BC 1.5 preview

[Kepper]

Originally Posted by GrandViZ
Just as a reminder. BC 1.5 will feature a completely reworked recruitment and economy model, that is dramatically different from the original release version.

Here some key features:

Recruitment and upkeep costs for all factions are generated based on a common ruleset, that takes nearly all unit stats into account. Thus, BC 1.5's recruitment system will be far more realistic and balanced compared to previous versions.

As a result the recruitment and upkeep costs will reflect the combat efficiency of an army far better than before. You will also notice, that quality has its price!

Second, recruitment rules no longer punish factions that have a small unit roster. In BC 1.0 the faction with the biggest unit roster had automatically a higher manpower, because of the fact, that refresh rates for units were defined separately for each unit.

With BC 1.5 we will introduce a new system, that takes into account the number of units available to a faction at each building level, and sets the refresh rates accordingly. Thus, settlements of equal size will also provide equal manpower regardless of the number of units available.

BC 1.5 will by release in 4 to 6 weeks

[Strelac@org]

Latest progress update
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In progress

Finalizing Building recruitment
Re-balancing of economic stand
Finishing final unit descriptions
Final testing
Update team credits
Update release preview

Completed

New Units
concept DONE
skins DONE
models DONE
unit installation DONE
cards DONE
description text IN PROCESS
Fixing "silver units" -missing skins DONE
New native unit recruitment system
concept DONE
coding DONE
testing:DONE
New AOR recruitment system
concept DONE
Graphical Update
Banners for Solanki DONE
Mongol Banners - DONE

[Osteles]

Cant wait!

[AntonineWall]

This looks very fine indeed.

A computer meltdown wiped out my last install of BC1, so is the estimate of 4-6 weeks from end april realistic or should I entertain myself with the old build meantime?