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    • TheDogT Offline
      TheDog
      last edited by

      @Frostion
      Playing Undead, I dont appear to be able to place Skeletons with Sevis?

      https://forums.triplea-game.org/tags/thedog
      https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3741/curated-best-top-maps-triplea-guides

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      • TheDogT Offline
        TheDog @TheDog
        last edited by

        Turn 25
        I was doing so well, with no errors till this one.
        Noted the AI has not been defending their capitals with too many units, thanks Devs.

        14bbffb2-62b9-48f4-80d2-3d6185639d70-image.png
        2.1.20365: CasualtySelector#selectCasualties:136 - IllegalStateException

        Log Message

        java.lang.IllegalStateException: sortedTargetsToPickFrom must have the same size as targetsToPickFrom list

        TripleA Version

        2.1.20365

        Java Version

        11.0.6

        Operating System

        Windows 10

        Stack Trace

        java.lang.IllegalStateException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: sortedTargetsToPickFrom must have the same size as targetsToPickFrom list
        	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
        	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62)
        	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
        	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:490)
        	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask.getThrowableException(ForkJoinTask.java:600)
        	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask.reportException(ForkJoinTask.java:678)
        	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask.invoke(ForkJoinTask.java:737)
        	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateParallel(ReduceOps.java:919)
        	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:233)
        	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:578)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.odds.calculator.ConcurrentBattleCalculator.calculate(ConcurrentBattleCalculator.java:234)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.ai.pro.util.ProOddsCalculator.callBattleCalc(ProOddsCalculator.java:224)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.ai.pro.util.ProOddsCalculator.callBattleCalc(ProOddsCalculator.java:200)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.ai.pro.util.ProOddsCalculator.calculateBattleResults(ProOddsCalculator.java:133)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.ai.pro.util.ProOddsCalculator.calculateBattleResults(ProOddsCalculator.java:116)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.ai.pro.ProNonCombatMoveAi.determineIfMoveTerritoriesCanBeHeld(ProNonCombatMoveAi.java:423)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.ai.pro.ProNonCombatMoveAi.doNonCombatMove(ProNonCombatMoveAi.java:98)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.ai.pro.AbstractProAi.move(AbstractProAi.java:135)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.ai.AbstractAi.start(AbstractAi.java:514)
        	at games.strategy.engine.framework.ServerGame.waitForPlayerToFinishStep(ServerGame.java:537)
        	at games.strategy.engine.framework.ServerGame.runStep(ServerGame.java:407)
        	at games.strategy.engine.framework.ServerGame.startGame(ServerGame.java:297)
        	at games.strategy.engine.framework.startup.launcher.LocalLauncher.launchInternal(LocalLauncher.java:61)
        	at games.strategy.engine.framework.startup.launcher.LocalLauncher.launchInternal(LocalLauncher.java:34)
        	at games.strategy.engine.framework.startup.launcher.AbstractLauncher.lambda$launch$0(AbstractLauncher.java:16)
        	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:834)
        Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: sortedTargetsToPickFrom must have the same size as targetsToPickFrom list
        	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.battle.casualty.CasualtySelector.selectCasualties(CasualtySelector.java:136)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.battle.Fire.selectCasualties(Fire.java:248)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.battle.Fire.selectCasualties(Fire.java:238)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.battle.Fire$2.execute(Fire.java:117)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.ExecutionStack.execute(ExecutionStack.java:34)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.battle.MustFightBattle.fight(MustFightBattle.java:722)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.odds.calculator.BattleCalculator.calculate(BattleCalculator.java:114)
        	at games.strategy.triplea.odds.calculator.ConcurrentBattleCalculator.lambda$calculate$4(ConcurrentBattleCalculator.java:222)
        	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:195)
        	at java.base/java.util.Spliterators$ArraySpliterator.forEachRemaining(Spliterators.java:948)
        	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:484)
        	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:474)
        	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceTask.doLeaf(ReduceOps.java:952)
        	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceTask.doLeaf(ReduceOps.java:926)
        	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractTask.compute(AbstractTask.java:327)
        	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CountedCompleter.exec(CountedCompleter.java:746)
        	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask.doExec(ForkJoinTask.java:290)
        	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool$WorkQueue.topLevelExec(ForkJoinPool.java:1020)
        	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.scan(ForkJoinPool.java:1656)
        	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.runWorker(ForkJoinPool.java:1594)
        	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinWorkerThread.run(ForkJoinWorkerThread.java:177)
        
        

        WoW-U25.tsvg
        autosave_round_odd.tsvg
        autosave_round_even.tsvg

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        • FrostionF Offline
          Frostion Admin
          last edited by Frostion

          Wow! 25 runds! I made the map and have never reached that many rounds šŸ˜„ Are you playing both Undead and Trolls? Or only Undead?

