Yekaterina Posted May 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 m7600 I absolutely agree with you. Sometimes we know what our opponent will do before the game starts. More civs reduce the chance of that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 1 minute ago, m7600 said: And not everyone plays this game simply for the sake of power gaming or number crunching. Some of us just like to build pretty cities in sandbox mode, or in the Atlas Editor. Of course. When I first started I also enjoyed building pretty cities. But eventually bloodlust took over and high K/D ratio became my pursuit. Your mind will be changed as soon as you join the multiplayer lobby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 no matter what some say, people always ask for more. There are people who think without knowing what the silent majority thinks. There are many fans who want to see a faction from their homeland in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 23 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said: There are many fans who want to see a faction from their homeland in the game. I am not Chinese but I still want to see them because there were arguably one of the most powerful civilisations back then and still is now. There was a story of Persian kings importing made in China arrows which penetrated Roman shields easily. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloooy0 Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 I would like to see the Chinese and I love crossbows Chu-ko-nu power and his siege team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChronA Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Yekaterina said: The problem is singleplayer is too easy and boring after some time. The AI Petra Bot never uses any interesting strategies and you can predict their behaviour after a few matches. The Chinese allows for weird strategies, just like Mace and Kush. If the AI is totally predictable after only a few matches, adding another civ ain't gonna help you with that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 21 minutes ago, ChronA said: If the AI is totally predictable after only a few matches, adding another civ ain't gonna help you with that... .... It does not matter if we add or not. We will finish doing it anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceres Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) Everybody can win from multiple cultures - also in gaming. The art works you guys do, are really impressive! Edited May 7, 2021 by Ceres 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 I will do some 'intensive' testing on it later. Let's see if China can defend itself from 2 very hard AIs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 54 minutes ago, Yekaterina said: I will do some 'intensive' testing on it later. Let's see if China can defend itself from 2 very hard AIs. Test it against Maurya and Persian factions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Bug spotted: Missing farming animation for female citizens. They just stand on the field then suddenly drops the food. It is hard to tell whether they are working or idle. I will use the template for a Greek woman for now and look for any other bugs. 2021-05-17 21-53-51.mkv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Please also note that the pinyin version of modern Chinese word for women in typed letters is 'nv', where v represents 'yu'. This is because Chinese language does not contain v sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 I fixed most of the technical bugs. First proper game of Chinese against very hard Persian AI: What can I say apart from exclaiming "China OP!" ? The Persian bot rushed me twice, the first one caught me out a bit but the second rush they ran straight into my fortress and my group of 60 infantry cutting wood. Softcore bugs found: 1. Unlock champion infantry tech is misplaced; the barracks can train champion infantry by default when you reach phase 3, but the fortress requires a tech. In A24 or later this shouldn't happen right? 2. You need the unlock champion cavalry tech in order to train from fortress. But, this tech can only be researched from the stable. This confused me quite a bit. Overall impressions: Strengths: 1. Population cap bonus paired with archers 2. Ministers help with resource gathering, and the techs are good. 3. Strong heroes. 4. Good variety of infantry and cavalry 5. Mangonels are so strong and shoot so far! 6. Oxybeles without packing is convenient. Weaknesses: 1. No rams or elephant. A little slow to siege. 2. No amazing eco bonuses in early phase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 @LetswaveaBook @Lion.Kanzen can I have your expert opinions on balancing this civ please, it is a bit crazy at the moment. Just now, m7600 said: Can you make a pull request incorporating your changes? Ok. I will do it tomorrow morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 17 minutes ago, Yekaterina said: No rams they should. all factions should have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Just now, Lion.Kanzen said: they should. all factions should have it. But they don't. I will add it to the Chinese and git pull tomorrow morning. Which model of rams do you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, Yekaterina said: @LetswaveaBook @Lion.Kanzen can I have your expert opinions on balancing this civ please, it is a bit crazy at the moment. Ok. I will do it tomorrow morning I need to play it myself, how do crossbowmen work? You have to add rams. It should have cataphracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Yekaterina said: But they don't. I will add it to the Chinese and git pull tomorrow morning. Which model of rams do you want? let's put a placeholder. I don't know which one to choose for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Lion.Kanzen said: how do crossbowmen work? I haven't tried them yet, but I would assume they are similar to the Macedonian crossbow dudes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 @wowgetoffyourcellphone your opinions are important. What have you done with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 To be honest they are already very divers even without crossbow. The thing they need is sword cataphract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Just now, Lion.Kanzen said: What have you done with them He gave them incompetent siege. in DE even archers do a better job than the bolt shooters. Their siege towers are a joke in DE. I took out a fortress with a few spearmen but 5 bolt shooters and 3 siege towers cannot make a dent in anything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Yekaterina said: To be honest they are already very divers even without crossbow. The thing they need is sword cataphract. they used Lancer type. Check the crossbow fires quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Please don't copy Delenda EST. Their skirmishers smashed my siege like an elephant then some German skirmishers plus sword took out an entire tower in no time. My small group of archers shot down a tower in 15 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Lol, siege towers in general, even in EA, are weird and lame. The game is just not built (yet) for interesting siegework. Siege Towers need a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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