Problem: Current distribution of elephants in tech tree does not seem to be completely fair and logical. That's why it is proposed to swap their tech requirements.
Naga-Mala
Current:
Cuirassier replacement
UP: Feared Elephant (-10%CS to adjacent Enemies) + Accuracy 1
Available on Gunpowder (Earlier than Cuirassier).
30 CS / 30 ranged CS,
Proposal:
Replacement for a Knight (Melee animation of Naresuan)
UP: Feared Elephant + Add ranged strike at 50% CS before attacking (same as Impi ability "Ranged Support Fire")
Available on Chivalry
24 CS
Rationale:
It’s basically strange that Naga-Mala has only ranged attack and don’t use the power of massive elephants to crush enemies. More than that, the current skirmisher with 3 Movement points is a very confusing Unit. Additionally it replaces a Unit with pistols, but only possesses the simplest bows(however require Gunpowder to unlock).
This proposal will make Naga-Mala a bit logical and more interesting to use.
Naresuan’s Elephant
Current:
Tech: Chivalry
26 CS
Proposal:
Tech: Metallurgy
39 CS
All abilities stay the same (therefore not mentioned)
Rationale:
Firstly. It is needed to compensate Naga-Mala change and to maintain the current balance of Elephants in tech tree. Secondly, historically it is a Unit of 16 century – therefore closer to Renaissance than to the medieval.
War Elephant
Current:
16 CS
Tech: Military Strategy
Proposal:
18 CS
Tech Mathematics
Rationale:
To ride elephants the Civ should know both trapping (Camp improvement) and Animal Husbandry. Therefore mathematics is a perfect tech to act as the requirement for this Unit (need both Trapping and Animal Husbandry to be researched). More than that, this Unit is expensive (125 Prod.) and therefore deserve more power, which means later availability.
MAGI: Complex proposal, requires database changes and new animations
Naga-Mala
Spoiler :
Current:
Cuirassier replacement
UP: Feared Elephant (-10%CS to adjacent Enemies) + Accuracy 1
Available on Gunpowder (Earlier than Cuirassier).
30 CS / 30 ranged CS,
Proposal:
Replacement for a Knight (Melee animation of Naresuan)
UP: Feared Elephant + Add ranged strike at 50% CS before attacking (same as Impi ability "Ranged Support Fire")
Available on Chivalry
24 CS
Rationale:
It’s basically strange that Naga-Mala has only ranged attack and don’t use the power of massive elephants to crush enemies. More than that, the current skirmisher with 3 Movement points is a very confusing Unit. Additionally it replaces a Unit with pistols, but only possesses the simplest bows(however require Gunpowder to unlock).
This proposal will make Naga-Mala a bit logical and more interesting to use.
Naresuan’s Elephant
Spoiler :
Current:
Tech: Chivalry
26 CS
Proposal:
Tech: Metallurgy
39 CS
All abilities stay the same (therefore not mentioned)
Rationale:
Firstly. It is needed to compensate Naga-Mala change and to maintain the current balance of Elephants in tech tree. Secondly, historically it is a Unit of 16 century – therefore closer to Renaissance than to the medieval.
War Elephant
Spoiler :
Current:
16 CS
Tech: Military Strategy
Proposal:
18 CS
Tech Mathematics
Rationale:
To ride elephants the Civ should know both trapping (Camp improvement) and Animal Husbandry. Therefore mathematics is a perfect tech to act as the requirement for this Unit (need both Trapping and Animal Husbandry to be researched). More than that, this Unit is expensive (125 Prod.) and therefore deserve more power, which means later availability.
MAGI: Complex proposal, requires database changes and new animations
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