When you realize the Venetian Arsenal is -every time- not just one city..

[Lady Crimson (RIP)]

It was always my go-to wonder since I love doubling output so I would always get a high industry coastal city to make my 'ship builder' for this.. but I didn't know it impacted -every- city till recently.. so great.. more powerful than Scythia's double light calvary bonus (which is tecnically their main thing.. you can say healing.. but double units is better) that's for sure.

[Lemurian1972]

It's particularly great as Indonesia, when you want to set up a Jong taxi service to shuttle settlers everywhere on the map.

That being said, unless I know a map is going to get me access to a third of the cities from the sea, I don't bother with a huge navy. Their "AI improvements' to get them to build navies in the last patch were minimal at best, sure tehy build more boats, but I've yet to see them competently set up a naval conquest of a city, or even try to pillage a juicy target like any of my coastal cities as Indonesia.

Having a navy or an airforce still feels like kicking a puppy.

[pitonsnaboca]

This is one wonder I always aim to build, specially cause I like to play maps with plenty of water - usually I set up huge/enormous sized island plates maps with high sea level.
After that, it's way easier to set up a line of frigates/battleships controlling my watery borders.

[Lady Crimson (RIP)]

Yeah, not sure if Indonesia it's so great.. since their best ship is just before the wonder.. and they spend faith for said ships (which doesn't work with the wonder I don't think).. but it works reasonably.

Personally I think it suits Germany best (and of course Norway), as they can spare a military policy for navy, already have a high production (with industrial districts everywhere).. and they even get a unique naval unit with the U-Boat.

[Sisohiv]

Once I found the drop down to build Armada's this seemed less valuable to me. I can see a version of it for the Aerodome being super valuable. Part of the reason I say that is I had this Wonder once and was producing 2 Aircraft Carriers when it came on line. I ended up with 4 and had no idea what to do with them.

[pitonsnaboca]

Venetian Arsenal also works for Armadas (almost sure of this).

[Lemurian1972]

Originally posted by GamerEdwin:

Once I found the drop down to build Armada's this seemed less valuable to me.

Originally posted by pitonsnaboca:

Venetian Arsenal also works for Armadas (almost sure of this).

This is correct, you can pop out complete Fleets or Armadas.