Proposed Changes For Age 96

The Half Blood population has been infected with a vicious virus that turned them into the living dead replenishing the Undead forces. All Half Bloods have been exterminated by the virus leaving behind only the True Blood population. The races have come together to specialize and brought back Personalities to fill the void left by the Half Bloods to fend off the Undead invasion. The Halfling race bore the brunt of the invasion and were the first to be forced to retreat from Utopia leaving behind their Gnome brethren.


General Mechanics

• Personalities have returned
• Offense Specialists converting into Elites on successful Traditional Marches is being removed as a general mechanic to all Races.

Military, Attacking & Defending

• Force Ceasefire is now 3 Utopian Months
• Defensive FCF can now be used irrespective of war range
• When FCF is used while in war range the following two penalties occur:

1. If Defensive FCF is used in war range, the defender will pay 3% of total kingdom honor and 1 war win point to the Aggressor
2. If Aggressive FCF is used in war range, the defender will pay 3% of total kingdom honor and 1 war win point to the Aggressor. In addition, the Utopian Lords will remove 5% of total kingdom honor from the defender for disappointing their people.

War

• War Win Book Bonus increased from 48 hours to 72
• War: Will no longer have draft speed bonus, training time reduction and build time reduction (This includes End of War Ceasefire)
  
  
  +25% Draft Speed is being removed
  -25% Build Time is being removed
  -25% Train Time is being removed
  
  
• End of War Ceasefire: There is a new mechanic called 'Civil Unrest' - This will occur when less than 35% of your total population makes up "Military and Thieves" (as displayed on your Military Training page) and will result in income reduced by 70%

Intel

• Significantly reduce the difficulty to gather intel inside EOWCF to outside Kingdoms
• Crystal Ball reduced to 1 mana cost

Rituals

• Onslaught: Increases Offensive Military Efficiency (OME) by 10% and -20% Military Wages
• Godspeed: -15% Attack Time and +10% Combat Gains
• Expropriation: +20% Honor Gains, +20% Credits gained in Combat and increase Enemy Military Casualties on your Attacks by 20%
• Stalwart: Increase Defensive Military Efficiency (DME) by 10% and decrease Military Casualties by 20%
• Barrier: -20% received Instant Spell Damage and Sabotage Damage
• Havoc: Increases Offensive Thieves per acre (TPA) and Wizards per acre (WPA) by 20%
• Affluent: Income +20% and +25% Birth Rate (+25% Draft Speed removed)
• Expedient: -25% Training Costs , -20% Construction Time and -25% Construction Costs (-20% Military Training Time removed and training cost reduction no longer benefits thief training)

Spells

• Amnesia - Accessible by all races
• Tree of Gold - Rune Cost Increase by 100%

Dragons

• Dragons now fly away after 48 Utopian Days instead of 120 Utopian Days
• Dragons will now have the same hp regardless of type (Hp Mod 7)

Dragon Selections
Crimson Dragon
-10% Military Effectiveness
+25% Training Time Penalty
+10% Combat Losses

Obsidian Dragon
-1% peon deaths every tick
up to -1% military at home losses every tick
-10% BE
-25% Food Production
-50% Horse Production

Iridescent Dragon
-1 stealth and mana recovery
-25% Thievery and Magic Effectiveness
+25% Spell Rune Cost

Prismatic Dragon
-25% Building Efficiency
-10% Science Effectiveness
+25% Wages Cost

All dragons result in
§ 10% lower income,
§ 25% lower food production,
§ the loss of 20% of new draftees,
§ and destroy 3% of buildings every 6 ticks.


Races

Avian
Bonuses
-20% Attack Time
+20% Birth Rates
Starts with an additional 800 Soldiers and Specialist Credits

Penalty
*Horses only have 1 offense

Soldier - 2/2, 1.0nw
Offensive Specialist - 11/0, 4.4nw
Defensive Specialist - 0/10, 5.0nw
Elite Unit - 13/4, 1200gc 6.5 nw
Mercenary - 6/0, 0.0nw
Prisoner - 6/0, 1.2nw
War Horse - 1/0, 0.3nw

Dark Elf

Bonuses
+15% Spell Damage
-20% Thief Cost
Starts with: +400 Thieves and +400 Wizards

Penalty
-15% Birth Rate

Soldier - 2/2, 1.0nw
Offensive Specialist - 10/0, 4.0nw
Defensive Specialist - 0/10, 5.0nw
Elite Unit – 12/6 1350gc 7.0 nw
Prisoner/Mercenary - 6/0, 1.2nw/0.0nw
War Horse - 2/0, 0.6nw

Elf
Bonuses
+30% Magic Effectiveness (WPA)
+25% Rune Production
Starts with an additional 800 Wizards

Penalty
-15% Sabotage Damage

Soldier - 2/2, 1.0nw
Offensive Specialist - 10/0, 4.0nw
Defensive Specialist - 0/10, 5.0nw
Elite Unit - 6/12, 1350gc 7.5 nw
Prisoner/Mercenary - 6/0, 0.0nw
War Horse - 2/0, 0.6nw

Dwarf
Bonuses
+20% Building Efficiency
-25% Construction Time
Starts with an additional 800 Soldiers and Specialist Credits