          Please give me a save of the last and final round you play so that I may study it. I would like to see how long it takes for you to level up and how the resources are balanced. To me it seems that you got too many special resources? More than you need? Are some in abundance and other s not?

          Does the skeletons still not work? I think you have to build them at a factory where you hero is located. Either when he drops by or when he resurrects there.

          PS: Hope the devs could evaluate this error. Have not seem that before.

          Map maker of: Star Wars: Galactic War + Star Wars: Tatooine War + Caribbean Trade War + Dragon War + Age of Tribes + Star Trek: Dilithium War + Iron War + Iron War: Europe + Warcraft: War Heroes

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          • avsharA Offline
            avshar
            last edited by

            Yes the skeletons work fine. You have to have your hero in a factory for him to produce them.

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            • T Offline
              Trevan @TheDog
              last edited by

              @TheDog I don't see this error reported in github. Did you click the "Report to TripleA" button?

              And I could duplicate the error with that save so it is really nice.

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              • T Offline
                Trevan @TheDog
                last edited by

                @TheDog I created a github issue https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/issues/7020

                I also figured out why it is happening but I don't have a fix. That is in the issue.

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                • TheDogT Offline
                  TheDog
                  last edited by

                  Re: Warcraft: War Heroes - Official Thread

                  @Frostion
                  I only play as one race at a time.

                  For resources food is scarce, but later in the game you have too much. Thats is because you are using your other resources to buy other cool stuff. So on balance it works fine as is.

                  For those players who go beyond say 25 turns they will have excess XP, so a suicide (one use) unit/spell with an XP costs might be worth considering.

                  Undead
                  WoW-U25.tsvg

                  Tauren
                  WoW-T27.tsvg

                  Currently playing Trolls only turn 6 so far.
                  WoW-TR-06.tsvg

                  I will try the skeletons later.

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                  • TheDogT Offline
                    TheDog @Trevan
                    last edited by

                    @Trevan
                    Yes I tried to report it to Git Hub, it would not let me. Do I need a Git Hub account to post there?

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                    • TheDogT Offline
                      TheDog @LaFayette
                      last edited by

                      @LaFayette

                      Thanks, it much more stable.

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                      • TheDogT Offline
                        TheDog
                        last edited by

                        @Frostion & @avshar
                        Well that was quicker than I thought.

                        Yes I can create Skeletons but only with Sevis at a Factory.

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                        • TheDogT Offline
                          TheDog
                          last edited by

                          @Frostion
                          The Troll hero cannot use the movement speed of 3 from the Balloon in Plaguewood, see turn 10.

                          This might be due to the Totem?

                          WoW-TR-10.tsvg

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                          • TheDogT Offline
                            TheDog
                            last edited by

                            Dwarf turn 20
                            This should be reproducible as it crashed again for me.

                            2.1.20365: RemoveUnits#perform:44 - IllegalStateException

                            Log Message

                            Remote method call exception: Not all units present in:Thandol Strait. Trying to remove:[Flying-Machine owned by Dwarves, Troopship owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls] present:[Fish owned by Trolls, Troopship owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Flying-Machine owned by Dwarves, Flying-Machine owned by Dwarves]

