This is a very unique technology that trades in melee citizen-soldier
infantry in exchange for unlocking Legionaries. Legionaries are similar
to Skiritai except they are cheaper.The idea is that these units can
form the bulk of the Roman army, so they should be cheap, but powerful.
Additional champions remain to supplement these units. And for improved
engagement with Centurions, they gain a special second aura just for
Legionaries, called 'Century Maneuvers"
Patch by: @real_tabasco_sauce
Accepted by: @borg-, @wowgetoffyourcellphone
Comments by: @chrstgtr, @Freagarach,
This was SVN commit r27900.
Back by popular demand; patch requested by @borg-. This gives the "War
Dog" Kennel building back to the Britons. Previously removed in Alpha
24. Its removal widely lamented since then.
War Dogs removed from the Briton Stable as a consequence.
Patch by: @wowgetoffyourcellphone
Accepted by: @borg-, @real_tabasco_sauce
Differential revision: https://code.wildfiregames.com/D5153
This was SVN commit r27890.
This mixin is genericized in order to be useful for other units if
desired. It adds a splash attack, but removes some regular attack to
balance. With this, a champion or other unit can be easily
differentiated. In this instance, it is applied to the Macedonians'
champion swordsman, the Thracian Black Cloak. These guys use the very
long Rhomphaia and Sika swords of Thraco-Dacian origin.
Patch by: @wowgetoffyourcellphone
Accepted by: @real_tabasco_sauce, @borg-
Differential revision: https://code.wildfiregames.com/D5145
This was SVN commit r27871.
Celtic women were famous for their ferocity and aggressiveness against
enemies and it was common for them to fight alongside men in battles,
especially if the battle had been lost, the women being a strong last
line of defense.
Patch by: @borg-
Accepted by: @chrstgtr, @real_tabasco_sauce
Differential revision: https://code.wildfiregames.com/D5125
This was SVN commit r27870.
Reduce prepare time for catapults and bolt shooters. Catapults have
recently been nerfed and buffed with a small splash attack. Bolt
shooters are a little underutilized. Both of these units share a
'clunkiness' which is due to their pack/unpack time, minimum range, and
long prepare time. This patch hopes to address part of this clunkiness
by decreasing the prepare time for catas and bolt shooters. This makes
the unit seem more responsive to new commands to attack a different
unit/structure.
Patch by: @real_tabasco_sauce
Accepted by: @wowgetoffyourcellphone
Comments by: @chrstgtr, @Freagarach
Differential revision: https://code.wildfiregames.com/D5131
This was SVN commit r27865.
Adds 1/1/1 armor, but +10 metal cost and -5% speed and slightly slower
acceleration and turning
Patch by: @wowgetoffyourcellphone
Accepted by: real_tabasco_sauce
Comments by: @borg- & @chrstgtr
Differential revision: https://code.wildfiregames.com/D5141
This was SVN commit r27864.
Druids increase attack rates of soldiers near them slightly. This
fulfills a decade+ design element in the old Celtic civ design profiles.
Patch by: @borg-
Positive Comments by: @chrstgtr
Accepted by: @real_tabasco_sauce, @wowgetoffyourcellphone
Differential revision: https://code.wildfiregames.com/D5116
This was SVN commit r27836.
Attempts to address Invalid warning messages for capturable farmsteads
and creates a mixin as suggested by @Langbart
Renames the "farmsteads_" template files to "mill_" to eliminate
confusion with standard buildable farmsteads and changes the refs in the
skirmish maps to suit.
Genericizes the name to Rotary Mill instead of Farmstead, again to
eliminate confusion between the two (the former is a capturable map
object, while the latter is a player-buildable structure).
Fixes#6818
Differential revision: https://code.wildfiregames.com/D5113
This was SVN commit r27835.
Catapults and heavy warships received a nerf to their range, which was
also designed to stop infinite targeting of structures outside of vision
range. This was a substantial nerf, from 100 range to 85. This change
compensates for this range reduction by slightly improving their
versatility.
This is not the same splash we have seen in previous alphas, as it is
only a radius of one meter. It also makes them exciting as you could
land some epic shots if your enemy is very tightly bunched.
Patch by: @real_tabasco_sauce
Differential revision: https://code.wildfiregames.com/D5053
Accepted by: @borg-
Comments by: @chrstgtr, @wowgetoffyourcellphone
This was SVN commit r27831.
