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On random maps, you start with a single builder. I think it would ve better to add several start-up.
Such like:
Workers! the Tc is filled with workers
Scout you start with 3 scout and a flying scout
This, is . SPARTA! The TC is filled with spartans

I like

yes, my approach was minimal/normal/many units that will mean different unit sets.

You could do more packs like:

Offensive - 1 knight, 2 sword, 1 archer
Defensive - 2 Shielder, 1 pikeman, 1 healer
Expansive - 2 scout, 1 bird scout, 1 knight
Constructive - 4 worker
Fire Power - 1 ballista, 1 worker
General - 1 man-at-arms
Tactical - 1 templar, 1 pikeman, 1 archer, 1 worker
Strike team - 1 wagon, 3 swordsman
Strength - 4 man-at-arms
Custom - Own choice?

uno custom
I wjld use that all the time
3 xatapult and a spartan

Nononononono!

I meant every player starts with the same pack
Otherwise - very op!

If you even it out and let each player choose a different pack, it would be great for multiplayer.

What if you could buy new packs as upgrades?

Or if you win a game with one pack, you unlock the next pack?

Or maybe you could have x turns to purchase units / technologies. Replace x by the number of turns you want (5, 10, 15, 20, 25...).

What would you guys do with 15 turns?

nooooo

that is very op.
I would build a half castle and 2 cataoults by that time

and what would you do with those against my ton of knights bursting to conquer?

actually, my catapults shoot your advancing knights, while I train pikeman and finish the castle

If we count it, yoj would be able to train only 3-4 knights which can be taken out easiliy if I fortify my positions in a narrow pass. So it depends on the terrain, and my luck (with hitchanche)

while I train pikeman and finish the castle

oh... sorry i thought all players have only 15 turns to build, and after that they cannot train anything, they must win with the trained units they have.

Yeah, but after that, I come in and finish you both off
With man at arms army

abd then, I appear on the battlefield with my shining armor, and destroy everything in my way

Workers FTW!! Building castles fortresses towers catapults...

Lucky dip - random selection of units

What about let the player add his own starting idead??

I know its possible to do this and what u need for this
Is to type in rhe name of the starting set and then
In a 'pop-up' list you select a unit write down
How many of them and then you can do it again and
Again Until you have mybe a maximum of ten.

Tgen you press add to list ir a button like that and
Its inckuded and you can always use them in
Random or not random games...

Patroid

When you make random games it only allows you to have minimal troops to (a builder and a tc), you should add an option to change the numbers of starting troops. Also you should add an option to add units anywhere (custom), though not create a map, just add units on an existing map. However, custom shouldn't be enabled in Multiplayer so people don't rig the game in their favor.

well, this is already under considering in a topoc somewhere on the forum
(I would give a link but I can't)

I like that.

patroid wrote:viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1217&p=6710&hilit=ftw#p6710

merged.

I like the option of the starting TURN pack. You can use 10-12 turns to create your starting pack. With 12 turns you could have 4 workers, or some technologies...

This will bring in many more options and strategies to the game

Nice idea!

I like the idea of who ever sets up the game picks the oack. All players get the same pack.

Did anyone else get extremely confused with the merged packs? Gets me ever tim. ;(

Anyway, so my question is for the turn limit idea thingy:
Do you mean so like the turns are "currency" and you "buy" each tech and unit at a before game phase? Basically just skipping some of the boring turns from the start? I like this idea.
So like a game host can set the turn limit to say 12, and a player could buy e.g. "writing" tech, a horse-archer, a worker and a swordsman. (btw technology units e.g. catapult would be disallowed, unless you already got the tech).
What would be the turn limit scale? They can choose like from 2 turns to 20 turns?

well unless one of the starter packs is a wagon and 3 catapults, there is honestly no reason for anyone with half a brain to choose anything other than 4 workers.... i would rather 2 workers over 4 spartans in early game

So how are you going to grab all the TCS around the map? And what if I come with my four horses, and wreck you...