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1250: sword and spear are similar melee units that is useful to make meat shield. 1300: swordmen is good to crack rams. 1350: if you want to go full pop attack with rams at min 13-14, an enemy with swordmen is harder to crush. In this strategy it is common to postpone hack resistance upgrade in favor to earlier attack, but swordmen in enemy is strong in hack attack. 1400: when rushing with melee cav, run if you see spearmen, fight if you see swordmen. I think Iberian having swormen is important to balance out the initial wall defence. If iberian has spearmen, it becomes almost impossible to rush them. 1500+: thoughts?

7000-Year-Old Sunken Discovery Points to European Megalithic Construction Centuries Earlier Than Previously Thought Off the western coast of France, archaeologists have discovered a sunken granite Mesolithic wall nine meters below sea level, which evidence suggests was constructed close to 7,000 years ago. The 120-meter-long structure is one of several prehistoric artificial features of its era that have been found in the region, with other similar structures known to exist nearby. The discovery, which was made near Île de Sein in Brittany, was recently detailed in a study that appeared in the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology.

There has been an attempt before: https://code.wildfiregames.com/D840 Temple had many patches that may be worth looking into https://code.wildfiregames.com/search/query/9Zko6W9R_G7m/#R cc @Vantha @Atrik @phosit

Excerpts from Gimbutas' book on the Balts:

@Duileoga Here is some interesting info for your mod. This is from the Wiki page about South Slavs, not sure how accurate "Jordanes (fl.  6th century CE), Procopius (c. 500 - c. 565) and other late Roman authors provide the probable earliest references to southern Slavs in the second half of the 6th century. Procopius described the Sclaveni and Antes as two barbarian peoples with the same institutions and customs since ancient times, not ruled by a single leader but living under democracy, while Pseudo-Maurice called them a numerous people, undisciplined, unorganized and leaderless, who did not allow enslavement and conquest, and resistant to hardship, bearing all weathers. They were portrayed by Procopius as unusually tall and strong, of dark skin and "reddish" hair (neither blond nor black), leading a primitive life and living in scattered huts, often changing their residence. Procopius said they were henotheistic, believing in the god of lightning (Perun), the ruler of all, to whom they sacrificed cattle. They went into battle on foot, charging straight at their enemy, armed with spears and small shields, but they did not wear armour."

Duileoga is working for a mod. Don't worry, there is little chance they would be integrated in the main game. The Chernoles culture disappeared a long time ago, around the 6th century BC. The Milograd culture existed in northern Ukraine and southern Belarus for several centuries. But it was replaced by the Zarubintsy culture, which represents a bit of a cultural break. There are elements of the Zarubintsy culture that originate from Germanic cultures. This culture of Zarubintsy appeared around 200 BC and existed up to the 1st century AD. After that, there is a transition period when the culture of Zarubintsy decays and a sharp reduction in the number of settlements. The Kiev culture is a reemergence of a Balto-Slavic culture which appeared around the 3rd century AD. The question of the Slavic origin is tied to how the Kiev culture appeared. If you want to portray the Venedi/Veneti, they are probably further in the North. Pliny and Ptolemy locate them near the Baltic sea region. So we can suppose the Venedi/Veneti were a confederation of different Balto-Slavic tribes. Generally, the Brushed Pottery culture, the Milograd culture and the Dnieper-Dvina culture are seen as a continuum of similar populations. So if you want to suppose the testimonies from Pliny, Tacitus and Ptolemy are also valid for a more ancient period, then you can suppose these cultures were related to the Venedi/Veneti. Like this you can use evidence from the Milograd culture, Dnieper-Dvina culture and Brushed pottery culture. And you can add Germanic mercenaries from the Przeworsk culture (Lugians) and from the Zarubintsy culture (probably the Scirii). You can also add Sarmatian and Scythian mercenaries.

UPDATE: Version 0.11.1 Balance Increased income from retail trade (multiplier = 3.25) Increased income from deposits from 1 to 1.5% The amount of resources on the map has been increased by 4 times. Bot The resource gathering speed for the player and the bot is the same and does not depend on the selected game difficulty level. Added a garrison function for training units (infantry and cavalry). After recruitment, idle units will enter the building to gain experience and increase their rank. The maximum number of support units is set at 1/3 of the unit limit.

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Over the weekend, I had this idea: what if horsemen were more realistic cost-wise. In ancient times, horses cost money to buy, and there was limited space for them. So, I propose these ideas: - All horsemen should cost 25 metal, to reflect their cost. - Their should be limited space for horses, with barracks adding 10 horse room and stables adding 25. - A technology should be researchable at the corral: Horse Breeding. This would remove the metal cost, reflecting that horses are being bred, not bought. These are just some ideas. If anyone likes them, maybe I'll post some small mod adding these to the game.

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I've said it before and I'll say it again markets are a pain in the @#$%

Here are some changes I could think off the top of my head: 1.Hero bonuses should apply to the hero itself as well 2.The Kushite eco pyramids should have 75 metal and stone cost in p1, 10-15% less build time but reduced 10% bonus. in p2 the pyramids should be 100 stone and metal and give 15% bonus and the build time in A27. alongside this, the range of the pyramids should increase from 40 in p1 to 55 in p2 (an option to upgrade the p1 pyramid should be provided same way sentry towers become stone towers) 3.return archers to a26 state for testing right now, and see what changes are needed after that 4.make the Ostracism tech cost 200 metal 5.Reduced time for construction of Gymnasium in p3 compared to p2 (15%) 6.Increase required exp for City Guards by 15%

there are already so many european civs, atleast show a little less bias towards the continent??? we need an asian or african civ after this