This is a balance patch for a23, discussed with Grugnas and Hannibal_Barca. It includes changes from their mods ([[ https://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?/topic/22855-monkey-wrench-balance-mod-alpha-22/ | Monkey Wrench ]] and [[https://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?/topic/22869-vox-populi-the-ultimate-balance-mod/ | Vox Populi ]]) and includes or supersedes some other patches (D834, D859, D904, D995).
Here are the changes:
- cavalry train time from 12s to 15s.
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- ranged cavalry train time from 12shealth from 120 to 100 (champ 270 to 15s240).
ranged cavalry health from 120 to 100 (champ 27 - skirm and skirm cav spread from 3.0 to 240)4.0.
skirm and skirm - spear cav 1.5x bonus against cav spread, 2s repeat time, total dps from 3.05.4 to 4.06.5 (champ similar).
spear cav 1.5x bonus against - spear cav, 2s repeat time speed 1.1x, total dps from 5.4 to 6.5sword cav speed 1.2x (champ similar).
spear cav speed - archers walk from 0.9 to 1.1x, sword cav speed 1.2x (champ similar)skirm walk from 1.5 to 1.4.
archers walk - champ infantry train time from 0.930s to 1.120s, skirm walkchamp cavalry from 1.540s to 1.430s.
champ infantry train time from 3 - ~~cavalry capture rate from 2 to 1 (champion 5 to 2.5).~~
- naked fanatic ~~20s to 20srain time~~, champ cavalry from 40s to 30s200hp.
cavalry capture rate from 2 to 1 (champion 5 to 2.5).
naked fanatic - ~~black cloak 20s train time, 200hp..~~
black cloak 20s train time - thorakites 75w, 150m cost.
thorakites 75w - healers 200f cost, 150m cost150xp promotion.
healers 200f cost, 150xp promotion - juggernaut 5 pop.
juggernaut 5 pop - embassy build time 150s, ~~limit three~~.
embassy build time 150s, limit three - mauryan elephant stables in village phase.
mauryan elephant stables in village phase - military colony remove max arrow limit.
military colony remove max arrow limit - siege tower 40s train time, 10m min range.
siege - sentry tower 40s train time10m min range, 500 health, 10m min range500 capture points.
sentry tower 10m min range, 500 health, 500 capture points.
- army camp 68m max range.
- rome team bonus only citizen-soldiers.
- pers hero darius aura +15% speed.
- cart hero hamilcar aura 60m range, new aura -20% enemy mercenary attack in 30m range.
- ptol hero ptolemy i aura -35% mercenary cost.
- athen hero themistocles aura batch modifier 0.5.
- advanced and elite units +20% loot, ranged spread from -5% to -10%.
- archery tradition spread -20%.
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