[Cainehill]

Originally posted by Boron:
the only real balanced mod so far which could be a official 18th race is really your amazon empire mod pvk but it was quite easier for you since 90% of the units / leaders you did just take from the game or ? you didn't alter any stats on the 4 tribes units / leaders ?

Have you looked at the Ashikawa (Ashikaga) mod? Apparently early Versions were quit unbalanced, but the most recent one is ... quite "balanced" in the sense that it doesn't have an advantage over 90% of the stock races / themes. (I'm in a game with nothing but modded nations, experimented with the others in play, and know I'm in for a rough time.)

Ash has enough advantages to be interesting and even playable, but several weaknesses (one of which is huge) that apply to all the theme's troops, making it very vulnerable and easy to thwart - even by indies.