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[Estevao9543]

@UpmostRook9474

Even if we don’t have the limit of 48 civilizations, obviously we still won’t be able to reach 100 civilizations.

I feel that 60 or so is already the most suitable total number of civilizations for the game.

Yes, eventually there will be an end. But as long as it generates profit for the devs and there is creativity to create more civs, I imagine the additions will continue for a long time.

@UpmostRook9474

But the number of records determines the amount of material. How many campaigns it can launch and how many campaigns of other civs it can participates in, shows the true potential of a civilization and its value to the game.

It is not difficult to make a civilization, but it is more difficult to make a civilization rich in potential and value.

Well, I think that’s exaggerated. As I said, aoe2 is not that demanding. Goths and Huns left almost nothing and yet Ensemble managed to add them in a unique and interesting way. I confess that I don’t know how much I would like about the Swahili (and that’s why I personally prefer to replace them with Somalis), but I know that the Shona have enough information for a civ of their own. So I have no problem doing at least Kongo and Shona.

@UpmostRook9474

This got me thinking, is there any way to compete with other potential civilizations if the remaining Bantu groups have lost the Kongolese, the most competitive content?

Let’s assume the limit is 60 civs. There would be 18 slots missing: we could have 6 African, 6 American and 6 Asian civs. If the limit is 48, we can fill the remaining 6 slots with 3 African and 3 American; or 2 African, 2 American, 2 Asian. I don’t see why there should be competition.

@UpmostRook9474

If merging the remaining groups into one civilization cannot create enough competitiveness, let alone make them their own civilization.

This will result in a specific Kongolese in the game, but most likely no other Bantu civilization in the end. Once other Bantu groups are needed in campaigns, they must be represented by the Kongolese or other African civilizations close to their characteristics. It’s fine if people can accept this, but if it’s not, a common Bantu civilization that includes various groups has its special value at least.

There’s no need to unite multiple civs under an umbrella that doesn’t exist in history (like pre-DOI Indians) or make one civ represent them all when there’s enough info to tell them apart.

@UpmostRook9474

A principle is a principle because once it is broken, it is easy for someone to want to turn it into a slippery slope. If 1650 is feasible, then 1700 may not be far away.

The only exception I can accept so far is the Siege of Osaka in 1615. That was the real end of a century and a half of war that began in the 15th century, and so has its own special significance.

Yes, I know. I also don’t want to break the limit. With my suggestion, I had in mind the campaign of the Shona king Gatsi Rusere that begins in 1589 and extends to 1623. Some Portuguese appear with bombard cannons, but in general the battles are fought with medieval weapons. So I wouldn’t see any problem.