Updated Empire Tree, Sprite Beta
As soon as the Beta was available i went into it and checked out the new empire tree.
Let me tell you: what they did with the tree is superb.
Rites are now repeatable. Multiple options, while still attaining role identity or even GAINING an identity
- Order focuses on gold, morale, diplomacy and vassal stuff
- Chaos solely on gaining cheaper units and strengthening them overall, etc.
- nature expands on city growth (one of the last tier options now expands cites from 30 to 45 and removes Pop food upkeep)
- astral expands the focus on mana and spells
- shadow gets more options with the focus still on knowledge/spying/levels/magic origin
- Materium focuses more on city developement (and has a neat note of giving you all 3 metals in one stroke)
- the neutral branch got a new last node: either +50 affinity Points in your strongest affinity or +5 points for your branches with at least 3 affinity. (looking at you, expand victory focus nature empire)
Some points are overlapping (like astral and shadow) but still, everything looks good, with maybe the materium being the least interesting for my taste. On the flipside: Chaos looks good now! Who would have thunk?
edit: grammar