Victory conditions in skirmish would be the usual defeat everyone, a technology related victory, or in a potentially controversial mode, everyone getting together to acknowledge Britain as the natural ruler of the world and sign up as its underling territories. Realistically, the chances of competing with the likes of Starcraft 2 and its friends as strategy e-sports are close to nil right now, so we may as well have a little more fun than worry too much about absolutely perfect balance. Even taking this loose a hand, there are limits, and Anubis shooting Pythagoras with a musket might be a little far.Įvery nation gets one flashy capital city and smaller, less art-intensive outposts.ĭespite casual presentation, all of this has the potential for a lot of tactical depth - of a kind less likely to immediately scare people away than a hyper-realistic Age of Empires. As much fun as it would be to bring in the ancient civilisations though, like Egypt and Greece, we're not going to. Specifics countries would depend on how much variety they brought to the table, but as a baseline, we're looking at Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Turkey via the Ottomans and China for a good mix of architecture and units. Many individual units would of course be shared, just visually distinct - a pikeman is a pikeman after all, but the core idea is to allow for asynchronicity and a good mix of cultures - each randomised map having at least three to allow for an alliance, and ideally four. The results would simply be more obvious, the units more distinct, and the sides more interesting. To win would still involve plenty of global awareness and task juggling, despite the surface-level silliness. Paracelsus, and the speed boost to the next Age he provides. The ones at home, in your Capital City, are also effective targets of opportunity for other players, allowing for a precision strike to take out. Some heroes are for the battlefield, others to stay at home.
That can also potentially have an impact on some factions, like the Russians being oblivious to the snow and the Brits casually brushing off the rain, or simply be aesthetic depending on how many permutations make sense.Īs ever, progress is an important mechanic. A round should only take an hour at most, but feel like it actually represents a much longer period through occasional snows and trees turning from spring to autumn on their own schedule as your men march out on yours. Nations too would feature exaggerated versions of building styles - Britain's castle on the map going from medieval style to Elizabethan. George, strong against dragons, weak against pedants shouting "You were probably Turkish!" while Russia could have Koschei the Deathless not entirely living up to his name, but still being a HP power-house. Zeus isn't exactly a hardcore sim of Ancient Greece, but it conveys the vibe just right.īritain for instance might have St.
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