Ita Bear
Warlord
- Joined
- Dec 8, 2020
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Hi folks,
this thought has bubbled in my mind for some time but the latest expansion has made me want this option even more. A number of Old World's original leaders were chosen because they "founded" the civilisation in question. Romulus and Dido come to mind, for example. The newest expansion, however, has given us a whole range of leaders, many of which ruled already established kingdoms or empires. It's a bit immersion breaking and silly to see Caeser founding the city of Rome when the Roman Republic controlled much of the Mediterranean basin when he came to power. His flavour text even mentions his previous exploits and how he should "expand" Rome... not found it.
I'd love to see an optional game mode where the player can begin with an established kingdom, just as the AI do. They can begin with some extra techs, units and some knowledge of the map. I'm of course no expert, but from a technical viewpoint it doesn't seem so difficult since this is already in place for the AI. It may throw balance a bit out of whack but, as I say, it's an optional game mode and since the likes of Hannibal are now in the game, balance can sometimes take a backseat. Starting in medias res might be a fun spin on the usual game.
Happy to hear your thoughts.
Kind regards,
Ita Bear
this thought has bubbled in my mind for some time but the latest expansion has made me want this option even more. A number of Old World's original leaders were chosen because they "founded" the civilisation in question. Romulus and Dido come to mind, for example. The newest expansion, however, has given us a whole range of leaders, many of which ruled already established kingdoms or empires. It's a bit immersion breaking and silly to see Caeser founding the city of Rome when the Roman Republic controlled much of the Mediterranean basin when he came to power. His flavour text even mentions his previous exploits and how he should "expand" Rome... not found it.
I'd love to see an optional game mode where the player can begin with an established kingdom, just as the AI do. They can begin with some extra techs, units and some knowledge of the map. I'm of course no expert, but from a technical viewpoint it doesn't seem so difficult since this is already in place for the AI. It may throw balance a bit out of whack but, as I say, it's an optional game mode and since the likes of Hannibal are now in the game, balance can sometimes take a backseat. Starting in medias res might be a fun spin on the usual game.
Happy to hear your thoughts.
Kind regards,
Ita Bear