrade is purchased. This can counter the penalty of the corselet upgrade due to a royal decree and result in a small speed boost and the 25% greater hit points due to the corselet. The resulting speed advantage can then be bolstered even further with the military drummers upgrade, while the hit point bonus can be built upon further with home city cards, unit upgrades and arsenal upgrades.