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Here i write my first ideas for the default (non UPGRADE) techs the races will have,
the point is
- not modifying the balance too much,
- but yet giving valuable technologies to invent,
- and also stick to the approach written in the "Races/Race properties" section

Undead

- Animation mastery (6 turns): a tech that give 20% chance to animate a stronger unit than the default from a corpse.
- Cursing(4 turns, in Crypt): Lich learns how to Curse the enemy

- Cannibalize(6 turns, in Crypt): skeleton units have ability to eat up corpses to regain health (+5 hp)
- Skeletal power(5 turns, in Graveyard): All Skeletons the player control have +1 attack

Elf
- Nature (6 turns, in TC): all nature units (animals, ents) of the player gets a +3 attack.
- Tracking (3 turns, in TC): all player units and building sight +2
- Thunder Storm Spell(3 turns, in TC): Sorceresses learn how to cast Thunder Storm Spell
- Lembas (4 turns): all Elf units has an ability to refresh themselves: heals +3HP (usable every 3 turn)
- Nature call (3 turns): all neutral animals LOS (sight) is visible to player

-... 3 more

Orc:

- Poisoned weapons(8 turns, in Pit): Orc melee units gets poisoning ability (poisoning effect can be used in every 6 turn and lasts for 2 turns: if they hit a flesh-n-blood enemy the enemy gets poisoned -4HP/turn, poisoned effect lasts for 4 turns)
- Goblin shout(4 turns, in TC): All Goblins the player control have +1 attack
- Ork skin(5 turns, in Pit): All Orks the player control have +1 normal armor


Human
- Fireball Spell (6 turns, in Church): Mages learn how to cast Fireball spell
- (no more.)

undeads: cannibalize

goblin shout.

orc skin

Skeletal power

any thougths on these?

tje undead cannibalize soiunds good. what will it do?

"skeleton units have ability to eat up corpses to regain health"

nice.

I don't think the fireball tech would be good for campaign maps... but I like the cannibal one and all the others. Maybe poisoned weapons is a bit overpowered.

actually, fireball shouldn't be a tech vecause that is the omly way to defeat an orc cavalry unit (I forgot name).
And it is pretty noce.
AND
there is maps in a campaign whixh is based on the fireball spell.

the green techs are ready, please test them and give me feedback - thanks!
(up on server in 10 minutes)

oh, the icons of the techs are not unique (they are icons of existing spells), i will find icons for them.

anyone can suggest some more elf techs please?
thanks!

Do you want us to post them here or in a new thread of their own?

basically in separate threads.
but if you have a bunch of raw ideas - you can put it here as a list and we will extract the good ones from them.

humans are kinda weak now, so what about adding my hoplite-shield wall suggestio n here.

Daniel (the dev) wrote:basically in separate threads.
but if you have a bunch of raw ideas - you can put it here as a list and we will extract the good ones from them.

Okay...

balint wrote:humans are kinda weak now, so what about adding my hoplite-shield wall suggestio n here.

That's a good idea...but humans are basically weaker than most fantasy species, anyway...humans' strength lies in their intelligence, ability to adapt, and superior military equipment and training...not to mention sheet numbers--those damn humans breed like cockroaches...

actually, the power of numbers and breeding is on the orc's side...

but if we talk about training and and inteligence, the shield wall ficts perfectly here.

greening some ready techs
- animation mastery
- lembas
- poisoned weapons (the icons are not ready yet, it looks like lifelink, but you can try it)

and finally greening the cannibalism.

what are Lembas?

in lotr the lembas is a special food, which can be stored for long time and gives a lot of energy.

Doesn't anyone besides me ever read books, anymore?

???
I read books too. I am halfway with the song of ice and fire (Game of thrones) V. part.

eBooks > books

Get a kindleeee

balint wrote:???
I read books too. I am halfway with the song of ice and fire (Game of thrones) V. part.

SPOILER ALERT!
Everyone dies.
Including the main character guy.
There is a nuke.
JK I haven't read GoT!

new tech: nature call.