This patch mostly focus about the early gameplay. It the Ancient era feel longer by adding more things to do, although the number of turns aren't increased greatly.
Change log:
=========
General
=======
Civs now start with a free worker in the Ancient era
Fixing some missing or incorrect texts
Fixing bug when capturing Bees results in Cassowary instead of Captured Bees
A new, simple event based mechanics for Gathering. It adds some micro-manegament for the early game.
Rock-paper-scissor rule applied to earliest unit: Hunter beats animals; Warrior beats Hunter; Slinger beats Warrior.
Role Playing Elements: Now many leaders have a flavour for autocratic, oligarchic or democratic civics. This is meant to give some diversity to the game.
Hunting
=======
many animals are set to defend only (Stag, Bull, Stallion, etc.)
herding animals has only 10% chance of placing resource and 90% chance of butchering it (as in friendly territory)
getting Great Hunters is changed:
killing animals generates Great Hunter points in nearest city, so it's getting harder and harder to gain new Great Hunters
some buildings also produce Great Hunter points per turn (see bellow)
Technologies
============
cost of earliest techs slightly increased
Gathering:
axed (content moved to Agriculture)
Weaving:
no tech requirements
Improvements, features
======================
Bamboo makes
Plantation and
Dome Farm valid
Building
Fishing Community/Village/Town improvements WITHOUT
Ferry route now cost 1 gold, to encouraging the AI building these improvements WITH Ferry route, not without
Kelp: +1 food removed
(New)
Gathering Camp:
it's bonuses come from different starting civics, so it slowly obsoletes by switching to newer civics
when built events provide additional bonuses to choose from (food, production, gold, culture or research boost)
Units
=====
Gatherer:
no tech requirements
requires Gathering (civic)
Hunter:
-50% vs. Melee units
Great Hunter:
set to UNITCOMBAT_RECON (now it gets free promotions from Discoverer trait)
can build Hunting Grounds
Slinger:
cost down to 10 (was 20)
strength down to 1 (was 2)
+100% vs. Melee units
+1 strength with Warfare tech
upgrades to Longbowman and Crossbowman (instead of Archer)
(NEW)
Pile:
added to provide optional production bonus for Gathering event
Buildings
=========
fixed crash caused by
Free City button
Myth of the Beast:
+2 Great Hunter points per turn
Cave Painting:
+2 Great Hunter points per turn
(NEW)
Trophy:
+2 culture
+1 Great Hunter points per turn
can only be built by captured animals (ones that can also build Menagerie)
upgrades to Museum
(BACK)
Hunting Instruction:
autobuild
req. Hunting (tech), Hunters (civic) and 2nd level unit
+1Xp for Recon units
+1 Great Hunter points per turn
Elder Council redesigned, from 'early science building' turned into 'early administration building'
-10% maintenance
1 magister slot
upgrades to Courthouse
Wonders
=======
Cave of Altamira:
cost reduced to 45 (from 90); +4 Great Hunter points per turn
Lascaux Caves:
+4 Great Hunter points per turn (was +2 Great Artist points)
(NEW)
Hunting Grounds:
National Wonder (1/civ)
can be built only by Great Hunter
+2 Great Hunter points per turn
+1 free specialist per Camp
Civics
======
Chiefdom:
"Cannot settle more than 1 city." changed to "Settling more than 2 cities will cause 1
in every city for each one over that limit" (on Standard)
is no longer blocked by newer civics
added +100% maintenance form distance and number of cities
City-state:
axed +3
from Palace
Patriarchy:
+1 science from Elder Council
Despotism:
production in Capital reduced to +25% (from +50%)
Tribal:
+1 hammer from Gathering Camp
Gatherers:
+1 food from Gathering Camp
-15% food and hammers
Pastoral:
+1 hammer and commerce from Camp and Pasture
-10% hammers
Maritime:
+1 hammer from Fishing Boats, Whaling Boats, Fishing Community/Village/Town
-10% hammers
Agrarian:
moved to Plough
Barter:
+1 commerce from Gathering Camp
Folklore:
+2 commerce from Blood Dance and Fertility Dance
Charity:
+1 health from Gathering Camp
Public Works:
+1 hammer from citizen
axed +25% hammers
Oral Tradition:
+1 culture from Elder Council
Survival:
+1 happiness from Gathering Camp
Imperium:
renamed to
Hegemony to avoid confusion with Empire (civic) and Imperialism (tech).
in nearest city.
