wait this is the guy that did the new vegas videos

So yeah, how can I edit the files to just add ninjas to remove the atrocity that is generic crossbowmen that Japan never used but STILL keep the Zero?

Why are people so obsessed with REMOVING units, instead of keeping original UU for flavor and adding a new one? Just replace generic crossbowmen with ninjas and let Japan keep a unique plane smh.

The Ninja mod requires DLC it wont show up otherwise the coding is not made fro vinilla

@[blank] Nobunaga was the first name of the famous Oda family member....

Wrong, the Iga and Koga ninja clans were loyal to Nobunaga and Tokugawa during the Sengoku Jidai.

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ninjas were actually peasants who rebelled against the samurai opression

All it did was remove Zeros, I didn't get the Ninja.

>Implies ninja represent Japan better than Zeros

@yotosun that is just one theory for where ninjas originated

@logica just to let you know historians believe ninja culture originated from china, ninjas went to japan on japanese priate ships and planted their roots there and some were still in china. just so you know they werent "exclusively" japanese

A suggestion I have is to perhaps have the Landerkneckt replaced by Ninja, owing to their mercenary status.

The Ninja (Shinobi) WERE an insurgency, but they were also mercenaries... hitmen for hire, to be specific. They opposed the Shogunate, but weren't opposed to accepting contracts to kill high-profile targets (like Daimyo some other Daimyo wanted eliminated). They were commoners, peasent farmers who were very resourceful and used damn near anything as a weapon. Samurai despised them largely due to their lack of honour in combat. Ninja Warrior is an innaccurate term, since ninja were assassins, not warriors. And yeah, they were exclusively Japanese.

by the way ninja were farmers that were in opositin to the samuri ragime just saying

@Xavier that would fall under assassination and espionage

My only complaint with this is that the Ninja weren't fighters so much as spies, with assassination being implied as part of their job. It would've made more sense to make them a fast melee unit with a stealth promotion that keeps them from being spotted, much like submarines have.

Another option for a unique unit that would've represented Japan's military power in the 20th Century rather than the Zero would've been a Yamato-class Battleship or something of that sort (basically just make a Battleship with reduced movement but higher combat strength and firing range).

@Bare and no ninja's were not chinese nor were they ever stop trolling

ninja's were not part of Bushido since there is nothing honorable about assasinations, or sneaking about. originaly they were peasants that learned to fight when the common people were forbiden weapons in order to combat the Yakuza and Wake Pirates (should be a lesson in this about banning weapons to try and stop criminals) eventualy clan lords began using them when they needed to eliminate a rival or a threat but could not dirty thier hands or attack them for reasons of honor. they were also often used as scouts, and spies. the video game depictions of them as these ultimate killing machines are false. most ninja assasins were actualy female since they could poison a target easier and less risk was involved. direct attacks by ninjas were rare.

Ninjas were Japanese insurgents (originally) - they were essentially Japanese Peasants that learned how to fight (think the Rebels from Star Wars, only Japanese).

no they not... they are a busido art of the shadow and been in japanese culture .....

y'know ninjas were chinese

@TheMetalfreak360 Yeah, I enabled it and then played a brand new game with Japan. Played all the way to the modern age. Got Zero, but no ninja. I just bought Brave New World, so I might try it again.

But dont u like the Zero that doesnt require anything to build it?

Honestly, I felt the crazy-good part about the ninja was being unlocked at Guilds more than anything. Machinery is kind of an annoying tech to get, since I like going fast education or chivalry. Either way, English longbows carry over their ridiculous OP +1 range and Chu Ko Nus carry over double attack to Gatling Guns, and those promotions are arguably stronger than ignoring terrain cost.

That was intentional. Being able to ignore terrain cost is a crazy-good ability, so it doesn't carry over upon upgrade.

Note that the ninjas don't keep their unique promotion when they upgrade into Gatling Guns.

Not sure if it was intentional or overlooked.

Yep, it's working properly now, thanks OP

I'm having a lot of fun with it. Guilds crossbows that ignore terain cost are pretty strong lol. Especially since I found out you can skip construction altogether to get them :L

This mod makes Japan actually feel like a tier 2 civ lol.

Oh, I found the problem: I uploaded the wrong file. Just re-uploaded with the correct file this time. Sorry for the confusion!

The 'author' doesn't even realise they were changed to melee lol :(

The ninja was a ranged unit that was cool, as they threw firey darts. Then there was an update, and now they are melee, and frankly, not as cool.

Whoever did the update to this mod ruined them, and they are not nearly as fun as they used to be.

Strange, the ninjas are melee units for me as well. 16 Strength, +25% bonus when attacking... Huh?

They are, as the description says, ranged units.

What happened to make them melee? they were range before, is there a way to turn them back into range?

@Zenwizard did you go to "mods" and enable the mod and then play a game? Just wondering, many people make that mistake.

This mod has no other requirements.

The "ninja" never showed up for me. Playing vanilla Civ V. If this has requirements, you should specify in the description. Really wanted it to work.

@Dan_Mc They were but they were also used to kill important people and burn supplys

Question: Are you able to make them sabotage or something like that? Like I know you can pillage, but wondering if they could get a ability to sabotage enemies. Maybe against city states, "kill rival envoy" for example, where you decrease the influence from a rival nation.

I'm just going to quote the first line of the Wikipedia entry for Ninjas:

A ninja or shinobi was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, assassination and combat in certain situations."

Ninja weren't combatants. they were assassins and espionage

This seems interesting, I feel that adding the Zero was like adding the Pe3 for the Russians, seems odd and not fitting, could understood a T-34 maybe... Anyways, cheers for the mod, might test it out later. Really cool idea, and much more fitting then the Zero.

I'm guessing Mr. Brosevelt here is trying a little too hard to troll. More relevantly though, this is a really cool, I agree that the zero was pretty underwhelming. Props to you creator you've created the second mod for civ I think I'll actually use.

@Franklin Ninjas are Japanese.

JAPAN DID USE NINJAS! CHINA HAD NINJAS AND JAPAN HAD SAMURIA! AHHHHHHHH

It is the same strength as a Crossbowman, but ignores terrain cost and is available at Guilds.

It is available earlier than what? Crossbowmen? Does it have a strength change in any way?

Oh this is awesome, thanks for this!