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Scout, Explorer, and Command Vehicle Units

This mod adds a EXPLORER unit and a COMMAND VEHICLE. Additionally, the SCOUT unit now upgrades to an EXPLORER unit.

The EXPLORER is unlocked with COMPASS and gets 3 movement points, 3 sight (from Sentry promotion) and can ignore terrain cost.

The COMMAND VEHICLE is unlocked with RADIO, and gets 5 movement points,, 4 sight (from Sentry and Scouting promotion) and can ignore terrain cost.

-- YOU NEED TO START A NEW GAME FOR THIS TO WORK --
Go to MODS --> Activate this mod --> Play the game with the mod.

This works with GODS AND KINGS. (DOES NOT WORK WITH VANILLA)

IF YOU HAVE A MAC, THIS MOD WILL NOT WORK.

If you want to modify the attack, etc, of the unit, (after subscribing and downloading the mod) go to
C:\Users\[YOUR USERNAME]\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\MODS\Scout, Explorer, and Command Vehicle Units (v 1)\XML\Units

Then open CIV5Units_Explorer.xml or CIV5Units_CIV5Units_CommandVehicle.xml with notepad. Modify as you wish.

Revision 2 - fixed the small flags
Revision 3 - fixed it so barbarians can't make either
Revision 4 - added civ5unitclasses_explorer, I think it was missing before
Revision 5 - made comp. with BNW
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Yesterday I ran into this thread on CivFanatics [] which was discussing the Scout. Many of the posters there said they would like to see an explorer like unit and maybe a later era unit that would serve that scouting purpose. So I made this mod. Special thanks to the posters in that thread who gave me the idea for this. Historical info from Wikipedia.