For Starters I would like to thanks game Devs for this awesome game ;) I already been playing 100 hours + and its more than some triple A titles.
I mostly play the game as its suposed to be on “IronMan” Not loading with excetion of Goblins I just hate these small guys ( And I dont accept contracts for them xD But some times they attack caravans/ me on my way ;( :( )
Hey, heres some ideas .
1. Crafting Orders or Crafters for Mercenary Band.
So Like You could go to famed blacksmith / weaponsmith / fletcher ( bowmaker not sure if spelled the other one right) And make an order for epic / masterwork weapon/armor. Paying a huge fee and waiting few days for it.
And provide some extra resourses like Ghouls Teeth , orcs scalps, wolves manes and maybe You could even add extra misc item like ores That would make armor / wepon difrent depending on ore example
Iron – just normal stats
Mithrill – same armor as Iron but a bit Lighter
Iron + coal (steel)- 10% more armor than Iron with same weight
Titanium – Best , Ligther and Sturdier than others
2. Some kind of Strategic progresion. Maybe with fame lvl ? A small tree that would let You improve Your Marching speed / resource gain ( like less food consuption cuz Your guys can pick berries in forest ) ( less tool usage cuz your mercenaries get better at smithy ) ( better tracking ) or smth like that. ( Scouting Hawks ) etc ; )
3. Character progresion being a little bit less random. (Not sure if its implementable)
For example if Brother was :
Hit alot – he would get bigger M Defense Roll
Shot at alot – bigger R Defese Roll
Wore heavy armor – bigger FAtigue Roll
Hit to Hp – Bigger Hp Roll
etc etc .
4. Recruitment. Maybe If You would get best posible reputation with city / vilalge You Could request specific types of recruits there. So that they would have higher chance of spawning ( not 100% but higher )
I remmeber when I once walked for like 10 days from town to town looking for just right replacement for my fallen Brother ;( . And no farmhand could replace him at that time Cuz he would be a meatbag in a moment at this stage.
5. I Just want to say how awesome this injury system looks ! Love YOu Devs ;)
6. Maybe some Horses
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