                            TripleA Version

                            2.1.20365

                            Java Version

                            11.0.6

                            Operating System

                            Windows 10

                            Stack Trace

                            java.lang.IllegalStateException: Not all units present in:Thandol Strait.  Trying to remove:[Flying-Machine owned by Dwarves, Troopship owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls] present:[Fish owned by Trolls, Troopship owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Footmen owned by Trolls, Flying-Machine owned by Dwarves, Flying-Machine owned by Dwarves]
                            	at games.strategy.engine.data.changefactory.RemoveUnits.perform(RemoveUnits.java:44)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.data.GameData.performChange(GameData.java:433)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.framework.ServerGame$1.gameDataChanged(ServerGame.java:92)
                            	at jdk.internal.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor42.invoke(Unknown Source)
                            	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
                            	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.unifiedmessenger.EndPoint.invokeSingle(EndPoint.java:136)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.unifiedmessenger.EndPoint.lambda$invokeMultiple$0(EndPoint.java:120)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:195)
                            	at java.base/java.util.Spliterators$ArraySpliterator.forEachRemaining(Spliterators.java:948)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:484)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:474)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java:913)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:578)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.unifiedmessenger.EndPoint.invokeMultiple(EndPoint.java:121)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.unifiedmessenger.EndPoint.invokeLocal(EndPoint.java:111)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.unifiedmessenger.UnifiedMessenger.invoke(UnifiedMessenger.java:152)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.UnifiedInvocationHandler.invoke(UnifiedInvocationHandler.java:48)
                            	at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy16.gameDataChanged(Unknown Source)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.framework.ServerGame.addChange(ServerGame.java:638)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.delegate.DefaultDelegateBridge.addChange(DefaultDelegateBridge.java:91)
                            	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.GameDelegateBridge.addChange(GameDelegateBridge.java:62)
                            	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.battle.MustFightBattle.remove(MustFightBattle.java:603)
                            	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.battle.MustFightBattle.clearWaitingToDieAndDamagedChangesInto(MustFightBattle.java:456)
                            	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.battle.MustFightBattle$20.execute(MustFightBattle.java:1777)
                            	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.ExecutionStack.execute(ExecutionStack.java:34)
                            	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.battle.MustFightBattle.fight(MustFightBattle.java:722)
                            	at games.strategy.triplea.delegate.battle.BattleDelegate.fightBattle(BattleDelegate.java:242)
                            	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
                            	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
                            	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
                            	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.delegate.DelegateExecutionManager$1.invoke(DelegateExecutionManager.java:120)
                            	at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy12.fightBattle(Unknown Source)
                            	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
                            	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
                            	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
                            	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.unifiedmessenger.EndPoint.invokeSingle(EndPoint.java:136)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.unifiedmessenger.EndPoint.lambda$invokeMultiple$0(EndPoint.java:120)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:195)
                            	at java.base/java.util.Spliterators$ArraySpliterator.forEachRemaining(Spliterators.java:948)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:484)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:474)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java:913)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234)
                            	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:578)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.unifiedmessenger.EndPoint.invokeMultiple(EndPoint.java:121)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.unifiedmessenger.EndPoint.invokeLocal(EndPoint.java:111)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.unifiedmessenger.UnifiedMessenger.invokeAndWait(UnifiedMessenger.java:96)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.message.UnifiedInvocationHandler.invoke(UnifiedInvocationHandler.java:56)
                            	at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy12.fightBattle(Unknown Source)
                            	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
                            	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
                            	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
                            	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.player.DefaultPlayerBridge$GameOverInvocationHandler.invoke(DefaultPlayerBridge.java:152)
                            	at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy12.fightBattle(Unknown Source)
                            	at games.strategy.triplea.ai.AbstractAi.battle(AbstractAi.java:609)
                            	at games.strategy.triplea.ai.AbstractAi.start(AbstractAi.java:517)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.framework.ServerGame.waitForPlayerToFinishStep(ServerGame.java:537)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.framework.ServerGame.runStep(ServerGame.java:407)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.framework.ServerGame.startGame(ServerGame.java:297)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.framework.startup.launcher.LocalLauncher.launchInternal(LocalLauncher.java:61)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.framework.startup.launcher.LocalLauncher.launchInternal(LocalLauncher.java:34)
                            	at games.strategy.engine.framework.startup.launcher.AbstractLauncher.lambda$launch$0(AbstractLauncher.java:16)
                            	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:834)
                            
                            

                            WoW-TR-19-end.tsvg
                            autosave_round_even.tsvg
                            autosave_round_odd.tsvg

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                            • T Offline
                              Trevan @TheDog
                              last edited by

                              @TheDog Thanks for the save game. I see a issue in github that appears to be this one. I've copied the save there. https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/issues/7026

                              I can duplicate it with 2.1 but not with the latest master. So this might already be fixed in one of the pre-releases. I'm trying to figure out if it is really fixed.

