this is a compilation of civ ideas that i hope, are considered to be added into AoE2 in the future
i used snipping tools to import pictures from the age of empires fandom into PowerPoint for the tech tree and unique units and then i upload it here to make it easier to understand instead of listing what they don’t have in case you don’t memorize things, and so it’s easier for me to see what i need to edit, (for example if i was making a civ concept and forgot battle elephants were a thing, i could end up not listing them as missing from the tech tree and then BAM! Tlaxcalan elephants)
i have to say i took inspiration from tech trees made by @JonOli12 and @Szaladon, and @StereoQuasar163 gets a bit of a special mention since he gave some very good images which i could get inspired by
feedback is appreciated!
Mughals or Delhi Sultanate
Renamed current Indians, only differences are aesthetics
new Islamic music
a change in language if needed, as Mughals were outsiders they might have a variation of Hindi, or it could be changed to fit the Delhi Sultanate
lion and sun coat of arms
wonder could be Taj Mahal or Agra Fort, other examples can be found here or if you want the Delhi Sultanate, here
new campaign about conquest of india, might make a reference to Tatar civ
maybe about resisting the mongol invasions though (that could be a historical battle)
Tamils
This civ is mostly based off of the Cholas
further reading can be found here
Strategy
They are an infantry and elephant civ,
they have nice skirmishers, rams, and hussars to support your army
feudal age rushing with archers is a good way to weaken if not kill your opponent, while you are waiting for your elephants
a good style of play is a fast castle to mass elephants, infantry, and their unique units, and support with other units
on water maps it is important to take control in the early game, and stopping your opponent in the later stages from building a dock since they lack galley
they would start to drop off in long games, like how the Chola empire dropped off after a while
Bonuses
Elephants regenerate, and/or their trample damage/range is increased
Foot archers take less bonus damage from skirmishers and other anti-archer units
Food does not rot when there is at least one Tamil villager collecting from it
Fire ship upgrades free (does not need galley upgrades) or they have more range
Team Bonus
Urumi available in team barracks in imperial age
Unique units
Castle Unique Unit: Chariot, a unit that can switch from ranged to melee attacks (my original concept was to have both attacks, but that might be impossible) like packing and unpacking (bow to sword/lance), they move at the speed of a camel, they wouldn’t have the best hit points, more attack than an arblest at range, and just a about the melee attack of a hussar, costs food and gold, but could be wood and gold, but either way would be gold intensive, may or may not have trample damage, it also has a large hitbox, (and maybe bad pathing) to prevent it from being too overpowered, and keeping it similar to real chariots,
Backup Concept: Give them conversion resistance, bonus damage resistance, and/or Trample damage, and make the previous concept a scenario editor unit
Backup Castle Unique Unit (i hope i can save this for another civilization though): Flail Elephant, could be Royal elephant and have the same ability as the chariot, but the ability is one of the main reasons for the backup unique unit, as it is controversial, i suggest it just has a tanky melee attack that’s higher than elephants, and a bonus attack against buildings and stone defenses, while having less hitpoints, however it moves slightly faster, and what gives this unique unit its identity is that upon death it acts like a flaming camel, with a bonus against buildings and the blast radius of a petard, or the flail that the unit uses could be swung like a mace, giving it a spray attack, it would cost food and gold but be gold intensive, would have no base armor, deals trample damage
Secondary Unique Unit: Urumi, a decent health unit with no base armor but with high attack and a bonus against infantry, also pretty fast, they would have an average cost, costing food and gold while being more gold intensive, and they would be a team unit available in imperial barracks, may or may-not deal trample damage, though they are better at fighting multiple units that other infantry usually were
Unique Techs
Castle age: Vetri Vel (monks cost 25 food and 75 gold or 100 food and 50 gold, and/or they move faster)
Imperial age: Adimurai (Infantry deflect 1/3 of the melee damage received, number is not decided so it may seems OP but can be tweaked, instead of being a fraction it could be a set number, so it only deflects for example 3 attack, even if the opponent does 4 attack or 200 attack)
