I really like the idea that empowering a monument provides a major god specific bonus in the target area like Ra and Isis have. I always found it a shame that Set has nothing, for example you could get a minor boost to your military in the affected area, like boosting attack speed. I hope that if they add a 4th god they would have a specific empowerment bonus.
This would really lean in more in the unique aspect of Egyptian. Strategically placing your monuments and choosing whether to empower or fight with the pharaoh. Some players have a feeling that Egyptian is lacking at the moment this could also be a fun and unique way to boost them by boosting the monument bonuses. Maybe also making monuments cheaper to facilitate building them.
set has a discount in creating army, is that nothing for you?
I’m well aware, you missed my point, Set gets no unique effect from empowering the monuments unlike the other Egyptian gods.
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and what would you add for set? really boosting attack speed? i think that is overpowerful
Its a cool concept for a mod imo. Dunno what the ideal range and boost would work for attack speed being both functional and not overpowering. That said it would become conflicting wanting a monument enclosed buildings to provide a discount but also to the front to provide the empowered aura. Which goes against Sets strenghs, powerspiked and current funtionality.
It prob will
He is also the only one that doesnt have acess to Osiris, which provides 2 pharaoh so you can both have one in a key position and then the default eco option.
You can apply that same logic and say Ra doesnt have any extra passive monument bonus. Set gives discounts and Isis blocks god powers. Should he also get an extra passive one? Personally i like the split in how monuments help each major god, thou i also understand wanting more for the sake of having more.
Set has the best bonus, leave him be lol
I’ve thought about this before, and the way I rationalised the monuments bonus effects were like this:
-If the Major god has access to Osiris, the Monuments has an Empower effect. This is becuase you can get multiple Pharaoe, making an Empower effect potentially more useful. Thus, Ra and Isis have an empower effect.
-If the Major god has access to Anubis, the Monuments have a Passive effect. This is becuase you get access to Necropolis and so you get either get it so you can later place the monuments where you want and still have competitive favour until you expand. Or you can exceed your favour gain early and have a concentrated empire. Isis and Set have both a passive effect.
Now the latter part I am less certain of, it could be because of Thoth’s access to Valley of Kings (You want your only Pharao empowering a Military building), Nephtys gives access to Nebty/Ma’at (+Combat/Healing for Pharao) or a maybe little of all three. But I am absolutely certain of that the empower effect is because Ra and Isis have access to Osiris and so Sets Monument bonus is entirely based on a Passive effect becuase in part of his lack of access to multiple Pharaoe.
Now a 4th Major god could get access to new minor gods that has diffent relationship with Empower/Passive aura.
Maybe a tech that makes all monuments empowered when the Pharao empoweres one of them?
Maybe allowing Monuments to “Timeshift” or make “Temporary Mirages” of themselves to bring its military aura to a fight?
Maybe both so the 4th god in question has both a passive effect and empower bonus just like Isis?
Maybe something completely different.