LotR: Realms in Exile | Moria Struggle Tuned
A submod for Lord of the Rings: Realms in Exile .
This submod focuses on tweaking the values for the Balrog Struggle mechanic in Moria, changing the effect value of most catalysts, and introducing a handful of new catalysts to encourage a different playstyle in the region, compared to the base mod. The goal is to make it easier for small realms to exist in the struggle region, without immediately pushing the struggle to the Armageddon phase, while also heavily punishing highly developed or large realms.
Building, warring, and hosting activities anger the Balrog much less, and the yearly pulse towards the Dormant stage has a much greater effect. However, delving too deep will provoke the Balrog’s wrath. Owning high level holdings, owning more than 50% of the struggle region, or mining in Moria will anger the Balrog.
This allows for more forgiving, and hopefully, dynamic gameplay in the early game, while also providing new challenges for the mid and late-game.
Join the conversation in our Discord forum [discordapp.com]! I’m open to feedback regarding balance and further value tuning.