Penalty
+100% Food Consumption

Soldier - 2/2, 1.0nw
Offensive Specialist - 10/0, 4.0nw
Defensive Specialist - 0/10, 5.0nw
Elite Unit - 13/5, 1350gc 7.0 nw
Mercenary - 6/0, 0.0nw
Prisoner - 6/0, 1.2nw
War Horse - 2/0, 0.6nw

Dryad
Bonuses
+25% Income
Every acre produces 4 bushels
Starts with an additional 800 Soldiers and Specialist Credits

Penalty
+15% Attack Time

Soldier - 2/2, 1.0nw
Offensive Specialist - 10/0, 4.0nw
Defensive Specialist - 0/10, 5.0nw
Elite Unit - 14/2, 1350gc 6.0 nw
Mercenary - 6/0, 0.0nw
Prisoner - 6/0, 1.2nw
War Horse - 3/0, 0.9nw

Faery
Bonuses
+15% Arcane Science Effectiveness
-50% Wizard Losses
-50% Thief Losses
Starts with an additional 400 Thieves and 400 Wizards

Penalty
-25% Military Science Effectiveness

Soldier - 2/2, 1.0nw
Offensive Specialist - 9/0, 3.6 nw
Defensive Specialist - 0/10, 5.0nw
Elite Unit - 5/13, 1500gc 7.75 nw
Mercenary - 6/0, 0.0nw
Prisoner - 6/0, 1.2nw
War Horse - 2/0, 0.6nw

Human
Bonuses
+15% Science Efficiency
+10% Dragon Slaying Strength

Starts with an additional 800 Soldiers and Specialist Credits

Penalty
+20% Military Wages

Soldier - 2/2, 1.0nw
Offensive Specialist - 10/0, 4.0nw
Defensive Specialist - 0/10, 5.0nw
Elite Unit - 14/5, 1500gc 7.25 nw
Mercenary - 6/0, 0.0nw
Prisoner - 6/0, 1.2nw
War Horse - 2/0, 0.6nw


Orc
Bonuses
+15% Enemy Military Casualties
-25% Training Time

Starts with an additional 800 Soldiers and Specialist Credits

Penalty
No Bonuses from Honor

Soldier - 2/2, 1.0nw
Offensive Specialist - 10/0, 4.0nw
Defensive Specialist - 0/10, 5.0nw
Elite Unit - 15/1, 1500gc 6.0 nw
Mercenary - 6/0, 0.0nw
Prisoner - 6/0, 1.2nw
War Horse - 2/0, 0.6nw

Undead
Bonuses
-20% Military Casualties
Elite Conversion on Traditional Marches & Conquest

Starts with an additional 800 Soldiers and Specialist Credits

Penalty
Cannot Train Elites


Soldier - 2/2, 1.0nw
Offensive Specialist - 10/0, 4.0nw
Defensive Specialist - 0/9, 4.5nw
Elite Unit - 15/4, 7.0 nw
Mercenary - 6/0, 0.0nw
Prisoner - 6/0, 1.2nw
War Horse - 2/0, 0.6nw

Gnome
Bonuses
+15% Population
Can Train Thieves with Specialist Credits
Starts with an additional 800 Thieves

Penalty
No Access to Hospitals

Soldier - 2/2, 1.0nw
Offensive Specialist - 10/0, 4.0nw
Defensive Specialist - 0/10, 5.0nw
Elite Unit - 5/10, 1200gc 6.25 nw
Mercenary - 6/0, 0.0nw
Prisoner - 6/0, 1.2 nw
War Horse - 2/0, 0.6nw


Personalities
The Artisan
+20% Capacity and Production bonus on Buildings (Homes, Stables, Dungeons)
-50% Build Time
-50% Construction Cost
Spellbook: Ghost Workers, Tree of Gold & Town Watch

The Paladin
-20% Military Casualties in Combat
Can cast Support Spells on Kingdom Members
Access to all Support Spells
-1 Self Spell Mana Cost
Access to Mystic Aura


The Mystic
+100% Guild Effectiveness
+1 Mana Recovery per Tick
+25% Spell Duration (offensive and self spells)
Access to Meteor Showers, Blizzard, Chastity, Pitfalls, Sloth, Magic Ward


The Heretic
-50% Spell Rune Cost (excluding Ritual)
Spellbook: Mage’s Fury, Mind Focus, Nightmares, Fool’s Gold, Vermin, Guile, Animate Dead


The Rogue
+100% Thieves' Dens Land Effect
+15% Thievery Effectiveness
+1 Stealth Recovery per Tick
Access to all Thievery Operations
Spellbook: Invisibility


The Sage
+100% University Land Effect
Starts with 5000 Science Books in each Category
Spellbook: Revelation and Fountain of Knowledge


The Tactician
+1 General
+75% Ambush Protection
+25% Credits Gained in Combat
Accurate Espionage
Spellbook: Clear Sight


The War Hero
+50% Effects from Honor
+10% Honor Gains on Traditional March
+10% Combat Gains
Spellbook: Hero's Inspiration and War Spoils


The Warrior
+10% Offensive Military Efficiency
-25% Draft Cost
+2 Mercenary/Prisoner Offense
Spellbook: Reflect Magic

Undead is back. I'm happy.

I know I am late to this age, but did this pan out this age:

So basically Go Undead Paladin for warring KDs, with 10-15 Undeads. That's 36% fewer military losses. Haven't played utopia for a very long time and have no idea which buildings are present, but with hospitals present, you are looking at cutting your army losses by 40-50%? That is if hospitals are still present :-)