Hmm, you know, if they just made Legacy of Serrane/warhorses work this way they would instantly have a nice, suitably overpowered way to bring Capitar back in a way that matches the overpowered abilities of the other factions. Early access to cavalry, more horses & ability to build better heavy cavalry would be pretty neat. Wouldn't even necessarily require a building (I read on another thread that the AI has trouble taking full advantage of abilities that require special buildings), just "gets x horses per turn" as if they started with one stable, or whatever.

I also like the idea of a "no cavalry" limitation, certainly that would affect my playstyle a lot more than "no ranged".

Oh, no way was I neglecting Umber, it's more that something sparked in my brain that there would be a nice fit with Capitar, since warhorses are already their "thing" and they're in dire need of more interesting abilities (whereas Umber were already interesting & powerful). But I would never advocate bringing back one without the other.

I really like the idea of Umber getting a lot of beasts, especially the boars, and they're in need of some new identity now that Serpent's Pact is gone - I don't particularly like them having Master Scouts since it's such a core part of Tarth's identity, would much rather they had some unique beast/mount related abilities. The Greenskins in Heavenfall's mod have some neat abilities along these lines - warboar mounts and special abilities using their bond with them - maybe Stadock could borrow some ideas from there.

I'm working on a mod something like this. I will release it soon.

I was replying to the OP.

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Cheers DsRaider, have downloaded it and am looking forward to giving it a go!