Imperialist

I heard somewhere that Imperialist needs upgrades to be effective.. Is this true?

I've been thinking on getting it though if it needs upgrades then I won't.

It would be more effective with certain upgrades, it works well w/o them too.

Upgrades make imperialist better.

I'd recommend getting it anyway. It's sort of a must-have strategy in my book.

Go ahead and get it. It is really cheap and a must have for Turkey in 10k Europe games.

Exactly what upgrades make Imperialist better?

Basically the same ones for PD

"1. Transport Capacity, 2. Faster Infantry, 3. Air Transport 1&2, 4. Cheaper Infantry, 5. Lucky Infantry, 6. General's Infantry Attack, 7. General Movement, 8. Faster General 1&2, 9. Cheap Transport, 10. Safer Transport. "

from Cthulhu's guide HERE

except I'd give more importance to cheaper infantry