Hello everyone, I wanted to share this design.
I believe I spent a good amount of time looking at the Vikings historically.
I looked at the weapons, like the Dane Axe, and tried to reflect on what it is used for.
I am happy with the general game design.
I am not confident about the numbers, of course.
The Naval warfare part, I am not very sure about, both balance-wise and feel-wise. Because historically, this is not how they fight. Boarding and having a battle on the ship is more appropriate, but the AE4 game design kind of blocks this approach. With embedded garrisons in the military ships, they need to cost more. I tried to adjust it with the Blacksmith influence cost reduction.
I don’t know whether game designers look at these or not, but if they do, I hope they find some inspiration.