[Jack_Trowell]

The problem for me is that I think that Tartarians are too cheap and should not be used as reference.

For me this mod feels like if we had "resolved" the gem generators problem by modding (if it was possible) more of them so each player can make lots of them with whatever gems/path the got.

I Think that elemental royalty and other uniques should be the base inspiration for SC chassis: if it is non unique, make it eitheir weaker, or cost more (50+ gem for a correct SC chassis)

Such a mod would means increasing the cost of tartarians *greatly*.

The problem is that the spell is so cheap because it is supposed to take into account the problems with tartarians:
- shattered soul
- start with afflictions
- you get one random unit among several, you cannot choose the one you really need or want
- often start as a unit, so you need to cast Gift of Reason to get a commander

The last one if one of the main problems: with GoR, you need to add a N gems cost to the tartarian (as well as the mage-time of the caster), so the SC cost more.

The starting afflictions can be a pain, but if you happen to have the chalice or Gift of Health cast, it donesn't matter anymore.

The other problems start to fade into nothingness when you realise that you can summon them in great numbers thanks to their base cost, and even a simple units they are great for the cost if massed.

Some possible solutions (we might need to use several of them):

- cost increased to 40+ D gems, this would make the spell hard to mass as much, it would still be usefull, but you would be more likely to look first for alternatives if you can.

- make the spell always summon a commander (and increase the cost), or make it always summon a simple unit, so the need to cast GoR is garanteed and the spell cost can take it into account

What I would like would be for the late game to be around a few SCs, lots of thug, and some national units, instead of a race for who can get the most SCs.