Randomosity I - Started!

[Cainehill]

Might also be that some people don't like very difficult research (having gotten enough of that in Cohen's many games) or indies-9. Or, like myself, they prefer to get into games using Zen's pretenders mod.

Anyways, good luck.

[Soapyfrog]

Awhoops, research is actually meant to be set at hard, as per the web link.

[Soapyfrog]

I could be convinced to use the pretender mod... I just figured I would see if anyone actually wants to play unmodded games. Any comments for or against, form those already committed?

[Nappa]

I'm all for anything that helps balance.

I am okay with pretender mod as long as we use scales mods with it, and while we r at it why dont we use the Fearen test mod(from fools lamment 3)

[Soapyfrog]

We could do that, of course I am in favour of the idea... although people might balk at the more extensive spell/item modding.

All in favour say aye?

[Cainehill]

Just to point out, Zen's scale mod is currently broken: the 19 protection fanatics are bad enough as a random event, but they also take the place of independent militia, as well as the militia that are recruitable by nations such as Man and that show up as PD troops for others (such as Pythium).

While the resource cost is high (29) for recruiting, think of Pythium with 20 sacred 19 protection fanatics for the cost of 10 PD. IMO, it's totally unbalanced until the militia/fanatics issue is fixed.

Edit: Unlike Marignon's fanatics, these ones from the mod are non-sacred, but it still gives a big, unintended, boost to those nations with 16 morale, 19 armor, PD.