| Diplomat | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
| Cost | |||||
| 30 | |||||
| Upkeep | |||||
| Shields | Food | Unhappy | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Required technology | |||||
| Writing | |||||
| Obsoletes | Obsoleted by | ||||
| - | Spy | ||||
| Hitpoints | Movement | Attack | |||
| 10 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Firepower | Vision range | Defense | |||
| 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Capacity | Fuel | ||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||
- May be disbanded in a city to recover 50% of the production cost.
- May fortify, granting a 50% defensive bonus.
- May pillage to destroy infrastructure from tiles.
- Can perform diplomatic actions.
- Ignores zones of control.
- A non-military unit (cannot attack; no martial law).
- May become veteran through training or combat.
- A Diplomat can establish embassies with other civilizations by moving into another player's city.
- Diplomats can also try to sabotage enemy production, or steal an advance from an enemy city. (An advance can be stolen only once per city.)
- A Diplomat can also bribe an enemy unit, if that unit is the only unit on its square.
- Diplomats can even start a revolution in an enemy city and turn it into your own, if you have the money!
- In some game strategies, hordes of Diplomats can be used to wreak havoc on the enemy. Little wonder that Diplomats are often viewed with suspicion and fear!
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