Wonders: what they need.

[Perzival12]

So, I feel like wonders are an almost useless building. They cost a lot, are usually too big to place anywhere, and provide little return on your investment , so to speak. I have come up with a few ways to make them more interesting outside of capture the wonder mode:

#1: Merge the Glorious Expansion technology into the Wonder, to save the excessive resources spent on it.

#2: Give Wonders an aura that improves movement speed, gather rate, and melee damage (either global or localized).

#3: Make Wonders acts as more powerful civic centers that can’t train units or attack.

#4: Increase the resource trickle amounts from the Wonder.

Edited 19 hours ago by Perzival12

[Obelix]

Thank you for the new thread!

1 hour ago, Perzival12 said:

#1: Merge the Glorious Expansion technology into the Wonder, to save the excessive resources spent on it.

Alternative: Increase the resources trickle (see below). This would amortize the Glorious Exp. Tech. earlier.

 

[Dakara]

I'd prefer tactical, diplomatic, or civilization-building bonuses. Economic bonuses are pretty annoying and make them after a wonder seems late. And military bonuses unbalance endgame battles and reduce the depth of strategies and troop movement.

We can imagine a passif bonus for wonder and one different by civilisation.

Passive :

increase capture resistance of the player X2, give 40 house population (not a pop cap).

Passive by civilisation : need fix it 

 

Civilization	Passive Effect	Details / RTS Notes
Rome	Pax Romana	Forces a global ceasefire for 1 minute. Cooldown: 10 minutes. / Useful for repositioning armies or delaying an assault. Can trade on roman camp.
Maurya	Universal Knowledge	All technologies become free for the player. Permanent bonus. / Encourages technological superiority.
Sparta	Double Hero & League Tax	Can recruit a second hero simultaneously. “League Tax” bonus: receives 40 metal every 60 seconds per controlled ally (0 in duel, 120 in 4v4 team games).
Athens	Hero Memory	Allows recruitment of heroes who have died. / Encourages high-risk play and strategic planning.
Carthage	Carthaginian Ingenuity	Walls automatically regenerate. Metal mines deplete more slowly (+50% metal in each mine), Military production buildings construct 50% faster.
Bretons	Champion Monks	Monks can switch into melee combat units (like Immortals) via a button. Strong attack, weak resistance./ Adds strategic versatility, new unit for a lot cost
Iberians	Vigilance & Engineering	Building have line of sight increased by 100%.- Castles construct 50% faster. Enhances map control and rapid fortifications.
Macedonians	Macedonians strengh	Allow the recruitment of 4 general, higher champ cav, with 500 HP in stables. / Adds strategic versatility, new unit for a lot cost

Kush

Camel expansion

New unit in stable slower than horse but they have an aura -25% attack for ennemy horses.

Gauls

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Ptol

Pyramid

All pyramid can produce all champ unit type and they heal like a temple

[Arup]

I believe you forget ptol don't have pyramids