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                                Trevan @Trevan
                                last edited by

                                I was wrong about it being fixed. There is some randomness to getting the error. I'm able to duplicate it and will be putting more details about it in the github issue.

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                                • TheDogT Offline
                                  TheDog
                                  last edited by

                                  @Frostion
                                  As I have a few games under my belt, here are some observation/suggestions.

                                  Unit buying
                                  Irregulars - the cheapest unit, good for fodder and gaining territory
                                  Footmen - good general purpose
                                  Pike - good anti cavalry
                                  Bow - I dont buy, poor value
                                  Crossbow - I dont buy, poor value
                                  Artillery - poor value, especially when the hero wields so much ranged fire power.

                                  Suggestions
                                  Cavalry - drop their PU, increase/double their Food cost, these are really good blitzers and great at causing mayhem in the enemies territories. The Food change is to use up the food surplus later in the game. Besides you have to feed the mount.
                                  Range 4 spells - too long, reduce to range 2 or 3

                                  Undead
                                  Skeletons - too cheap should be 10 or 15 mana
                                  Fire Thrower - appears poor value v Catapult in the Battle Calc

                                  Troll
                                  Berserkers - poor value also dont give Veteran so not worth it
                                  Dire Troll is too expensive as it specifically needs 5 Allied Irregulars to make it worth while
                                  Fire Canoe looks poor value and only moves 1 v Warship general purpose stats

                                  Do you want more observations/suggestions?

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                                  • avsharA Offline
                                    avshar
                                    last edited by

                                    Some of what TheDog posted is how i feel as well but not all. My observations will differ a bit.

                                    All around i think the game is well balanced. Since there are four races on each side the randomness of the resource placement and helpful items means that IF you are playing only one of those races, the other three are almost guaranteed to have more of something you lack. You just need to figure out what you need to specialize in to be an effective ally.

                                    As to units, i think the current stats are mostly fine. I agree with TheDog that cavalry could be a bit more costly in food. I don't agree with his take on bowmen and crossbowmen. These to me seem to have been intended as basically improved Irregulars. Either gaining a defensive or offensive bonus but still basically Irregulars. The cost for them is not much more in PU's but you have to pay for the bonuses in food. I don't have a problem with that. Especially in the later game when there is such a huge surplus most of the time.

                                    I don't agree with the take on artillery either. Its a nice way to have powerful attacks like a hero when your hero is not present. Or if you do not have enough mana or gold for whatever reason to buy the good supporting units.

                                    I do agree that spells are a bit O.P. with their range, 4 seems excessive. I also agree with the troll Berserkers not being worth it. I have not once bought them. The Fire Canoe i also agree with. Its basically pointless. At that speed its almost purely a defensive weapon.

                                    All in all though like i said this game seems very well thought out. If the technical glitches can be ironed out it may well be a favorite of mine.

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                                    • FrostionF Offline
                                      Frostion Admin
                                      last edited by Frostion

                                      @TheDog @avshar Great feedback! I have have had little time to work on this map lately, but a thorough evaluation of your save games and feed back is on my to-do-list (like your agreements and disagreements).

                                      Also, the potential map-error with the undead movement of the balloon.

                                      Any errors, shortcomings, inaccuracies or misinformation in like tooltips or notes are also very welcome 😁

                                      Map maker of: Star Wars: Galactic War + Star Wars: Tatooine War + Caribbean Trade War + Dragon War + Age of Tribes + Star Trek: Dilithium War + Iron War + Iron War: Europe + Warcraft: War Heroes

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                                      • TheDogT Offline
                                        TheDog
                                        last edited by

                                        I have been playing 30 rounds with 2.1.20376 no errors!

                                        Updating to 2.1.20386, for another go

                                        @Frostion
                                        Gnomes to turn 30, so much resources especially food.
                                        WoW-G30.tsvg

                                        A nice surprise when I reached level 8, shhh, dont tell everyone what it is.

                                        This is a great game!

