Im not too sure about this but ill just share it to you (whoever comes across this post) my idea.
The camel rider will have same strengths and weaknesses as knights (ex. pikeman weakness) and it will have slightly less power and hp. And maybe 1 step slower than the awesome knights. But, heres the weird part, itll have a sand bonus!
What? Sand bonus? Lol. To make things interesting itll be stronger when its in a desert tile of the map. Like maybe a 25% attack bonus when the enemy is on a desert tile and maybe -2 incoming damage when it is on a desert tile.
Why? Explanation is simple. Camels and their riders are used to the desert! They dont get tired and dehydrated easily whereas other soldiers arent used to the scorching heat.
I dont know if thats hard to make ut itll be very interesting. Especially in the world map! Conquering Africa will need camels instead of knights! And other maps like desert mediterranean will be so cool like "What will I make.?? Camels or knihts!?!?"
So... whaddya say?