Mod: Ermor - The Restoration - Draft v0.75

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Edi said:
Thanks! I should say that the idea has been kicking around in the back of my head ever since I first talked about the thematics and history of Ermor with Kristoffer some months ago and it got some more wind in its sails from the Halt Heretic thread, which is the main post of mine Kristoffer referred to in the Gath Dev Diary thread. You can find that thread here and the exact post is here.

For me, the 'bugginess' of the historical references is what causes the consternation. Particularly, Yo(o)mi and S[h]inuyama are both nations based off of Tokugawa Zidai literature, while Zyomon (Jomon) actually predates it (to the Sengoku Zidai). I'm currently working (albeit slowly) on a more 'historically accurate' EA and MA for them. Most likely EA would be Wakoku and be a nation of female-dominated shamans, while MA would superficially appear similar to TC and be named Yamato.

Ermorian Cultist is part of both Ashen Empire and Broken Empire unit roster, so it would be a very difficult trick to alter that without screwing things up for one nation or the other. The description as it currently stands is acceptable.

As you pointed out at the end, you've already copied sprites and written new descriptions for the Renatus and Renata. Why not do so for the Ermorian Cultist? Or, equivalently, replace it with a similar but new leader? Say, a Ermorian-themed Battle Deacon?

Good point. Hadn't thought of that. I'll see what I can do about that this evening. Won't be difficult. I also thought of adding a new startsite to give the Broken Empire/Restored Ermor a unit like the Pythian Comitatense in LA. I also need to look into adding a Primani type heavier infantry with mapmove 1, because the MA legionnaires can be classified as medium-heavy infantry at best. The tower shield helps, though, but the armor is way below most LA nations.

You _could_. If I may make a suggestion, perhaps make an infantry unit that has Fear? Maybe an Undead unit? Unfortunately, we no longer have 'minor fear' to make it more palatable.

The problem is that there are few unused unit slots within the existing framework, four in all that I know of, maybe one more. I just used two of those on the Ermorian Renata and Renatus.

I'll get to the Renata and Renatus below, but they don't seem to add much. Well, the Renatus doesn't. I might suggest something like adding a Shadow Vestal leader-type, perhaps with unique minor magic.

These two are units 1603 & 1604, cleared and copystatted, NOT the Pythian Renata and Renatus. I wanted them there, but the thematics had to be different. Check the descriptions...

I did. I guess I'm suggested a more explicit association.