pineappledan
Deity
lol. Assyria is a big problem, and depending on how you view it their existing UU either makes things worse or better
The siege tower does not obsolete, and is the only non-GP unit to do so, so right now Assyria doesn't really have a power spike. If anything, they are most dangerous at renaissance/industrial right now, because Assyria doesn't really hit its stride until you can get >3 great works online. My proposed Lamassu gate only gives an additional 1 culture/turn, and otherwise has no effect on an offensive war, so giving them an aggressive early UU might actually bring the civ back to its intended historical context.
I dunno, we might end up 'fixing' Assyria if we give them an early UU. Only playtesting will tell
Actually I'm more worried about other civs:
Byzantium - 3UCs in classical era, 1 medieval
Korea - 3 UCs in medieval, 1 renaissance (galleas/caravel and trebuchet replacement, might flip them to being a domination civ if they are ahead in tech. Which they will be. Cause they're Korea)
Persia - 3 UCs in Ancient, classical (horseman and spearman UUs, currently, this is high priority, might have to dip into Sassanid or other dynasty to spread the UUs)
Sweden - giving them back their hakkapeliitta will create a major early industrial power spike. Lion of the North is going to have some bite.
Maya - A spearman replacement, combined with their early atlatlists is going to give them an unintentional power spike late in early classical. Might push them over to be a domination civ
Civs that are similarly clumped, but I'm less worried about:
Portugal (3 medeival, 1 renaissance. Nothing powerful enough to flip them to a domination strat)
Rome - any proposed UU will inevitaly be classical era. This might be the exception, since Rome having an incredible power spike might actually be desirable
Huns - They are in the same place as Assyria w.r.t. the proposed battering ram unit
The siege tower does not obsolete, and is the only non-GP unit to do so, so right now Assyria doesn't really have a power spike. If anything, they are most dangerous at renaissance/industrial right now, because Assyria doesn't really hit its stride until you can get >3 great works online. My proposed Lamassu gate only gives an additional 1 culture/turn, and otherwise has no effect on an offensive war, so giving them an aggressive early UU might actually bring the civ back to its intended historical context.
I dunno, we might end up 'fixing' Assyria if we give them an early UU. Only playtesting will tell
Actually I'm more worried about other civs:
Byzantium - 3UCs in classical era, 1 medieval
Korea - 3 UCs in medieval, 1 renaissance (galleas/caravel and trebuchet replacement, might flip them to being a domination civ if they are ahead in tech. Which they will be. Cause they're Korea)
Persia - 3 UCs in Ancient, classical (horseman and spearman UUs, currently, this is high priority, might have to dip into Sassanid or other dynasty to spread the UUs)
Sweden - giving them back their hakkapeliitta will create a major early industrial power spike. Lion of the North is going to have some bite.
Maya - A spearman replacement, combined with their early atlatlists is going to give them an unintentional power spike late in early classical. Might push them over to be a domination civ
Civs that are similarly clumped, but I'm less worried about:
Portugal (3 medeival, 1 renaissance. Nothing powerful enough to flip them to a domination strat)
Rome - any proposed UU will inevitaly be classical era. This might be the exception, since Rome having an incredible power spike might actually be desirable
Huns - They are in the same place as Assyria w.r.t. the proposed battering ram unit
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