Mega Age II -Kingmaker(Started)

[Ylvali]

I have followed this project with great interest but I felt I couldn´t make such a commitment this summer since I´ll be traveling a lot.

I´d like to put my name up for a list of available subs. I guess subs will be needed quite a few times during this game, so making a list of willing ones could be useful. A way to get a sneak peek at such a huge game.

Good luck everyone who signed up, I won´t miss the next one of those.

[Darkwind]

Following in that vein, should I happen to die off (who'd think the newb would get owned in the first year? No-one, I dare say!), I'd love to be a sub.

[Hellkor]

You can sign me up for MA T'ien Chi

[DrPraetorious]

Depending on when the game starts and on internet access in Europe, I might or might not need a sub for a week and a half near the start of the game.

Anyone who can't play the game but would like to crush some people as Niefel during the last two weeks of May?

[GWAR]

hry guys, i like the idea of setting up a mod where Lv 1 through 3 are normal level of research, level 4 through 6 are hard and 7 to 9 is very hard.

however faling this i think putting research on very hard and limiting level 9+ b lessed to one path at level 9+ one path at level 6+ and all others no higher than 5.

[Aethyr]

X,

I had indicated my interest when you initially posted your first notification, but by the time I noticed this thread it was too late...sigh.

Please put me down as an alternate if someone drops out or needs a sub. Thanks

[seryozha]

How many people has already sent their preferences? Any clue when subs would known if we are in?

[cleveland]

Not sure if the research difficulty discussion was ever settled...

I'll preface it by saying I'm a proponent of Very Hard Research: on a map this large, somebody will undoubtedly take a huge number of forts early on, accumulate a large number of forts, i.e. mage recruitment centers, and finish all research by turn 50.

But, I also appreciate the need for certain nations to access magic to be competitive early on.

Simple solution:
Set research=Very Hard, but move all level-2 spells into level-1.

[Xietor]

I believe we determined it is not possible to make a mod to stagger the research. So hard is our best option.

If anyone knows more about mods than me(and the people i asked), I would use a mod that does the following:

paths 1-3 normal research
paths 4-6 hard research
paths 7-9 very hard research.

I would love a mod that could do that. But if no one makes one(and some say it cannot be done), then we will use hard research.

[DrPraetorious]

What Xietor proposes isn't possible, but what cleveland proposes *is* possible.

Level,Total Easy,Total Normal,Total VD
1,20,40,100
2,60,100,260
3,120,200,520
4,220,360,940
5,380,620,1620
6,640,1040,2720

My suggestion would be:
Very Hard research
All lvl 1,2,3 spells are level 1 (lvl 2 for Con).
All lvl 4 spells are level 3
All lvl 5 spells are level 4 (3 for Con)
All lvl 6 spells are level 5
Lvl 7+ spells stay where they are.

Thus, spells level 1-3 are effectively easy difficulty.
Level 4-6 spells are effectively hard difficulty.
Lvl 7+ spells are very hard difficulty.
Item construction remains very hard difficulty.

I can generate such a mod if you want.