Rashy Era

[Vyncyn]

Yo Vyrcyn, are we here allowed to do some lv2 XP decreases in preparation of a Ageless Release in 1.18's ? I got a personal agenda to decrease jut a bit some Lv2 XP to make gameplay smoother and in overall, making random factions / random generated recruit list be more fun to use in Ageless ecosystem, which also includes Rashy Era itself ofc.

Also I've seen that some units in both Ageless and EOMA has lv2/lv3 AMLA mechanics which makes game much more fun if XP mod is not being used. Personally recommend that AMLA in lv2 units be very juicy in comparation of lv3 AMLA units for example, to make MAX lv2 be still a decent option if you got forced to AMLA on it for some reason.

Yeah. If you want you can post the changes and I'll try to implement them as well.

[IPS]

Alright, let's begin. Appart of some XP adjustment, there were some corrections to units that used to be a bit too weak in certain stats

Spoiler:

Aquana
- Blue Mage XP to 78 (-6)
- Aquana longbowman HP to 55 (+1), XP to 62 (-2)
- Aquana Heavy Swordsman HP to 70 (+2)
- Atlantis General HP to 60 (+3)
On this case the XP was correct, but the reward was not.
- Mermaid Enchantress XP to 72 (-13)
Really poor HP's.
- Merman Warrior XP to 63 (-2)
- Merman netcaster HP to 48 (+2)
- Merman Spearman HP to 44 (+2)


Chevalier
- Chevalier Knight XP to 103 (-4)
- Chevalier Healer XP to 72 (-8)
- Cuirassier XP to 76 (-3)
- Chevalier General HP to 54 (+4)


Dardo
- Dardo Compositbowman & Longbowman pierce resistance to 10% (+10%)
- Dardo Rider XP to 71 (-3)
- Dardo Sellsword XP to 60 (-2)


Dark Elves
- Shadow Archer XP to 66 (-4)
- Shadow Priest XP to 78 (-7)
- Shadow Warrior XP to 80 (-3)
- Night Shadow XP to 64 (-4)
- Darkelf assasin XP to 110 (-5)
- Shadow Princess XP to 85 (-5)

Dwaves
- Engineer XP to 74 (-6)
- Runemage XP to 85 (-10)


Elyser
- Elyser Sharpshooter ranged damage increase to 12-5
- Elyser Champion ranged damage increase to 10-3
- Elyser Lord XP to 84 (-6)
- Elyser Sorcerer XP to 80 (-5)
- Elyser Heler XP to 57 (-3)
- Water Fairy XP to 77 (-8)
Bad HP has significant cons.
- Elder Wose XP to 87 (-13)


Forest Folk
- Forest Poacher HP to 47 (+2)
- Forester HP to 47 (+1) , XP to 63 (-5)
- Forest Ranger HP to 64 (+2)
- Forest Ax fighter XP to 64 (-4)
- Forest Bear XP to 84 (-6)
- Forest Mage XP to 74 (-6)
- Forest wolf XP to 63 (-2)


Forest Dwarves
- Forest Great axe HP to 55 (+1) , XP to 70 (-2)
- Colossus XP to 71 (-3)
- Lucky Gnome XP to 75 (-8)
- Gnome Minstrel XP to 72 (-6)
- Gnome pathfinder sandbag strikes increase to 1-4 , impact resistance to -10% (+10%)
- Gnome Ranger sandbag strikes increase to 2-4 , impact resistance to -10% (+10%)


Luz
- Angel Archer XP to 44 (+2) , XP to 72 (-2)
- Angel Warrior HP to 51 (+2) , bow damage increase to 7-2
- Luz Heavy Crossbow XP to 65 (-3)
- Luz Inquisition Warrior XP to 78 (-4)
- Luz Keeper HP to 48 (+2)
- Luz veteran flat defense to 50% (+10%)
otherwise the unit feels not worth it.
- Luz Cleric XP to 77 (-8)
This unit is not any better than Mage of Light.
- Luz Bishop ranged damage increase to 13-3
- Luz Monk XP to 70 (-10)
- Luz Paladin HP to 69 (+3)
- Luz Witchhunter XP to 75 (-4)
- Luz Warden HP to 72 (+2)


Marashy
- Marashy Sorcerer XP to 87 (-11)
- Marashy Spellblade XP to 93 (-10)
- Marashy Warmonk XP to 66 (-4)


Mountaintribe
- Golem arcane resistance to -15% (+15%)
- Stone Golen arcane resistance to -15% (+15%)
- Rockgolem arcane resistance to -10% (+10%)
This unit was failing so hard in its purpose because its massive arcane weaknesses, now the unit must work much better.
- Mountain Explorer HP to 47 (+1) , XP to 69 (-3)
- Mountain Advneturer HP to 63 (+3)
- Mountain Wise XP to 77 (-8)
- Wolf Warrior XP to 72 (-3)
- Roc XP to 75 (-4)


Necromancers
Hard to consider what we could do with skeletons massive -40% on arcane to correctly balance them, but it makes a lot of sense their natural resist to arcane is so low.
- Bone Golem XP to 63 (-7)
- Bone Snake flat defense to 50% (+10%)
- Necrophage XP to 63 (-7)
- Dark Sorcerer XP to 84 (-6)
- Lich fire resistance to -10% (+10%)
- Skeleton Mage XP to 84 (-6)
- Death Squire XP to 77 (-5)
- Death Knight XP to 105 (-5)


