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  1. Ultimate Aurelian
    Indeed it would be good to have two handed swordsman for India (Specially since Briton Longswordsman will be removed); should it replace the current champion maceman/swordsman? Thread with general Mauryan sword references: Some references of later two handed Indian swords: Perhaps a bigger variant of the current Mauryan sword with a falx-like grip?
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    They already have Romphaia mercenary. They could also have Galatian Swordsman and/or the non-Romanized Thorakites (Already used by macedonians).
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    The ''mace chariot'' seems like a wheeled ram. Although it may also be fictional since it says it had no driver. I read that the Chinese used unmanned crossbow chariots once but i could not find a reliable source. Edit:I think it's made up, i looked for and could only find a clickbaity article. http://eskify.com/10-unbelievable-ancient-weapons/ It cites a ''rebellion against Yang Shuan in 180 a.d'' but i can't find any other source on this event.
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    Bow catapult is sketchy, and Mangonels are probably not accurate for Mauryans (I read that the first to spread them outside of China were Avars around the 6th century A.D). I think the Asphatima was not a Onager since it was mobile, maybe it was a type of small Ballista that shot stones or arrows? Jāmadagnya was stationary could be a bigger ballista used on walls, or some type of Springal? I am not sure how it worked, a kind of battering ram? a mallet used by sappers?
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    And it is not like those civs only fought each other. Gauls fought with Romans and Greeks, it would be unauthentic to balance them with only Britons and Iberians mind.
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    During the Peloponesian war Iberian mercenaries were recruited from Sicily by Alcibiades. I think it would be interesting to have them in game, but Thracians were indeed more common.
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    My take on that: Rams will get nerfed so swordsman will be less essential.
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    Some ideas: Fairness (Aura that boost villagers) Recalling the exiles (Citizen soldiers train faster) Maybe a bonus that makes your units immune to bribes (Because he stopped a conspiracy in the army)
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    On Zapotec siege, i think it would be more accurate to lose their wheeled ram (They did not use wheels). Instead have a group of guys holding a log like Xiongnu ram. So siege workshop could be a relatively simple structure with some tree trunks lying around.
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    I agree. I think it would be better to balance them around other civs from the americas. Rather than to Rome or Persia. Both are related to celebrating military victories so you could make the unique building train heroes. If yo use the observatory one you could also give it a big LOS, and maybe a unique tech.
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    Does not Hyrule Conquest have a similar feature ?
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    Inca one is the smallest, maybe give it a well with some props like the greek one ? For Pueblo wonder you could use Casa Grande: Or maybe a section of Mesa Verde.
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    Maybe make the CC a bit bigger ? i think it is smaller than the barracks.
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    Maybe use a Kiva ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiva https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_Ruins
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    Which culture are those buildings ? Pueblo ?
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    I find it interesting that while mostly concentrated on the north; there are also Carib speakers in central Brazil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuikuro. Is the language of the Marajoara culture known ?
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    Norse wonder could be Uppsala or a burial mound. Also all Workshops and ranges use vanilla placeholders; Frankish stable and palace too. Ummayads lack heroes.
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    Machimoi are pikemen i think.
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    Yes the clothing and most weaponry is similar to other artworks. My only doubt is the small hand axes (One is made of stone, the other is a shortened polearm), maybe the axeman unit should use a two handed dagger axe. It's fine to use multiple sources for reference, as long as they are from Yayoi period. I think golden shield boss should be for champion.
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    They seem to have rank tags (_a and _b), does this mean the Jaguar upgrades to Eagle ? If so that's a interesting idea, more accurate than making them separate units with vastly different stats (Like in AOE).
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    My idea would be Basic (unarmored, simple outfit with no leggins like archer in that picture) -> Advanced (Improved outfit with legging, may have leather or cloth armor) -> Elite (simple wood armor some have war paint) Champions have painted wood armor or the black one with lacing; they have jewelry with some having warpaint and/or a feather headdress.
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    In game i think Gauls is used to refer to La Téne culture in the area the Romans called Gaul (Not necessarily the best definition) My understandings is that La Téne culture spread eastwards from Gaul, but it is not clear if the invasion of Greece came straight from Gaul or if it came from Celtic tribes already living in Pannonia.
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    Some suggestions for Celtic Heroes. Gauls could have Ambiorix (Bonuses and appearance could be based on @Genava55's design here:https://www.docdroid.net/9fLYce0/gauls-design-pdf#page=25 ) and Dumnorix. Another option could be Bolgios (Portraying the invasion of Greece without having two different heroes named Brennus), but i am not sure if he counts as Gallic. For Britons the main one i can think of is Cassivelanus (Currently used in catafalque); for a possible fifth one Diviciacus (Ruled parts of britain and north gaul) or maybe even Tuathal (Since they have a irish wonder)
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    Indeed there are finds of a ''pick'' weapon similar to the Chinese ge; this is what i had in mind for citizen axeman. Alongside with the long two handed one; one of the artworks in this threads portray some kind of shortened version not sure if accurate: I think there could be two japanese factions: Yayoi (500 b.c to 300 a.d Wooden buildings, wooden armor, no cav only rams) Yamato (250 to 710 a.d, Metal armor, cavalry, some stone buildings, possibly ranged siege weapons)
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    I'd say mounts are fine for most heroes. If there is a particular hero who you want to remain on foot or a future civ with no cav; you could have a tech that upgrades his equipment (Giving him a fancier shield, helmet, armor) instead. I am not sure if Brasidas should have only one greave (I think wearing a single greave was a Itallic custom).
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