I have been thinking about small changes that could be done to maybe give hausa a more interesting start without changing the cows or villager start cause that feels stable.
So a small change to hausa that would utlilise its unique mechanics (and this may apply to Ethiopia as well) is to start with a Griot/ Abun.
Its a small change but it does a couple of things (especially for Hausa)
- speed up fight and recovery from bulky treasure fights
- act as early scout (kinda of a thing with trinity opening for ethiopia but this would be faster)
- More early eco (Ethiopia early transittion into monestaries while Hausa griots and can tasked on buildings for faster work rate and even slightly earlier age up)