The new version is up! For the very first time it's stable (as far as I know
)!
Since noone else has commented, I'd like to just write that I dl'ed it and has been playing it, so you don't think noone has noticed your hard work
I like your civic changes, just think you've made them too powerful. Especially the government ones, if you grab the Oracle - isn't that the wonder who lets you choose all of them? - as one of the Euro civs, you've won the game, more or less. Also, 3 extra specialists in all cities, by picking certain civics by mid-game, that is really too much. They are too easy to get by. But some fine changes, just think they should have been toned a bit more down. Also really like that you've - like RFC:E - has improved the game when it comes to which point gold-rushing makes more sense than sacrificing pops, to get production. That is for sure a plus compared to other "competing modmods"
The specialist changes are my favourite part, thas it really some good ideas - especially the thing with artits now providing happiness as well, that was really.. YES, why the hell didn't anybody else think of that before! That just seems SO right and .. intuitive and ... good! Seriously, why didn't anyone else think of that before now
Also, Great Artists are no longer a "OMG WTF NOOOOES, I have you random number generator!"-moment when you get one, another positive sideeffect of the changes. (As they now also provide 2
's, so they are a BIT usefull at least now)
Another great thing is the spawning of Alexander the great and his army, and other historical spawns of generals + units! That is really awesome, you should however consider that the bonus promotions the units have from start, will stay even after getting upgraded, as you haven't tied it to XP gained - so as Greece fx., you can uprade your hoplites to macemen (and so on) and keep the 4-5 bonus promotions. Is that intended?
I think you should spend a little bit more time writing the change log/list the features, in the first post - a lot of people will probably skip this, as they don't at all get a grasp of the changes, from just looking at the OP. I think you will have more "succes" with this if you do a bit more documentation for it
But nice work! Will try to play some more, and probably have more comments then.