This proposal targets same issue as (6-50) Manufactory buff, but with different approach.
Proposal: Change +2
Production bonus on Forge (and all UBs related to it) to +1 .
Rationale: @phantomaxl1207 suggested that the gap between Mines and Manufactories in the Industrial Era becomes to short. This is mostly because Mines are buffed by 4 techs, while Manufatories by only 3. What's more, Mines get huge +2 bonus from Forges in Classical Era. He suggested to buff Manufactories even more, but they are already quite powerful improvements. Instead we (me and @pineappledan) initially thought about taking 1 from Steam Power technology or removing whole +1 bonus from Combustion, but the ideal solution will be probably taking 1 from Forges. The reason is this is bonus is early and much more impactful that these small tech boosts (one in Industrial and one in Modern Era).
As you can see even after this nerf, Forge still is a powerful building with many very good bonuses, with the buffed Engineer being the main one.
Because initially this was a counterproposal to 6-50, I would not recommend voting yeah in both. Instead I would recommend choosing only one of them. But that's only a suggestion and does not conflict if you choose both.
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Proposal: Change +2
Production bonus on Forge (and all UBs related to it) to +1 .Rationale: @phantomaxl1207 suggested that the gap between Mines and Manufactories in the Industrial Era becomes to short. This is mostly because Mines are buffed by 4 techs, while Manufatories by only 3. What's more, Mines get huge +2
bonus from Forges in Classical Era. He suggested to buff Manufactories even more, but they are already quite powerful improvements. Instead we (me and @pineappledan) initially thought about taking 1 from Steam Power technology or removing whole +1 bonus from Combustion, but the ideal solution will be probably taking 1 from Forges. The reason is this is bonus is early and much more impactful that these small tech boosts (one in Industrial and one in Modern Era).| Current Forge | New Forge | Ottoman's Siege Foundry |
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Combat Strength vs. Fortified Units and Cities) promotion for free.As you can see even after this nerf, Forge still is a powerful building with many very good bonuses, with the buffed Engineer being the main one.
Because initially this was a counterproposal to 6-50, I would not recommend voting yeah in both. Instead I would recommend choosing only one of them. But that's only a suggestion and does not conflict if you choose both.
Database Changes
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