Tell us ideas about buildings

[Mylae]

Since i will create a set of new (and unique too) buildings for PI, i will like to receive ideas about the development of them.

i will make an example:
1- do you prefer ONLY english names for buildings, or you will like to flavour the taste of the century by looking their names in latin, greek, and 2-3 other italic languages (like in EB)?

2- do you prefer to have like rtw-vanilla development of buildings or to enhance new tech-trees?
i give you an example:
New buildings will have more or less 3 levels:
each level will be capable of one or two upgrades, in a tree-fashioned way still unknown for RTW, but possible by his engine.
i.g., a new greek-faction building is the Ergasterion. here his tech-tree:

Ergasterion (factory)

level 1:
building: Ergasterion
==> upgrade1: Large Slave Employment (high cost, high production, low quality)
OR
==> upgrade2: Quality Artisan Work (average cost, medium production, high quality)
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level 2:

IF there was upgrade1 AND resource: textiles:
==> upgrade 1.1: Textile factory (average income, low cost)
IF there was upgrade1 AND resource: marble AND/OR glass:
==> upgrade 1.2: Artwork factory (high income, medium cost)
IF there was upgrade2 AND resources: gold AND/OR silver:
==> Upgrade 2.1: Fine Artwork Factory (highest income, average cost)
IF there was upgrade2 AND resource: amber OR building present: market, level "luxury goods tradesman":
==> Upgrade 2.2: Glyptika Artwork (high income, medium cost)
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level 3:
IF there was upgrade1.1 AND resources: textiles AND purple_dye:
==> upgrade 1.1.1: Large factory of Expensive Textiles (highest income, average cost)
IF there was upgrade2.1 AND building present: market, level "luxury good tradesman":
==> Upgrade 2.1.1: Fine Jewellery artwork (highest income, medium cost)



so, as you see, at the end there will be 8possible expansion in time of a single building: in total 9 "levels", as the max rtw engine could support.

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let me know what you think.

my work will correspond on your suggestion and initiatives.

buildings possible by greek factions could be:
- temenos (sanctuary)
- gymnasion (could develop as school and/or gym)
and different internal development of already exixting buildings.

[Zenith Darksea]

Latin, Greek, Oscan etc. would work well for me.

[justme]

Latin, Greek, Oscan etc. would work well for me.

ditto...

Also, go for the tech-tree option. It may be more work to do, but it really adds to the depth of the game


cheers

[Hister]

Definitely include all of the above mentioned. It adds unbeliavable extra value to the game!

[Argyri]

Definitely include all of the above mentioned. It adds unbeliavable extra value to the game!

I agree.