Scout
From Travian
Scouts are military units which are used to collect information about enemy villages. Though they have no offensive power, they can be used in an "attack" on a city to discern that village's stationed troops, and either resources or defensive structures present in that city. In order to scout the enemy village, the scouting units must not be accompanied by other units.
In addition, scouts can be used defensively to prevent the scouting of the village reinforced by the scouts. Specifically, if a scouted village has more stationed scouting power than the "attacking" scouts do, the village can kill the "attacking" scouts and prevent any information from being returned to the enemy. (Scouting power is affected by blacksmith (attacking), armoury (defending) and walls (defending).)
Scouts are the only units not affected by the Gauls' traps.
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[edit] Tribes
[edit] Teutons - "Scouts"
Prerequisites: Academy level 1, Main Building level 5
Benefits: Can be trained early in the game due to no stable requirement. Low upkeep.
Detriments: Slow moving (Speed is 9 fields per hour)
Cost: 160 Lumber, 100 Clay, 50 Iron, 50 Crop, 1 crop upkeep
[edit] Romans - "Equites Legati"
Prerequisites: Academy level 5, Stable level 1
Benefits: Fast moving (Speed is 16 fields per hour)
Detriments Trained later in the game due to a stable requirement
Research Cost: 940 Lumber, 740 Clay, 360 Iron, 400 Crop
Cost: 140 Lumber, 160 Clay, 20 Iron, 40 Crop, 2 crop upkeep
[edit] Gauls - "Pathfinder"
Prerequisites: Academy level 5, Stable level 1
Benefits: Fast moving (Speed is 17 fields per hour)
Detriments Trained later in the game due to a stable requirement
Cost: 170 Lumber, 150 Clay, 20 Iron, 40 Crop, 2 Crop upkeep
[edit] How to scout
In the Map view, click on the village you wish to scout. Select "Send Troops". Enter the number of scouts you wish to send and check either the "Attack: Normal" or "Attack: Raid" (It doesn't matter which) bubble. Click OK and you will be asked which type of scouting you wish to perform. Be careful not to send other troops with the scouts.
Select either:
- Scout resources and troops: shows how many resources the village is holding and the amount of troops amassed.
- Scout defenses and troops: shows which defensive buildings the village has built and the amount of troops amassed.
Click OK and the scout(s) will be sent.
