Hello
As a HRE main, here are the adjustments I’d like to see to the Landmarks.
Some suggestions might be controversial.
If you agree, a reply would be much appreciated to bring the suggestions to the balance teams attention.
Too strong are:
Regnitz Cathedral
- Maximum number of relics reduced to 2.
- Now has the same functions as a monastary.
Palace of Swabia
- Price increased to 2160 food and 1080 gold. (10% cheaper instead of 20% cheaper).
- Villager production speed bonus decreased from 300% to 200%. (3x speed instead of 4x speed).
- Villager cost reduction decreased from 75% to 66&. (2/3 cheaper instead of 3/4 cheaper).
Too weak are:
Meinwerk Palace
- Research cost reduction increased from 25% to 33%. (1/3 cheaper instead of 1/4 cheaper).
Burgrave Palace
- Now acts as a barracks that produces infantry 3 at a time. (instead of 5 at a time).
- Barracks upgrades can be researched at this building for free.
- Landsknechts produced from this building gain a 33% discount.
Elzbach Palace
- Defensive bonus stay as they are.
- Now acts as a siege workshop that produces siege units 2 at a time.
- Siege workshop upgrades can be researched at this building for free.
- Culverins produced from this building gain a 33% discount.
Is in a good place but I would like to see the mechanic adjusted:
Aachen Chapel
The effectiveness of the Aachen Chapel highly depends on the map seed.
Now as I am somebody who tries to optimize build orders (120 hours in single player before I even started to play online), I’d much appreciate it if Aachen Chapel could be made into a more evenly perfomring Landmark independet of the map seed.
Conservative idea:
- Decrease the Aachen Chapel Size to allow for better placement (3x3 instead of 4x4, just loose the courtyard).
Radical idea:
- Have the aura not come from the Aachen Chapel itself, but from Town Centers and Town Center like Buildings (Palace of Swabia). This would guarantee that Food and Wood production would always be covered. The inability to cover gold would be offset by the advantages the Palace of Swabia and other TC’s gain.
OCD request:
- Make the Aachen Chapel Aura square, so I can optimize farm placement within the Aura properly.
Thank you and Regards
flyingfrog