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Possible to create female units?

August 26, 2010 1:23:44 AM from Elemental ForumsElemental Forums

Was toying with designing my own spearmen in the campaign, and thought it might be neat to make a sort of valkyrie type female unit....only problem is I dont see any option to change gender. Am I missing it?

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Reply #1 August 26, 2010 1:29:28 AM
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You have to play a faction with the Egalitarian trait. Personally I hate the fact that you have to spend a point for a purely visual benefit.

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Reply #2 August 26, 2010 1:30:06 AM
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Bleh that is kind of pointless.

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Reply #3 August 26, 2010 1:44:56 AM
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one point isn't much at all could just add it the ability to your faction in Xml if your cheap.

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Reply #4 August 26, 2010 1:49:06 AM
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Though according to some, having egalitarian gives you a higher population cap for building units since you're drawing from the entire population. Would be nice to pick a gender (all male, all female) and then use the trait to get both available. Though the trait probably needs a little more to it.

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Reply #5 August 26, 2010 2:00:45 AM
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It took me awhile to figure this out but if you do have the egalitarian trait in the design right above stats you'll see what look like undo arrows. Click that to change the structure of your unit. Eventually you'll get to a female set.

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Reply #6 August 26, 2010 6:16:45 AM
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I looked in both the manual and the Faction creator, and as far as I can tell there's no extra benefit to the Egalitarian trait besides being able to design female troops (the manual doesn't even mention the word 'Egalitarian').  So if my wife (whom I bought this game for specifically because you can create female sovereigns and troops) wants to have an army of women, she has to pay an extra point.

That's just bad form.

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Reply #7 August 26, 2010 6:22:18 AM
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it should give you a moral bonus, ideally it should give your kingdom a happiness bonus but the game is not that complicated like other tbs, where they have happiness for cities and cities can revolt

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Reply #8 August 26, 2010 6:26:41 AM
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I agree, either Egalitarian should add some other benefit or drop the point cost.

 

Quoting KillzEmAllGod,
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one point isn't much at all could just add it the ability to your faction in Xml if your cheap.

 

Why are there apologists for every little thing? No, it's not being cheap. A purely visual/thematic effect should not cost points that are designed to balance gameplay.

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Reply #9 August 26, 2010 9:05:20 AM
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Quoting Wexmajor,
reply 8
I agree, either Egalitarian should add some other benefit or drop the point cost.

 




Quoting KillzEmAllGod,
reply 3
one point isn't much at all could just add it the ability to your faction in Xml if your cheap.


 

Why are there apologists for every little thing? No, it's not being cheap. A purely visual/thematic effect should not cost points that are designed to balance gameplay.

The only "out of the box" Faction that has this is Tarth right?

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Reply #10 August 26, 2010 10:25:03 AM
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Quoting Themysticeye,
reply 9

Quoting Wexmajor, reply 8I agree, either Egalitarian should add some other benefit or drop the point cost.

 




Quoting KillzEmAllGod,
reply 3
one point isn't much at all could just add it the ability to your faction in Xml if your cheap.


 

Why are there apologists for every little thing? No, it's not being cheap. A purely visual/thematic effect should not cost points that are designed to balance gameplay.

The only "out of the box" Faction that has this is Tarth right?

Correct.

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