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                                        • FrostionF Offline
                                          Frostion Admin
                                          last edited by Frostion

                                          Here are my thoughts right now on fixes and stuff:

                                          1. Food is in way to high abundance mid/late-game. Therefore food supply on the map should be nerfed.
                                          Wood is for ships and artillery. I think it is a matter of play style if this is used up by the player or not. I would not adjust this resource just yet. Food balance first.
                                          Gold would be the next resource to balance as all players use them for Factories and race specific special units.
                                          Mana and Oil is only for special units, therefore cost adjustments will bring down the abundance. Any race’s special unit price elevation is also a delicate matter, so I would like to postpone this until the Food resource, and after this - also gold, is adjusted.

                                          2. Bowmen and Crossbowmen are weak, but I also see them as cost effective attack and defense units. I think this is a matter of preference and play style. If food availability is nerfed, I think it would be a good idea to cut the Crossbow and Bow Food cost in half, down to 5 Food. Then they will not be in so much competition with the Footmen when it comes to purchase. And in this map, Footmen are ā€œgood qualityā€ units, skilled warriors that are suppirior to the rest of the infantry. So I think it would be fitting.

                                          3. Cavalry cost. I agree that it should be raised. Maybe 15 Food, not 10. I guess the animals consume some vegetables, or in the case of the Gnomen mechanical cavalry ... maybe they need vegetable-oil šŸ˜‰ I will not lower PU cost … but this is purely an AI technical thing, as AI players would highly favor Cavalry only armies.

                                          4. Artillery cost effectiveness. I think it is a matter of play style and preference. Personally I dig artillery, but I don’t know how effective they are compared to spending the PUs on Irregulars and Footmen. My love of artillery might be counterproductive if they are actually not cost effective. But I think one thing is clear; you really do need artillery for taking down factories/fortifications. Right? And if you don’t like artillery, then there is more than enough wood for ships, right?

                                          5. Fire-Thrower effectiveness:

                                          17 Fire-Throwers (510 PUs) & 17 Fire-Shots VS 15 Catapults (510 PUs) & 15 Catapult Shots
                                          Catapult attack win = 72%
                                          Catapult defense win = 0%
                                          Fire-Thrower attack win = 100%
                                          Fire-Thrower defense win =28%

                                          If it was 15 vs 15 then the two machines are actually equal. Catapult best at def, and Fire-Thrower best at attack.
                                          The catapult can destroy factories with bombard damage of 1-7, the Fire thrower only 1-5.

                                          As I see it, the Fire-Thrower is OK and I think more cost effective overall, just not if it is only used to bombard buildings.

                                          6. Dire-Trolls cost 70 PUs at the moment. If they cost 60 PUs, 9 Footmen + 2 Dire-Trolls would be equal in cost and effectiveness the battle calculator to 16 Footmen if attacking. But their big advantage in general is, they they can be brought along in battle as 2-hitpoint units, repairing for free after battle. This in my mind is a HUGE advantage, saving the lives of two units, their HP and strengths. So I am a bit reluctant in nerfing them at the moment, unless there is a huge uproar and demand for this. And if this was so, then ALL 2-hit land unit costs should be reevaluated.

                                          6. Fire-Canoe is not cost effective, and I will lower the cost.

                                          7. Berserkers are not cost effective? I actually disagree a lot. Footmen are 3att/3def 20 Pus. Berserkers are 4 att/2def 20 PUs. Already here many would say that they are superior, as specialized units are always better than flat rate standard units. (One 4att/2def + one 2att/4def will in the long run always win battles over two 3att/3def units. This is because if both parties loose one unit in the first round, the specialized army will be +25% stronger during next battle round, as they choose the weak as casualty) On top of this, the Berserkers have the ability to support 1 standard Footmen unit during attack, making it even more specialized.

                                          8. Skeletons cost. I think the Mana price is fitting, as the Skeletons (and the level skill) also have a great weakness; they can only be build when the Hero is stationary and not really doing anything, or alternatively at the same time as the Hero resurrects at a factory (I think?). But I can see how this unit can be mass spammed at a capital, with the Hero just staying put throughout the game, So I do think that the 5 Mana cost should be supplemented by 5 PUs. Then the unit is like 33% PU cost of Irregulars + Mana. And they can only be created during special conditions. Does it sound reasonable?

