Playing with Routes

[Thunderbrd]

• More natural development of terrain, more importance of terrain
• "Realism" (lol, but seriously; it's just as easy to build a mud path on plains as dunes? literal ice? Hills represented real logistical challenges for long distance cargo transport up until/thru middle ages...)
• More visual variety of map (not homogenous spam literally everywhere)
• Less movement means more tactical placement - makes strategic location of cities or routes or forts have more meaning
• Less XP for worker is same for you and for AI- no difference there, doesn't matter

Fewer workers required to keep up with demand, thus less to manage and watch over with escorts and you can focus the XP on a smaller number of workers to get higher levels on the ones you have.

I like that the world starts to look a bit more RL in nature and it makes a difference in war strategy. More of that to come as well with some changes to take place to units.

 

[cobbaut]

Routes require higher tech to place on rougher terrain, excepting trails.

This is a welcome change, thanks!