Here is what I plan to do for the Dark Elves.
First, they don't really have heraldry or a strong sens of "kingdoms", as they have in Ulthuan.
So I will handle them differently.
Each unit will exist in a normal and generic version.
- The normal version of most units can be recruited in any DE provinces. With standard stats.
- The normal version of some special units (actually Executionners and Blakc Guard only) can be recruited only in a specific region.
- Generic units can only be recruited where the normal units cannot be recruited.
- Most units won't be capped.
- Special units (shades, cold one knights, hydra, dragons, black guard, executionners) will be capped.
This is different from the HE mechanism
- Outside Naggaroth/Ulhutan, HE and DE can both recruit weaker generic units.
- In Naggaorth, the DE can only recruit the normal version of the units (ie generic not available). They are not capped, but there is no Elite versions. While in Ulthuan, HE can recruit the kingdom version, capped, or still recruit the generic version not capped.
- Generic and normal version will have a very similar uniforms, the main difference will be the border of the info card. And the size/stats of the units.
Since there is no real heraldry, the units will keep the faction colours, as in vanilla. While HE unit recruited in a region of Ulthuan keep their color.
Exemple
- An heraldic spearmen recruited in Chrace will have red colour, even if it's recruited by Lothern (Blue coloured faction)
- But a dreadspear recruited in Ghrond by Naggarond will have the Naggarond colour, not the Ghrond colours.