Re: New Windows Installer and Source Tarball

[Eric McDonald <mcdonald at phy dot cmich dot edu>]

Jim Kingdon wrote:
> > I also reduced the ACP of Elephants in the Advances game in an attempt
> > to make that unit type less deity-like and thereby make other units
> > such as Chariots more attractive.
>
> Something needed to be done, that's for sure.  Elephants were very
> powerful and dirt-cheap to build (in terms of what advances you need
> to get that far).  

Agreed. I also think that it is mentioned somewhere that Elephants are 
considered to be an archery platform. If so, then perhaps Joinery (the 
advance needed for Archers) should be required as well. Also, some sort 
of construction advance should be required, since I seem to recall 
images of elephants with little towers on their backs. Additionally, 
there is the animal training/guidance aspect; perhaps some animal 
guidance skills (like a caravan) should be required. They certainly need 
to be made more expensive. The ACP reduction was just the first screw 
being tightened....

> It might also be necessarily to play with the hit-chance
> (for example, the help hints that elephants are particularly good
> against cavalry.  Well, maybe they aren't so hot against other kinds
> of units).

That is another possibility.

Eric

P.S. Those looking for a little bit of fun with the game could try 
something like the following:
  sdlconq -g advances -e,mplayer+3 10