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Hi everyone, I'm "El Maker" (it's not my real name) and I love playing 0 A.D. !! I've been playing 0 A.D. for a few years now (I’m not very good at it, but I really enjoy it!). After discovering this amazing project, I’ve developed a genuine interest in helping its development and contributing in any way I can. I’ve already explored the forum and found several topics that inspired me — there are a few areas where I think I could help or bring new ideas. I’m highly motivated and would love some guidance on how to get started ! My ideas (or areas where I’d like to help): –First of all : the civilisations such as Etruscans, Numidians, Nabateans or Dacians (I've seen that there are a lot's of civilisations that you want to add so I can help !) – Secondly : improve the Gaïa system (not fauna or flora but the "humans" : pirates, itinerants bandits ...) --> I've seen that in the Big Eyecandy section (but anyperson anwsered me) – Thirdly : (it's not THE ONE but I would be cool in my opinion) change the starts of every civilisations (in order to have different beginnings of games and strategies that really change depending on the civilizations) Any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated. I’d love to collaborate in this amazing project !! Thanks in advance for your time !! El Maker

I would agree. I know about the upcoming release because I visit Gitea from time to time, but you can't expect that from everyone. I'm not sure if there's a better way to communicate this than by announcing it on the forum and perhaps on social media. The only other thing I can think of is informing players in the bottom right-hand corner when launching the game that they could help test a new release version.

Thank you for the information. Regards.

Discord is good for chat , not for plan or open topic

So useless, if a man is able to work, he is able to carry a weapon

I'm from France. Okay, I'll create a discussion and share you the link so that you can help with my project ! I understand what you mean but, yeah, I'm not a real artist but I love learning about historical periods or civilisations so I 'd like to create mine... It may (instead surely) be not deepened and not finished but that's the idea of making a discssion where players could share their expericences and improving ideas for my mod !! And, I want to start with the Etruscans, which is a Greek-Roman civ : it's easier (but harder too because must find their own specifics features !)...

Lose games→ this game is a waste of time, I should go touch grass Win games→ THIS GAME IS SO GREAT I'M SO GREAT WOOOHOOOOOOOO YEAH BABYYYYY

There are several Discords already open that we could migrate to, but it would probably be best to start our own. Sad really, since using Discord seems to encourage the posting of random crap over actual discussion of useful topics. But maybe it will be for the best.

Yes there is.

A more realistic Cleopatra

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I don't like that idea too much, purely on a realism level: After all, in reality roofed rams were vulnerable to everything except ranged (arrows, stones, etc.)... In my own mod I solved the problem (kind of) by making rams slower, which gives you more time to react to them, but mostly simply by making fortifications a lot more resistant to hack & slash (The idea being that it is ridiculous that attackers can destroy a massive stone structure with swords and spears. That bugs me to no end, in all games doing that, but that's me.) Anyway, after those changes rams became much more to my liking: They are now less easy to employ, but now the only way to get past a tower/fortress. Using them becomes a challenging enterprise, not a mere formality. But that's my own tastes. I admit others would be bored to death having to whittle down fortresses instead of just steamrolling them. Thanks for your suggestion, but I think I'll stay with my solution.