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 capture rate from 2 to 1 (champion 5 to 2.5).~~
- ~~black cloak 20s train time.~~
- ~~mauryan elephant stables in village phase.~~
rP21285
- cavalry train time from 12s to 15s.
- champ infantry train time from 30s to 20s, champ cavalry from 40s to 30s.
rP21284
- spear cav 1.5x bonus against cav, 2s repeat time, total dps from 5.4 to 5.5 (champ similar).
- spear cav speed 1.1x, sword cav speed 1.2x (champ similar).
rP21282
- ranged cavalry health from 120 to 100 (champ 270 to 240).
- skirm and skirm cav spread from 3.0 to 4.0.
- archers walk from 0.9 to 1.1, skirm walk from 1.5 to 1.4.
rP21281
- naked fanatic ~~20s train time~~, 200hp.
- thorakites 75w, 150m cost.
- healers ~~200f cost~~, 150xp promotion.
- juggernaut 5 pop.
- siege tower 40s train time, 10m min range.
rP21280
- embassy build time 150s, ~~limit three~~.
- military colony remove max arrow limit.
- sentry tower 10m min range, 500 health, 500 capture points.
- army camp 68m max range.
rP21268
- rome team bonus only citizen-soldiers.
rP21269
- 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.
- sele hero seleucus from 80m to 60m range.
rP21271
- advanced and elite units +20% loot.
rP21272
- advanced and elite units ranged spread from -5% to -10%.
- archery tradition spread -20%.