Idea for saving hidden resources

**Quinn Inuit** · January 11, 2008, 08:36 PM

It just occurred to me that you could use hinterland buildings to replace hidden resources in some cases. For instance, adding an agoge building to Sparta that allowed the training of Spartan hoplites would free up that hidden resource. The only downside is that the building would be permanent, so you couldn't invade and destroy it as an enemy.

What do you think? I think it would work perfectly for Athens (Acropolis building), Sparta (agoge), and Corinth (not sure what building Corinth was famous for), and probably a number of others.

So, any ideas what I could do with the freed-up resources?

**Mythos_Ruler** · January 17, 2008, 05:00 PM

I'm not sure what you mean by hidden resources.

**^Gr8^Xander** · January 18, 2008, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by Mythos_Ruler

I'm not sure what you mean by hidden resources.

Hidden resources are used for training special units only in certain regions/cities.

Vanilla used it, so you could only recruit First Cohorts in Rome, and Spartans in Sparta, for example. It's like the elephants resource, but not being shown on the map.

**Drae-Klae** · January 20, 2008, 06:04 AM

Seems quite interesting. Even more interesting in modding for RTR, since we have 30+ hidden resources there.

**Sphere** · February 11, 2008, 03:03 PM

Actually, you could possibly combine this with this with the revolt CTD fix that uses already uses special permanent recruitment buildings, but instead of placeholder buildings, make them more historical. Although you might start hitting your head on the building limit.