Tech Tree
Barracks:
What they miss in imperial age is made up for with their imperial age Unique Tech
Archery Range:
Archers in feudal are a good choice, and skirmisher support is good all the way through imperial age
Stable:
Seems blocked, but this is where their power comes from
Siege Workshop:
if using the workshop, I suggest using the rams, but the tech tree is a bit blocked
Dock:
the dock is good, but lacks a bit
Monastery:
Monks are very good
Castle:
no sappers
Blacksmith:
mostly only affects the units you use
University:
i’d say like blacksmiths
Defenses:
(of course they also have castles)
no bombard tower weakens the civ a bit
Town Center:
i’m not sure if any civilization misses out on this stuff
Economy:
okay
Market:
standard
Others:
only huns miss out
Aesthetics:
Architecture: Indian
Language: Medieval Tamil
Music: Traditional Tamil Music
Coat of Arms: adapted version of their flag
this is the Chola flag but there are other tamil flags during this time, further reading here
Wonder: they can steal from the current Indians, or use this one (i presume it was more colorful when it was built)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihadisvara_Temple,_Gangaikonda_Cholapuram
Campaign (includes battles and appearances):
Their Campaign would be about their conquest of south east Asia
the first scenario would be a “from humble beginnings” scenario as i like to call them (like the first aztec scenario) so you can get used to the civilization, i would make it about the three Tamil kingdoms
for the whole campaign, they would be stuck in castle age, (so they don’t get the Urumi, since it was other Tamils who used them), probably fighting opponents who are in the imperial age, they also don’t get camels until after the battle of koppam, if that’s in the campaign
they would replace the Indians in the Khmer campaign and others were they are better suited to
Rajputs or Rajsthan
This civ is based off of the Rajput clans, which would add a needed indian civ, and better represent Prithviraj and his campaign
further reading can be found by clicking the link
Strategy
They are a cavalry civ,
their bonuses a bit passive but they have a good tech tree
they have a strong early imperial age, and castle age rushing with knights are recommended, as when you hit imperial age, and then research the cavalier upgrade, you then boost ahead with free paladin upgrade
if going for an infantry style of play you must remember as the Rajputs don’t have two-handed swordsmen or halbediers and you must fill their role with your unique unit
on water maps they are decent, but they miss dry dock
they would have strength in the mid to late game, but not in the super late game, however, they have trash wars potential and can mass up units, but they would have to make a large transition of their strategy
they are resilient to early rushing as their town centers are more accurate, and their archers are just that much better
Bonuses
have +20 population added to what you normally have, this means even with all houses, town centers, castles, and anything that i forgot that gives population space destroyed, you still have 20 available, so 4 less houses are required for population maximum, and you have more population at the beginning of a game
paladin upgrade free after getting cavalier upgrades free
your first stable is free
Team Bonus
free ballistics in dark age
Unique units
Castle Unique Unit: Pata, a sword gantlet infantry with a fast attack rate, they fill in the role of champions, but they are faster and have more swarming potential, and they are a bit cheaper than a champion with supplies, they also partially fill in the halbedier role, but camels are encouraged to take on cavalry
Unique Techs
Castle age: Kila (walls get spikes added to them, this basically makes walls melee towers that have a bonus vs cavalry and even more to elephants, but they do about no damage to rams, all defensive structures could also receive a hit point boost)
Imperial age: Kshatriya (Rajput warriors are trash units, and villagers can be turned into Rajput warriors for a small gold fee, any Rajput warrior can be turned into a villager for free, but when turning them back the gold fee is still required)
Tech Tree
Barracks:
What they miss out on is supposed to encourage you to make their unique unit, (or camels if you want an anti-cavalry role)
Archery Range:
Average tech tree
Stable:
their main weak points are probably the fact they miss out on husbandry, making their elephants and knights slower, note that they had hussar, but i took it out as they would feel a bit like Persians
