If the leaked AOE2 new DLC is true (where they added a few civs in the Indian subcontinent and renamed the previous umbrella “Indians” to Hindustani), then diversifying existing umbrella civs could now be considered for AOE3 also.
Right now there are mostly two civs where people are constantly asking: Germans and Indians.
I’m thinking of a practical way to split them with minimal work and without significantly changing the original civ.
Disclaimer:
- This is just a proposal
- The biggest consideration here is practicality. So historical inaccuracy (like “Germans” lacking musketeers, or sowars being camel riders) will not be addressed.
Germans
The civ is now by all means more HRE than Prussian. In fact very few elements of this civ are Prussian, except Berlin, Fredrick the Great and needle gunner.
- Change the name to Habsburgs or HRE
- Change “Prussian needle gunner” to something relevant like Landesschützen
- Change the capital to Vienna and make a new leader
- Make uhlan a “semi” unique unit like cav archer or javelin rider (this is not necessary but people may want Prussians to have uhlans also)
- Make a new Prussian civ with Berlin and Fredrick the Great
Result: the original German civ is not changed at all.
Indians
This civ is mostly based on the Mughals (flag, leader, most units, mansabdar).
- Change the name to Mughals
- Find a way to handle urumi (this unit is ot Mughal but plays an important role in game, and I can’t really think of a good way to reskin it)
- Maybe reskin/rename zamburak and give the original zamburak to a potential Persian civ because this weapon is mostly famously used by Persians
- Make a new Maratha civ (maybe)
Result: urumi may be changed. All the rest remain the same because the “Indian” civ is basically Mughals.
