Deliverator
Graphical Hackificator
I have re-arranged the tree in response to the recent discussions.
Tech Tree Image V2
1. Way of Liet is back.
2. Still keeping Reverend Mothers on Water of Life, but the intent is make Water of Life the same tier/cost as Academies. We can stall Water of Life with an AND requirement if needs be, and Academies is a full tech already.
3. Since, renamed The Golden Path to Prescience, requires Mind Training and Water of Life.
4. The branch following Prescience (The Golden Path) goes Weirding Way > Arrakis Transformation > Galactic Religion. The old position of Weirding Way required Research Labs which I found really unthematic. If it still needs to be later then Arrakis Transformation and Weirding Way could swap places perhaps.
5. Divine Mandate no longer requires Feudalism.
If you're obsevant you'll see that I've changed the Landsraad religion to CHOAM, and altered the Mahdi and Technocracy logos - Mahdi back to blue background, Techno to green. I also intend to tweak the Shai-Hulud logo to make the background a bit brighter.
The main reason why this overhaul could take a little while is the need to make/find art for the new techs, promos, buildings and units.
I like Rocketry for Liquid Fuel. Perhaps Guided Artillery for Solid Fuel?
Here's a proposal:
Rename current Water Souk at Solaris Economy to Merchant Quarter.
New Water Souk at Water Economy gives +1 trade route, +25% trade route yield.
Spotter Control at Sandworms gives +1h1c for desert tiles.
Drop Weather Scanner.
I still like some of the ideas around Guerilla Tactics, but we can park those for now. There is room for a tech after Fanaticism or Jihad where that could go.
I think the name Acolyte could be better. Do we have a design in mind for this unit?
I'm going to move onto entering the promotions next....
Edit: Core Mine improvement is at No Fields right now. Should we move it to perhaps Advanced Materials?
Tech Tree Image V2
1. Way of Liet is back.
2. Still keeping Reverend Mothers on Water of Life, but the intent is make Water of Life the same tier/cost as Academies. We can stall Water of Life with an AND requirement if needs be, and Academies is a full tech already.
3. Since, renamed The Golden Path to Prescience, requires Mind Training and Water of Life.
4. The branch following Prescience (The Golden Path) goes Weirding Way > Arrakis Transformation > Galactic Religion. The old position of Weirding Way required Research Labs which I found really unthematic. If it still needs to be later then Arrakis Transformation and Weirding Way could swap places perhaps.
5. Divine Mandate no longer requires Feudalism.
If you're obsevant you'll see that I've changed the Landsraad religion to CHOAM, and altered the Mahdi and Technocracy logos - Mahdi back to blue background, Techno to green. I also intend to tweak the Shai-Hulud logo to make the background a bit brighter.
The main reason why this overhaul could take a little while is the need to make/find art for the new techs, promos, buildings and units.
A thought; instead of being "fuels", these could be weapons.
I like Rocketry for Liquid Fuel. Perhaps Guided Artillery for Solid Fuel?
We could remove the desert tile yield bonus from "weather scanner building" and just make that a trade booster, and then make "Spotter control" a tile yield booster for desert tiles (+1h1c). The idea being that trade/transport/spice harvesting over desert is much safer/more profitable if you have worm spotters nearby.
Here's a proposal:
Rename current Water Souk at Solaris Economy to Merchant Quarter.
New Water Souk at Water Economy gives +1 trade route, +25% trade route yield.
Spotter Control at Sandworms gives +1h1c for desert tiles.
Drop Weather Scanner.
I still like some of the ideas around Guerilla Tactics, but we can park those for now. There is room for a tech after Fanaticism or Jihad where that could go.
a Sister unit (early espionage unit)
I think the name Acolyte could be better. Do we have a design in mind for this unit?
I'm going to move onto entering the promotions next....
Edit: Core Mine improvement is at No Fields right now. Should we move it to perhaps Advanced Materials?