I really like what you did to the grand herald!

[Flytrap]

Instead of nerfing it, like others suggested, this is a much better solution thanks paradox!

If you dont know what im talking about, new beta patch notes are out

[Botji]

I think the only change they should do with the Herald is to somehow reduce its fleet power. As a fighting unit its not that great, esp against corvettes.

The main advantage of getting the Herald is that your empire fleet power gets like 100x higher which in turn means the AI thinks you are super strong and wont mess with you, they might simply roll over and become vassals.

If you had to pay the crazy upkeep for the Herald while also having to keep up a normal ship production for defense I dont think people would even bother digging it up until much later in the game when it can actually be useful in combat.

[Nightmyre]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Botji:

The main advantage of getting the Herald is that your empire fleet power gets like 100x higher which in turn means the AI thinks you are super strong and wont mess with you, they might simply roll over and become vassals.

This is absolutely 100% the problem, and I wish more people would understand this. It *does not matter* if the Grand Herald can be defeated by early-game fleets. What matters is your relative strength to them. Once they hit inferior, you can make them tributaries, which lets you very quickly snowball into a completely dominant empire.

Unfortunately I don't think there is any way to accomplish this. As far as I know, there is no modifier lowering your ship fleet strength.