Undead Civs and resources

[Darkform]

probably can't be done but seeing as Undead usualy get their resourses not from a resource itself but from leftovers of other armys I think Undead resources should go like this:

if in cultural borders only a city working it can get that resource and only as the that city normal bonus for working the resource.

can't trade resources.

gets 1 resource for every 1 of that resource 2 other civs has.

that way to get copper weapons 2 other civs have to have copper and for iron weapons 2 other civs has to have iron + of course the undead civ needs the forge to upgrade in that city.

Undead are usually summoned with used weapons of other armys and don't tend to get upgraded so maybe:

Undead summoned before 2 civs have copper, iron or metiron have no metal wepons and can't upgrade to any.

Undead summoned after 2 civs have copper but before 2 civs have iron or metiron have copper weapons no chance to upgrade.

Undead Summoned after 2 civs have iron but not metiron have iron weapons no chance to upgrade.

Undead summoned after 2 civs have metiron have metiron weapons.

and resources are normal so other units upgrade as fast as the Undead civ can get the metal and forge.

this gets a new what do I want to do thought process going. I just got multiple metal resources so do I want to trade some so 2 other civs have it and my new Undead have better weapons or do I want the other civs to not have the metal more?

 

[Ahriman]

I really don't thinek there is a problem with just letting them use resources in the same way as other civs. Something like what you propose would be confusing and incredibly frustrating for players, for no real design purpose.

Also, remember that for Lamia and Sylvania, these are actual living human civilisations with undead overlords. Their weapons are still probably being made by living human smiths.

And Khemri will have enough of a unique mechanic with being unaffected by food and happiness and having to build their population with hammers (or spawn it automatically.

 

[Darkform]

Sylvania has liveing humans in their civ but I have never found Lahmia mention non-undead in their civ in the armybook after leaving Naggash and the civs look like they are meant for after spiting from Naggash.