Regis
- Regis Earl XP to 81 (-3)
- Regis Jouster XP to 103 (-4)
- Regis Spy XP to 66 (-4)
- Regis Siege Defender XP to 95 (-5)
- Regis Highmage XP to 93 (-7)
- Regis Pikeman XP to 64 (-6)


Trarashy
- Astronomer XP to 85 (-5)
- Lightning Mage XP to 77 (-8)
- Dimension Mage XP to 98 (-7)
- Trarashy longbowman XP to 69 (-4)
- Trarashy Swordsman XP to 68 (-3)


Vixens
- All lv3 vixens will now be 70% in villages/castle (excluding smashers & cougars)
- Amazon Marksman XP to 72 (-3)
- Amazon Sharpshooter melee strikes increased to 5-4
- Amazon Guard ranged damage increase to 6-3 , XP to 62 (-3)
- Amazon Priest XP to 72 (-10)
- Amazon Witch arcane attack damage increase to 9-2 , XP to 77 (-4)
- Amazon Elder Witch arcane attack damage increase to 12-2
- Jaguar rider XP to 69 (-5)
- Swamp Snake XP to 38 (-2)
- Viper XP to 65 (-5)

[Vyncyn]

Done & uploaded.
Few changes:
Woses are no longer copies from main, so they have their own ID now.
Don't like -15% arcane resistance, so the Golems earth/stone/rock now have -20/-10/-10
otherwise as suggested.

[IPS]

Vyncyn, remember to update Rashy Era on 1.18 server in soon

[Vyncyn]

Vyncyn, remember to update Rashy Era on 1.18 server in soon

There is a 1.18?

[Temuchin Khan]

Vyncyn, remember to update Rashy Era on 1.18 server in soon

There is a 1.18?

He means 1.17.26/11.18rc1.

Since 1.18 is coming soon, he just wants Rashy Era to be ready for it.

[Atreides]

I think (yes I'm being daring ;) that anything uploaded to 1.17.26+ will be copied to 1.18. (or maybe it becomes it, I dunno) So basically 1.18 addons can be uploaded now. I think. (oh no not again)

[Ravana]

VR_RECRUIT_UNIT_VARIATIONS_AQUANA refers to nonexisting VRAq Warrior. Also Rashy called it Swordman instead of more common Swordsman.

For 1.18 compatibility you could access ghost tree images like

Code: Select all

    image="units/{GHOST_IMAGE_FOLDER}/ghost-s-2.png"
instead of    image="units/undead/ghost-s-2.png"

#ifver WESNOTH_VERSION < 1.17.0
#define GHOST_IMAGE_FOLDER
undead#enddef
#else
#define GHOST_IMAGE_FOLDER
undead-spirit#enddef
#endif

[Vyncyn]

Uploaded to the 1.18 server.
Fixed the ghost sprite path. If there are any other compability issues, please report them here.

[Atreides]

Uploaded to the 1.18 server.
Fixed the ghost sprite path. If there are any other compability issues, please report them here.

You could check the compatibility breaking post if you haven't already. It's a nice checklist for stuff to search for and update. wmllint does some of them automatically (like the ghosts) but probably a few are missing still.

[IPS]

I mentioned some time ago I was about to make some more balance suggestion for the era, but just before doing it I took a wes-break, so I'm back from it.

While the idea of this is to pair a lil more with certain default changes in very specific lines, the most on lv3-lv4 balance.

Chevalier Grand Knight HP to 77 (+5) , impact res to 40% (+10%) , price to 77g (+5g)
Considering it moves 1 more tile than Grand Knight, it's fair for this unit to have 7 less HP than default's version, it features -1 damage per sword strike but 1 more per lance strike as it runs faster.

Dardo lancer is at a curious situation, while it has massive 8 more HP it only has -1 melee damage per strike, which is not relevant, will not change it.

Luz Knight HP to 54 (+2) , arcane sword damage to 6-4 (+1) , XP to 84 (+7)
Arcane been reworked in default, this will keep them more constant and also quite more useful. At the cost of higher XP to promote to lv3.

Luz Paladin HP to 72 (+3) , arcane sword damage to 9-5 (+1)
While this one has 5 less HP than default's palading, this one has better physical ressists, which is fair.

Regis Jouster XP to 100 (-3)
Regis Torney Champion HP to 80 (+2)
Regis Court Mage HP to 56 (+2)
Regis Royal Mage HP to 67 (+2)

Most curious is that Regis mages on lv1 and lv3 is better than default variant, while in lv2 requires 1 more kill to get to lv3 while having the same stats on lv2, but if you ask me, in default transition from lv1 to lv4 in default is better rewarded in overall.


Elyser Shaprshooter range damage to 11-5 (-1) , HP to 50 (-2) , price to 57g (+2g)
Been my misstake at making him too strong, even if default got complaints about being too strong, but for meanwhile we might try to keep this new values.

Shadow XP to 77 (-8) , price to 40g (+4g)
It doesn't gain this much stats in lv3, so seems rasaonble to me a XP decreasing.


That might be everything for now.