Age of Wonders 4

Age of Wonders 4

Competitive PBEM
DreadReapr  [developer] Jun 25, 2023 @ 10:33pm
Balance
General
  • Lesser Elementals, Piglet, Ice spider, Hunter Spider, Dread Spider Hatchling, Vampire Spider Hatchling, Young Caustic Worm, Slither Hatchling, Copper Golem and Wyvern Fledgling require double xp to level up, this effect is displayed in unit panels as "Slow Learner"
  • Cosmicfluc Elixir bonus decreased from +10 to +7
  • SpellJammer makes enemies pay double spell cost in combat instead of blocking strategic and combat spells.
  • Sanctuary heals units 10 hp in domain instead of pillage block effect (pillage effect doesnt work)
  • Archon's Deliverance summons Lightbringer for 6 turns instead of 3
  • Primal Strike is active every turn instead of once per combat, damage reduced from 8 to 4
  • Fabled Hunters bonus decreased to 80%
  • Fast Initiative Haste effect duration increased from 1 to 2 turns
  • Razing Cities default gold bonus increased from 150 to 450, in vanilla the bonus is 150 + 75 per province but due to the Pillage mod nerf it was only 150

    Exploits
  • Removed gold reward from Pillaging provinces and Skilled Raiders skill to fix the exploit of gaining significant gold rewards by pillaging free cities provinces, free cities do not attack players who pillages their provinces.(still looking for free cities ai behaviour fix or better alternative)

    Spells
  • Tectonic Shatter effect apply on 3 hex radius instead of all units and obstacles
  • Disruption Wave effect apply on 3 hex radius instead of all units, Unit enhancements are disabled for 2 turns instead of 3
  • Awaken Instinct effect apply on 2 hex radius instead of all units
  • Mass Revive, Mass Rejuvenation and Battlefield Reanimation revive units with 35% hp instead of 50, Resurrected units will die after combat
  • Tier 3 Scry Enemy now have a tier 2 spell cost (45 mana/points) and it last for 10 turns (was 15 mana/pts - 15 turns)
  • Call of the wild affect units in 2 hex radius instead of all units

    Hero
  • Signature Summon abilities summon tier 2 units instead of tier 3 (check ability description for unit list)
  • Weaver can no longer reset Overchannel
  • Nature Aura grants Natural Regeneration instead of Regeneration
  • Spell Amplification damage bonus is decreased from 20% to 10%
Last edited by DreadReapr; Jul 10, 2023 @ 1:45am