Siege Workshop:
good tech tree
Dock:
i don’t think they had a navy, so i replaced shipwright with dry dock, making them a bit better, but they would eventually diminish if the game goes on
Monastery:
Monks can heal your army but are not advised
Castle:
all castle techs available
Blacksmith:
drops off in late game, but standard until then
University:
they miss some things, shouldn’t weaken them too much
Defenses:
(of course they also have castles)
filled to the brim
Town Center:
again, i’m not sure if any civilization misses out on this stuff
Economy:
good if you don’t horde stone
Market:
good
Others:
obviously
Aesthetics:
Architecture: Indian
Language: medieval Hindi or a variation
Music: make a Mughal theme, then give the current indians that, while taking their theme
Coat of Arms: as the Rajputs were separate clans, their coat of arms varied, though i feel an adapted version of the elephant ones would look good, list of those are here, you could also adapt their simpler flags, which can be found here
they could also use the current indian coat of arms, as the Mughals will anyways get a lion and sun one
Wonder: out of all the forts, i suggest Junagarh_Fort for being similar to the current Indian architecture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junagarh_Fort
Campaign (includes battles and appearances):
Their Campaign would be a restyled Prithviraj campaign, i see it has having the same story and scenarios, but adjusted to be balanced with the new civ
im not sure which indians they would replace in the existing campaigns
Sinhalese or Sinhala
This civ is mostly based off of the Sinhalese
further reading can be found here
Strategy
They are an infantry civ,
they have nice archers, gunpowder units, and Elephants to support your army, you can also use other cavalry but they won’t be as good
If rushing in feudal age you can use it to secure relics, as once you hit castle you can send a monk to grab it
a good style of play is a fast castle to mass infantry, and their unique units, and support with other units
They start to pick up a bit in long games as long as you have the resources, as they have access to an array of units
trash wars aren’t the best situation, as they miss the light cavalry upgrade, but theyhave faster training spearman and skirmishers, and if the Nilame isn’t gold intensive, it would probably be food intensive with little gold
Bonuses
Fisherman and fishing ships carry more
Spearman and skirmishers are created faster
Monks can be made from town centers
Relic generate a trickle of food, but generate slower food slower than gold
Team Bonus
Cavalry does bonus attack against infantry
Unique units
Castle Unique Unit (This is the backup for the Tamils): Flail Elephant, could be Royal elephant and have the same ability as the chariot, but i suggest it just has a tanky melee attack that’s higher than elephants, and a bonus attack against buildings and stone defenses, while having less hitpoints, however it moves slightly faster, and what gives this unique unit its identity is that upon death it acts like a flaming camel, with a bonus against buildings and the blast radius of a petard, or the flail that the unit uses could be swung like a mace, giving it a spray attack, it would cost food and gold but be gold intensive, would have no base armor, deals trample damage
Secondary Unique Unit: Nilame, an infantry unit that negates some of the bonus attack received, like a cataphract, it would probably cost food and gold, but not costing too much gold, being a viable trash unit, or it could be gold intensive
Backup Secondary Unique Unit (this is if the Tamils take the flail elephant, in which case the Nilame is the castle unit): Sinhalese Spearman, an upgrade of the halberdier, like all unique upgrades all it does is give better stats
Unique Techs
Castle age: Spice Trade (you ad maybe your teammates trade units are faster)
Imperial age: Angampora (infantry deal bonus damage to other infantry)
Tech Tree
Barracks:
Highlight of the Civilization
Archery Range:
Open, but not the best
Stable:
Knights and light cavalry would work early on, but the only reason you make a stable is probably for the elephants
Siege Workshop:
rams and siege onager are blocked as a Sinhalese player knows to tear down buildings with elephants and bombard cannons
Dock:
the dock is good, but lacks a bit
Monastery:
Monks are okay
Castle:
no hoardings
Blacksmith:
the imperial age takes a big hit
University:
i’d say like blacksmiths
Defenses:
(of course they also have castles)
not the best but reliable unitl imperial age
Town Center:
i’m not sure if any civilization misses out on this stuff
Economy:
okay
Market:
standard
Others:
only huns miss out
Aesthetics:
