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I have the impression many players and frequent users of the forum are from the Age of Forum... (or the Age of Fora? Which in retrospect sounds like an Ensemble Studios title)

I remember seeing one in Cycladelic Archipelago. I think they behave like temples but I have never had the honor of capturing one. Maybe @wowgetoffyourcellphone can elaborate.

They appear in some maps as neutral objects you can capture

Honestly, Roman elephants dont sit right with me. Elephants never played a significant role in Roman victories (or defeats) AFAIK. We have civilizations which lack basic units like infantry javelins, not because they never used them but because they never played a significant role for them (i mean all civs have spears someone must have figured out to throw it). Romans are already diverse and they will neither gain from having elephants nor lose from not having them.

Despite the danger of revealing my preferred civilizations, my favorite tracks: Eastern Dreams: all time favorite, even my wife plays it in the car Sands of Time: so fun to listen to Forging a City State: i just want to grab a hammer and build something... The Road Ahead: same as above, the start of a magnificent city Harvest Festival: such a happy feeling In the Shadow of Olympus: takes me on an Aegean island The Hellespont: same as above Water's Edge: just the calm feeling of being near water From the new ones: Bandit Country: unleash the power of Africa!

All good, but why is the tech to make merc production sustainable only for one unit? Wont it limit choices by making it extra attractive compared to the other mercs?

Or Delenda Est maybe?

Definitely. I wish the new tracks were here too. And the download link doesnt work for me

The resemblance is uncanny

Hello all, I give my sincere thanks for working to differentiate civilizations further. I have some comments regarding the proposed changes to the Carthaginians. I love the differentiation of the embassies. I do not like the option to lower the metal cost of Gaulish mercenaries though. I think it is a better direction to make the Carthaginian economy more able to afford the metal cost of mercenaries than making the cost of mercenaries approach that of citizen soldiers. Maybe make the trade bonus more effective? And regarding the stone collection techs: Carthaginians already have an economy bonus, why do they need this? Is there a historical background to it? And are they the biggest stone users?

Chariots need trample damage IMHO.

I think he means the guy who sweeps the elephant poop away No wonder the guy doesnt want to appear in the game...

I think this is something called synesthesia.

The skirmish map Gallic Fields has a similar feature.

Red - Romans and Spartans Blue - Athenians and Britons Light blue/Azure - Seleucids Green - Persians and Gauls Purple - Persians as well Yellow - Carthaginians, Iberians, and Hans Orange - Mauryans

Does idle mean no fighting? What about movement and construction?

This would be sooo cool. And a good idea for differentiation.

Dont get me wrong, i build/repair with my elite infantry, i just find it funny that they consider themselves too good to break stone blocks at the stone mine but see no problem laying the same blocks in the construction site . But yeah i see your point.

Citizen soldier gather rates are decreased as they gain experience and upgrade to advanced and elite status. As I see, their building rates are not impacted, is this correct? And is this intentional?

I prefer to capture towers close to the enemy town as well. Capturing Civic centers when possible makes a huge difference i think. And i think my favorite is to capture a Temple in the middle of the enemy town, fight around it, send wounded units into the Temple, rotate them so there are always tlsome troops harassing, and sustain the fight there.

@vanz Reason I ask: i find it a good idea to attack the AI immediately after the AI attacks you, when its soldiers are depleted, and it cannot effectively defend itself. Especially, towers can be captured with ease. If you let it keep attacking, it means it can boom in parallel.

Maybe they follow George Washington's advice and mount a good offense as the only means of defense . Are you defeated at the first attack of the AI?

My thinking on this one: farms are usually placed next to deposit sites already, and you build storehouses directly near the mines, for in these cases, you dont benefit from less time spent to return with gathered resources, in fact one can argue you introduce an indesirable delay in receiving the resources to your stockpile. I see these mainly as a boost to wood gathering, since the walking time to the storehouse increases over time as harvested trees disappear.

My intention is not to arrive at right or wrong, but rather see how others approach the questions, so I can arrive at my conclusions. And maybe the conversation helps others too, if others share their opinoons. I will indeed try some new things mentioned here . What I think would be great is, if we had a "0 AD SotL" who would actually share videos about such calculations. I think this has the potential to improve gameplay design as well as make the game more popular.

What about gather capacity upgrades?