Longship
The Longship is a cavalry unit from the Viking faction. They are equipped with a heavy boat as well as Oars. |
Characteristics
The Longship is a ship made up of 3 types of sub-units, three Oarsmen aboard carried by 2 Longship Carriers. Once near any enemy units, the carriers will throw the Longship on them. Its impact on the ground will create and AoE effect, crushing any beneath. Oarsmen will disembark and attack enemy units with their oars. It is one of the more powerful kamikaze units in the game.
Appearance
The ship itself looks like a miniature version of regular Viking longships, having Brawler shields on each side. The shield colour depends on its team. It has what looks like 3 Long-Boaters holding oars.
- The Longship is not one unit, but six units since there are sub-units holding it up/riding on it and 2 carriers carrying it. The people riding it are called oarmen.
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Usage
Initially, the Berserkers carrying the longship approach to the nearest enemy. Once they get close enough they simply throw the longship above them. Note that killing the Berserkers can also result in them throwing the longship. When the longship hits the ground, it deals great AOE damage and every Unit finding themselves around the impact zone take damage sufficient to kill most unit types. The 3 longship boaters then descend from the ship, oar at hand, to attack their enemies. While the Berserkers carrying it are rather weak due to them having no weapons, the ones with oars are very strong, having ability to one shot some stronger units like a Monk. They don't have high HP however, as they are just on Headbutter level in term of health. Fortunately, they come in a trio, compensating the weakness in health by strength in numbers. The Ship itself, moreover, can sometimes insta-kill The King and The Minotaur when it lands.
Unit Possession
All five units that make up the longship can be individually possessed. The boat launch is entirely automatic and based on the longship's proximity to other units; the two Vikings carrying the boat cannot attack until they throw the boat automatically. The oarsmen on top can attempt to hit units below them while still seated in the boat, but they are usually too far out of reach for most units.
Trivia
- The Longship is one of the two Units that includes other Units from its faction. Others include the Wheelbarrow.
- The people who ride the boat are called oarman.
- There is a glitch whereas if one of the berserkers under the longship is hit by a catapult the flinging effect is transferred to the other Units causing the entire thing flying extremely High into the sky.
- Longship itself can get shot before Berserkers throw it. It can be done by shooting it with a Ballista or with Archers.
- If you want a cheaper longship, then use the Bank robber.
- You can make the Longship a target Unit using the Win Conditions, but when it is thrown you will lose.
- The Viking in the front will almost always die after the boat is thrown.
- The Longship can sometimes create a AOE effect more than once.
- The Longship is not one Unit, but six Units since there are Sub-units holding it up/riding it.
- It used to be the Boss unit of the Viking Faction, until the Jarl was buffed in the Unit Creator Beta/Unit Creator Update, proceeding to take the Longship's place, bumping it down to the mini-boss of the faction.
- Interestingly enough the oarmans' oar deals high damage, so it is great against high health units.
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