I find myself wanting to try a map.ini... If I thought for a second I'd be have time for it
Anyway.. I present "Brittania 1066". It would have three factions - the Norse, Anglo-Saxons, and Normans. This would be a historical mod, with the intent of recreating the battles of eleventh-century Britain, particularly the Battles of Stamford Bridge and Hastings.
The Norse would be a faction of individual units (spear-Danes, axe-Danes, and bow-Danes), who start off with great "natural" stats (health, move speed, line of sight etc) but not-so-great "artificial" stats (armour and weapons). This would require building up your economy over time through raid and trade to upgrade your Norse to be as well-armed and -armoured as your competitors. Hero would be Harald Sigurdson Hardada, King of Norway. The Norse can build longships, fast raiding ships able to garrison large numbers of units and also fire on enemies.
The Anglo-Saxons would have three types of units - the fyrd, huscarl, and thegn. The fyrd would be spammable peasants, the huscarls fighting as professional warriors, and thegns as single units, very difficult to take down. Their hero would be Harold Godwinson, King of Britain. The Anglo-Saxons would serve as a sort of 'middle ground' between the somewhat primitive Norse and the advanced Normans. Being on their own turf, the Anglo-Saxons have a good economy and large numbers in the fyrd. The Anglo-Saxons alone would have the ability to construct watch-towers and defensive ramparts.
The Normans would be very advanced in comparison to the other two factions, utilizing heavy cavalry and archers. Their units would be the best armed and armoured, though fewest in number. They'd have three main units - the Cavalrymen, the Bowmen, and the Infantrymen. The last would be spearmen with kite shields, able to toggle from a block to line formation. Their hero would be William, the Bastard Duke of Normandy.
A huge part of playing this mod would be strategy - placing your units in good positions, not committing them until the right moment, and staying out of reach of your enemies until the time is right to attack. Each faction has units that fulfill a certain function, and you'd only have the units you start out with, so it's very important that you plan everything you can in advance.
I'm thinking of introducing mercenaries near the area - Welsh longbowmen, Irish skirmishers, Scottish pikemen and Gothic light cavalry. They'd each have their own outpost on the map, in some region neutral to the various factions, where they could be fought over and purchased for large numbers of resources, adding their specialist units to the faction.
Each faction would have its own goals, such as for the Anglo-Saxons to repel their invaders, the Norse and Normans to capture Lundene, etc etc. A universal goal would be for each faction to keep its hero alive, as he is the only source of leadership buffs in each faction.
What do you think?
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