Architecture: Indian
Language: Medieval Sinhalese
Music: traditional Sinhalese music
Coat of Arms: either an adapted version of the Dharmachackra of Bhuddism,
or something that can be found here
Wonder: something featured in here
Campaign (includes battles and appearances):
their historical battle would be about how they gained independence from the Chola, or how they gained it from the Portuguese
i don’t think any campaign includes Sri lanka so they might not have to replace the Indians anywhere
Siamese or Siam
This civ is mostly based off of the Ayutthaya and Sukhothai empires
further reading can be found here, here, and here
Strategy
They are an infantry and elephant civ,
they have nice gunpowder units, and cavalry to support your army
Archers are okay, but since they lack the mid and late game armor upgrades you should use other units
a good style of play is a fast castle to mass elephants, infantry, and their unique units, and support with other units
They start to pick up a bit in long games they lose a bit in their tech tree by post-imperial but they have gunpowder units if you have the recourses
If you need an anti-cavalry unit you should just use their cavalry
Their gold bonus means they do better in trash wars than other civs
Bonuses
Farms give a small gold boost proportional to how much food was in the farm when they run out,
Elephants have more line of sight
Cavalry has bonus damage against cavalry
Team Bonus
Imperial upgrades of Castle unique units are available, they would be proportional to the elite upgrade (for example it costs 1.5 times the elite upgrade and give .75 times the stats of of the upgrade, numbers need tweaking)
Unique units
Castle Unique Unit: Now if we played around, we could give them the flail elephant (as mentioned in my Tamil and Sinhalese civ concepts), however I have a different unit planed for them: Ngao info can also be found in here, this unit is faster than a generic hussar, and has a high attack, but low health and no melee armor, it makes up for this with a high pierce armor, making it good for sniping enemy units such as kings, however, it has a decent creation time, meaning it is harder to massup then average shotel warriors or huskarls
Secondary Unique Unit: Imperial Battle Elephant, upgrade of Elite Battle Elephant
Unique Techs
Castle age: Ayutthyan Guards/Ayutthyan Royal Guards (infantry garrisoned in buildings add armor to the building, possibly to a limit)
Imperial age: Chakkraphat [name is used in the Burmese campaign, a source I used that’s proof that it’s related to Siam can be found here
(this tech could either be the opposite to atheism, or what would suggest is to have it affect battle elephants, ngao, and the swordsmen line, I would make it so the units are created faster, but an alternative is to give them regeneration, however this is already occupied buy the Tamils), or we could play with trample damage
There is an alternative to go for Krabi-Krabong a thai martial art if the other ones aren’t appeasing
Tech Tree
Barracks:
No halberdier since you have anti-cavalry at the stable, no arson since you have elephants, other than that they are perfect here
Archery Range:
Try not to lean on them too much, they pretty much have the worst in the game
Stable:
You should make this almost every game
Siege Workshop:
no siege ram hurts, but only a bit
Dock:
ot the best for water maps
Monastery:
If you can protect them, you can use them, but otherwise it’s hard to say
Castle:
above average considering your imperial upgrade
Blacksmith:
Archers take a big hit, their cavalry is not that bad considering what you get in exchange
University:
Shouldn’t be too bad, no siege engineers hints a bit towards elephants
Defenses:
(of course they also have castles)
no bombard tower weakens the civ a bit
Town Center:
i’m not sure if any civilization misses out on this stuff
Economy:
Okay
Market:
No guilds
Others:
only huns miss out
Aesthetics:
Architecture: South East Asian
Language: Medieval Thai
Music: Traditional Thai Music
Coat of Arms: adapted version of their existing coat of arms, I will be honest and say the coat of arms is a little bit in the AoE3 timeline, as the article did not provide earlier examples, more information can be found here (note the shield in the center of the coat of arms, the three headed elephant would be nice to include)
Or it could be an adapted version of their flag (which is a bit bland, not to mention it happened at 1680), more information can be found here
Wonder: I’m not sure but information can be found here
Campaign (includes battles and appearances):
Their Campaign could be about Naresuan’s life
Alternatives are the Burmese-Siamese Wars, or how they split from the Khmer Empire