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Good point. I should definitely take a look at the auras of the hero before writing the texts. How about this?

I doubt Sparta with their economy system would have survived on this map in reality.

What about only removing the ability to train traders, but keep the bartering? Having no traders is not that big of a disadvantage. It would also kinda make sense, I mean, bartering itself was always possible, even despite the iron currency, but trading with allies/paying with currency was difficult if not impossible.

Pericles https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/74

Iphicrates https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/73

Prytaneion https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/71

Thanks for explaining! I wasn't aware champions could rank up. It's a cool idea though.

Two more ideas: -10% maximum population limit -the ability to train two heros at once

Uhm, what do you mean by this? The Champions are called Spartiates, no?

What unit are you talking about? Which unit in the game is currently called 'Spartan Olympic Hoplite'?

(I fixed it)

Athens' gymnasium https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/69

Actually, we also have the heroes left, but from my experience they are quite easy to write, so they shouldn't really slow me down

Cool

I know, I haven't written a text in quite a while, I hope I can pick up the pace again, my goal is to write at least 2-3 texts per week. We're getting close to finishing Athens. Here is a pr for Athens' barracks: https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/67 I wrote not only about military training but also about education in general, kind of describing the path Athenian boys would take growing up.

Athens' Stable https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/65

@ShadowOfHassen wrote it. I too think the Themistocles chicken story fits very well.

I've opened a pull request fixing all incorrect quotation marks in the encyclopedia. https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/64

Yeah, it would. And a smaller shield. I've taken a look at it, it seems like they use the same equipment as regular hoplites.

Thanks for telling me, I was not aware of that. It kinda contradicts with the fact they are not unlocked by the Iphicratean reforms tech though. So, what historical unit does the Champion Spearman represent? And should I edit or rewrite the text accordingly?

Athenian Spearman and Champion Spearman: https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/62 https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/61

I reworked/rewrote the five texts of the Spartan soldiers, as they were (in comparison to the Athenian soldiers) too short, and not at the level of detail, style and cohesion that I want them to be. I also rewrote the champion pikemen, even though this unit is currently not in the game, but it can be used in campaigns and mods (I think they are in DE?) https://github.com/TheShadowOfHassen/0-ad-history-encyclopedia-mod/pull/60/files Here is the text about these Spartan Phalangites (Champion Pikemem) (I wrote more about Cleomenes rather then the unit itself, because there wouldn't be enough to talk about): Infantry Spearman (Perioikoi) Champion swordsmen (Skiritai) Champion Spearmen (Spartiates) Infantry Javelineer (Helots)

We are writing articles for every object in the game. Thanks to @ShadowOfHassen we're already done with all trees, animals, treasures, etc. This means we "only" have every single unit and every single building left. We have also finished all articles of Sparta, and nearly all of Athens. You can write about literally any unit or building which is not from Sparta or Athens. You said, the books are focused more on culture rather than specific buildings or soldiers. That's not a problem. If you come across information about religion, we can use it for the temple, if you come across how the society was governed, we can use it for the civic centre, if you find information about the role of women, we can use it for the women, ... If you want to help by doing research and writing about specific units or buildings from the game and don't know what historical thing they represent, just ask here on the forum, or try googling the SpecificName (the name in original language like Greek, Latin,...) that every unit and building has.

If you want, you can privately message me the texts copied directly from Google translator, and I'll do some grammatical cleanup and all the GitHub stuff. IF you want. If not, feel free to decline. This is just a friendly offer from my side. Btw, I'm not a native English speaker either which actually slows down my writing process quite a bit.

You don't necessarily need books, there are plenty of useful resources online, especially about the Greeks or Romans. I myself do most of my research on the internet, it can be a hassle sometimes, but still. Just so you know, your help would be welcomed and appreciated. (no pressure, of course)