                                          9. Spells move 4 only because this is the only way I have been able to make it possible for Heroes to bring them along, if they attack move (via air unit) 4 territories. For technical reasons, spells are Air units, therefore they cannot ā€œboardā€ an air unit mount like balloon or gryphon. At the same time, it would be lame if the Hero could not have his/her spells when flying into attack, right? I would actually prefer spells on their own only had 1 move range, but I just don’t have a solution at the moment that would ā€œfit the whole packageā€ so to speak. If any one learns this map + has the technical skills to come up with a new way to handle spells, I am all ears! šŸ˜›

                                          10.ā€œDo you want more observations/suggestions?ā€
                                          Yes, keep it coming!

                                          Based on this, I think the following changes would be fitting the next version of this map v0.1.3:
                                          • Added more explanation during into, on how to place origin skills.
                                          • The amount of Food availability on the map has been reduced slightly. Gold will be evaluated next, followed by the other resourses.
                                          • Bowmen and Crossbowmen now cost 5 Food, not 10 Food.
                                          • Cavalry now cost 15 Food, not 10 Food.
                                          • Fire-Canoe now cost 20 PUs, not 25 PUs.
                                          • Skeletons now also cost 5 PUs, besides 5 Mana.
                                          Also, I think about these changes:
                                          • Troop-Transport now cost 26 PUs, not 25.
                                          • Submarine now cost 28 PUs, not 30.
                                          • Economic victory at 400 PUs.
                                          • Normal victory at 6 Capitals.
                                          • The Gnomen Spider-Tank can now traverse mountains and rivers. (This would make it a cool very special unit :-P)
                                          • Undead Hero Sevis tooltip spelling error fix (ā€œplace by Sevisat at factoryā€)

                                          I will first have the time to work on changes in like 5-7 days from now, so there is plenty of time to find new issues, do further testing and discus these or other changes. I appreciate all the help and testing, I already see this map imporving! šŸ˜„

                                          Map maker of: Star Wars: Galactic War + Star Wars: Tatooine War + Caribbean Trade War + Dragon War + Age of Tribes + Star Trek: Dilithium War + Iron War + Iron War: Europe + Warcraft: War Heroes

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                                            Origins
                                            I really like this, however, I always pick the same three, PUs, Food, Wood, and varyĀ the 4th, but always a unit building resource. Maybe reduce the unit resourcesĀ to make them less attractive.

                                            Units
                                            Muster Elite Cavalry is way too expensive so I will neverĀ buy it.

                                            Another option for spending XP couldĀ be for every race to buy one Hero with leadership abilities.

                                            Siege Engines
                                            Could they be created where there are woods and no Factory?

                                            My take on Siege Engines is most have an attack and no defence, but the Night Elf Scorpid would have attack and defence.

                                            Gnomes
                                            Manabots, Mana is too expensive, I buy them cause I cannot buy anything else with the mana surplus.

                                            Night ElvesĀ 
                                            Have 5+1+1=7 unit production centres/Factories, in keeping with other races, DarnassusĀ perhaps to 3, or if you must 4.Ā  Night Elves can build a Fleet twice as quick as other races and the sea has a lot of resources. (The Gnomes also have access to 2 ports, but that is countered by the Pirates, in the early game.

                                            I created the Ceremonial Fire, the following turn it disappears and is replaced with 3 wisps. Is this how its supposed to work?

                                            Mountain Giant, is poor value, maybe 75 mana or less? Mana is too expensive, I buy them cause I cannot buy anything else with the mana surplus.

                                            Sieges
                                            This is an awesome game and Im having loads of fun.
                                            But Sieging the capitals is too easy, they dont feel like sieges.
                                            Would you consider having say walls that must be destroyed first by Siege Engines and bombers?
                                            Maybe degrading the Factory from a 5 to 4 to 3 etc?

                                            Aircraft are too good at Bombing, they can stop a capitals production.

                                            It seems strange that when a capital falls to the enemy it retains its full factory output and the enemy can use it next turn,

                                            A random suggestion
                                            All mana based units could be 'summoned' by casters/heroes instead of appearing at a Factory.

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