Civ: Indians (Mauryans)

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The Maurya Indians

 

(Above left to right: Chandragupta, Bindusara, Ashoka, Chanakya) 

(Above left to right: Brahmin Priest, Artisan-class Citizens, Laborer-class Citizens) 

 

Spoiler

Mauryans dumping ground thread.

 

Made it so the Poison Maidens can switch between sword and bow. Needs extended for double-click (upgrade multiple at a time) to work 100% satisfaction, but the feature is in.

 

Edited July 31, 2023 by wowgetoffyourcellphone

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Almost 7 years later^

[Carltonus]

With the inclusion of Bindusara as the actual third hero, better change the catafalque name!

If "Śarīra" is used, then the generic name shouldn't be "Catafalque" but something like "Buddhist relics", with unit description rewritten to reflect this as the "remains of a notable Buddhist disciple or saint".

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6 hours ago, Carltonus said:

With the inclusion of Bindusara as the actual third hero, better change the catafalque name!

If "Śarīra" is used, then the generic name shouldn't be "Catafalque" but something like "Buddhist relics", with unit description rewritten to reflect this as the "remains of a notable Buddhist disciple or saint".

Do you like this description?

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Called sharira in Sanskrit (ringsel in Tibetan), they are generally described as pearl- or gemlike deposits collected from the ashes of spiritual masters after their cremation. Traditionally they are taken to be signs of the deceased's spiritual attainments.

https://tricycle.org/magazine/jeweled-demise/#:~:text=Called sharira in Sanskrit (ringsel,of the deceased's spiritual attainments.

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7 hours ago, Carltonus said:

With the inclusion of Bindusara as the actual third hero, better change the catafalque name!

If "Śarīra" is used, then the generic name shouldn't be "Catafalque" but something like "Buddhist relics", with unit description rewritten to reflect this as the "remains of a notable Buddhist disciple or saint".

What kind of aura do you suggest for such a relic? 

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[Carltonus]

On 29/07/2023 at 10:56 AM, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

What kind of aura do you suggest for such a relic? 

Starting off, and to be fair, the "main" faction catafalque should be one of the more-notable Buddhist saints, such as Ānanda (highly-knowledgeable/bahuśruta: slight decrease in training time of citizens and monks, treasurer of the dharma/dharma-bhaṇḍāgārika: reduced glory and maybe other costs of certain technology/research) or Mahākāśyapa (ascetism/tapasyā: monks/priests healing rate and walking speed bonus, at the cost of around 1/4 to 1/2 of healing range when in range of catafalque; first patriarch/???: technology research time decrease for temple and maybe other structures). But generic śarīra (other eight disciples?) can have a common bonus of slight increase in healing (for monks/priests), attack (melee warriors), and harvest/collection (citizens) rates when in range of the "catafalque" (community/sangha/saṃgha), and glory trickle (veneration/pratīkṣā). A set number of relics can also be placed in different locations as map elements, outside of capture the relic mode.

If conflicting accounts of the Gautama Buddha's life can be dated to around the 0 A.D. era, he could be the main or Atlas-only catafalque, otherwise his wife or son; specific bonuses to be determined or based on the generic.

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I honestly like the idea of different types of catafalques/relics for each faction and/or map biome. In AOM, each match had 2-3 different relics with different names and effects on the map that you could pick up with your heroes. So, in 0 A.D., any India themed or biomed map could have 2-3 capturable catafalques (if enabled in setup), each with different effects. Similar for any Greek-themed map, Celtic themed map, etc. If we went that far though, I'd want to rebalance some of the catafalques. Some of their current effects are quite hefty. But any chance to pack in more history and culture, I'm all for it.

Edited August 12, 2023 by wowgetoffyourcellphone

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Chanakya is a secondary hero trainable from the Palace in Town Phase after choosing Chandragupta Maurya as your primary hero.

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