The Salteador replaces the Skirmisher and is unique to the Mexicans. It is available starting in the Commerce Age, and like the Skirmisher, is effective against Heavy Infantry and Light Cavalry, but weak against Heavy Cavalry. Salteadores have less range and hit points than Skirmishers, but greater damage and speed. They can enter Stealth mode, and units hit by Salteadores have their Line of Sight temporarily revealed.
Special abilities[]
Guerrilla Tactics (requires the "Guerrilla Tactics" Home City Card): For the next 7 seconds, all Salteadores will always be in stealth mode with no speed penalty unless when attacking, in which case the Salteador will automatically re-enter stealth mode after 2 seconds. 90 seconds cooldown; shared across all Salteadores.
Upgrades Vigilantes to Imperial (+40% hit points and damage); requires Vigilantes
Cruzob Avenger[]
The Cruzob Avenger is a variant of the Salteador unique to the revolutionary Maya, which have 2 more Line of Sight and range, and 0.5 more speed. Revolting to the Maya turns all Salteadores into Cruzob Avengers.
Upgrades[]
Although not available then, the Cruzob Avenger automatically upgrades in the Fortress Age, giving it +20% hit points and damage, and in the Industrial Age, giving it +40% hit points and damage.
Changes Soldado, Salteador, Chinaco, and Dragoon coin cost to wood on the first time sent, and vice-versa on the second time sent
Observers
Salteadores get increased hit points for each natural resource in a radius of 5 around them (the hit point bonus varies with each resource and are capped at 30%), and see the Line of Sight of enemies they attacked for 10 seconds
Guerrilla Tactics
Rifle infantry hit points and damage +15%; Salteadores get Big Ability Batton: if not in combat Salteadores will automatically be stealthy with no speed penalty - for a short duration
Plan of Tuxtepec
Transforms all Salteadores into Soldados; musket infantry Line of Sight, ranged and mortar attack range +1; costs 500 food, 500 wood
Plan of Miramare
Transforms all Salteadores into Voltigeurs; rifle infantry Line of Sight, charged and ranged attack range +2; costs 750 food, 750 wood
TEAM Mariachi
For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
All Mexican unique units and buildings' train/build bounty +50% as long as at least one of each had been trained at any point in the game
Colegio de San Nicolas
Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
Tabascan Separatists
Delivers 1 Salteador for each shipment sent so far this game, including this one; grants Veteran Salteadores
National Servant
Unit (except herded animals) hit points +10%; Padre heal work rate +200%
Grants Guard Insurgentes; enables Imperial upgrades for Yucateco Insurgentes, Cruzob Infantry, and Cruzob Avengers; costs 2,000 food, 2,000 coin
Jungle Warfare
Yucateco Insurgentes, Cruzob Avengers, and Maya Holcan Javelineers poison the enemy when attacking; the poison does 1 Siege damage per second and lasts for 8 seconds
Originally, Salteadores have 4.5 speed, and their stealth speed penalty is 50%. With update 56860, they have 4.25 speed, and their stealth speed penalty is 33%.
Originally, Cruzob Avengers have 27 Line of Sight and 20 range. With update 56860, Cruzob Avengers have 26 LOS and 19 range.
Originally, Salteadores cost 70 food, had no multipliers against villagers, and the Imperial Vigilantes technology improved Salteador attack and hit points by 50%. With update 61213, they cost 60 food, have a x0.75 multiplier against villagers, and Imperial Vigilantes improves their attack and hit points by 40%.
Originally, the Salteador's in-game description was "Stealthy Skirmisher that can see the location of enemies they've recently damaged." With a later update, the Salteador's in-game description is "Stealthy Skirmisher that can see the location of enemies he recently damaged."
With update 13.58326, Salteadores have a ×2.5 ranged multiplier against light cavalry and ranged shock infantry, ×0.6 vs. cavalry, and ×0.5 vs. shock infantry.
With patch 15.30007, Salteador hit points changed from 110 to 115, and range from 17 to 19.
History[]
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Initially irregular guerrilla troops during the struggle for independence, Mexican Salteadores were elevated from patriotic brigands to a legitimized paramilitary group of vigilantes. Particularly effective in settings where traditional tactics were only marginally effective, Salteadores were a powerful counterpart to the more traditional Soldados.
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Trivia[]
Salteador is the Spanish for "highwayman", a robber who stoles from travelers.
The Salteador is called deEmboscador in the game files, suggesting that its name was Emboscador (ambusher, in Spanish) before the release of the Mexican civilization.
The Salteador could be inspired by the military forces led by José María Morelos during the second stage of the Mexican War of Independence (1811 - 1815). Unlike the Insurgentes, irregular troops led by Miguel Hidalgo who lacked arms, organization, and training, the insurgency under Morelos' leadership used guerrilla tactics, organized their forces, and wrote documents that articulated the insurgents' goals.
However, after Morelos' death in 1815, the Mexican insurgency settled into guerrilla warfare during the period between 1815 and 1820, with their main cores in the states of Guanajuato, Jalisco, Estado de México, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.
The Mexican forces also used guerrilla tactics against the United States during the Mexican-American War, mainly by recruiting bandits to combat the American army.
National Guard Salteadores' name refers to the vigilantism.
Vigilante is a term borrowed from the Spanish word which means "watchman" or "guard", referring to a member of a "vigilance committee".
Guerrilla Tactics (requires the "Guerrilla Tactics" Home City Card): For the next 7 seconds, all Salteadores will always be in stealth mode with no speed penalty unless when attacking, in which case the Salteador will automatically re-enter stealth mode after 2 seconds. 90 seconds cooldown; shared across all Salteadores.
Veteran Salteadores
Vigilantes
Imperial Vigilantes
Flint Lock (+10%)
Cree Tanning (+5%)
Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Tar Kilns (+5%)
Counter Infantry Rifling (+1.0 multiplier vs. heavy infantry)
Paper Cartridge (+15%)
Yoga (+5%)
Smokeless Powder (+10%)
Clenched Fist (+25% hand attack)
Somali Jile Daggers (-35% hand attack Rate of Fire)
Armatoloi (+5%)
Kalthoff Repeaters (+0.1 multiplier vs. light infantry)
Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance)
Military Drummers (+10%)
Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%)
Apache Endurance (+5%)
Akan Fontomfrom (+5%)
Town Watch (+3)
Schützenfest (+1)
Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin)
Golden Liberty (-5% coin)
Standing Army (-25%)
Immigrants (-10%)
Quechuan Diet (-15%)
Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)
TEAM Senegalese Riflemen
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints
TEAM Coffee Consumption
TEAM House of Bonaparte
TEAM Scout Infantry
TEAM Inca Bridges
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
TEAM Sengoku
TEAM Knights of the Round Table
5 Salteadores
7 Salteadores
8 Salteadores
Leather Soldiers
Observers
Guerrilla Tactics
Plan of Tuxtepec
Plan of Miramare
TEAM Mariachi
Liberation March
Seven Laws
Colegio de San Nicolas
Tabascan Separatists
National Servant
Central American Infantry
Bastimento
16 Salteadores
Chan Santa Cruz
Jungle Warfare
Pok Ta Pok
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints
TEAM Spanish Inquisition
