Scythia Redux
So I think Scythia is a interesting civ historically and also geographically but it’s in game incarnation is kinda meh. Yeah its a domination powerhouse, but its a one trick pony that gets hard countered by pointy boys. It’s UI, UU and Leader bonus are all kinda…disappointing. So, I’m remaking them.
Leader ability: "Amazon Raiders – Killing units yields Culture, Science, Gold and Faith each equal to 25% of their Combat Strength respectively."
Civ Ability: "Born in the Saddle – Starts the game with the Animal Husbandry technology unlocked and Pastures accumulate an extra +2 Horses per turn. +2 Food for Farms on Resources adjacent to a Kurgan. +2 Production for Pastures adjacent to a Kurgan." (They were one of the first people to ever ride horseback into battle and their homeland is the bread basket of Europe.)
Unique Unit: "Saka Horse Warrior – Unique horseman unit that can use a ranged attack in addition to melee attacks." (Horse Immortal. Same stats as Horseman but with a 25 strength ranged attack.)
Their UI remains the Kurgan, unchanged.
Edit: Due to Leader ability being half dependent on Gathering Storm as well as UU upgrade path (Courser), I’ve set Gathering Storm as a necessary dependency for this mod. Sorry vanilla players. If there is enough outcry I may make a Vanilla compatible version later.
Update: Also changed the Kurgan so it can not be built adjacent to another Kurgan. Mostly to get the AI to stop spamming them. I assume players understand they need to space them out in order to ring them with farms/pastures.
