Hello,
Personally, I think the Golden Horde turned out really well, and for me, it perfectly fulfills what a “variant” civilization should. I love the Mongol aesthetics, music, etc., but I never really enjoyed their gameplay. So having the good stuff from Mongol but with different gameplay feels great!
After several games with the Horde, I have a few suggestions I’d like to share:
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Ability to move the Ger – It already costs 75 resources, and the option to gather multiple resources at once is barely used. Plus, the more expensive towers already consume a lot of wood to build.
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Ability to build an Ovoo from the building cart after aging up – Because why not? It costs 150 wood, same as other buildings.
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Torguud healing – This ability is only useful until the Torguuds reach the Khan. After that, the Khan doesn’t take any damage because it’s redirected to the Torguuds. Maybe give this ability to the Khan instead, so he heals the Torguuds? Then, similar to the French, you’d be rewarded for saving low-health Torguuds who can heal back up.
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Khan leading the formation – If you have Torguuds with your Khan, as you should, you don’t need to worry about one-shots. And if the Khan is at the front of the formation, he’ll reach the fight faster and activate his damage buff sooner. Right now, he often gets there when the battle is already half over.