Thalassocracy 2 Water Rework Info

_Be aware that the Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition “Chronicles: Alexander the Great“ and “Chronicles: Battle for Greece” will continue to use its own separate unique naval system independent from this._

Design Changes

● A new ship-line has been added, the Hulk, which counters the fire ships and is countered by galley-line. ● Ship stats have been modified across the board, relationships and roles are largely similar to before. ● The second page at the Dock has been removed and the locations of many upgrades and ships adjusted. ● New Naval Technologies have been introduced, and existing naval technologies have been updated.

Units

● Ship statistics have been revamped to no longer rely on arcane calculations of different attack and armor bonuses, and have been greatly simplified. ● Ship combat now only uses either pierce damage (Galleys and Equivalent Unique Ships) or melee damage (Fire Ship, Demolition Ship, Hulk, Cannon Galleons), and a single case of attack bonus (Long Ranged Ship class). ● Not all statistics changed (like ship HP) are reflected here, as ship relationships between one another are kept broadly unchanged.

New Ship line: Hulk/War Hulk/Carrack

● Short ranged ship, attacks with ropes and hooks to mimic boarding. ● Counters Fire Ships, weak to Galleys. ● Benefits from Melee Attack Upgrades. ● Upgraded alongside Fire Ships and Galleys.

Demolition Ship ● Reduced damage to fit into a more situational role. ● Upgraded as a single line. ● No longer available to civilizations with a _(castle age)_ Unique Ship (Vikings, Portuguese, Koreans).

Fishing Ship ● Can garrison into Docks. ● Queue Fish Traps and Toggle Automatic Fish are set on the Fishing Ships themselves. ● Receives Ship Armor class.

Galley-line ● Receives Long Ranged Ship armor class. ● Gains bonus against Long Ranged Ship. ● Loses bonus against all ships.

Fire-line ● Gains bonus against Long Ranged Ship. ● Loses bonus against all ships. ● Damage type changed to melee.

Cannon Galleon (And Equivalents) ● Receives Long Ranged Ship armor class.

Trade Cog ● Now can select between 5 different options for gold/wood ratio on the Trade Cog UI. ● Selection affects all units globally. ● Some trade cog information in the game is displayed incorrectly, we are aware

Buildings

Dock ● Docks can now be garrisoned by Fishing Ships (5 Garrison space). ● Garrisoned Docks shoot arrows like garrisoned Town Centers. ● 6 Range, cannot be increased by Ranged upgrades.

Technologies

Careening/Dry Dock ● Moved to the University. ● Dry Dock effect changed from Ships +15% faster → Ships +1 Pierce Armor (Same as Careening). ● Careening cost changed from 250f 150g → 100f 200g. ● Dry Dock cost changed from 600f 400g → 200f 400g.

Shipwright ● Moved to the University

Gillnets ● Effect changed from Gather +15% faster → Gather +10% faster and carry +5. ● Cost changed from 150f 200w → 100f 125w.

War Galley/Galleon ● Name changed to Medium Warships/Heavy Warships. ● Upgrades the Galley-, Fire-, and Hulk-lines together. ● Medium Warships cost changed from 230f 100g → 150w 100g. ● Heavy Warships cost changed from 400w 315f → 400w 315g.

Heavy Demolition Ship ● Cost changed from 200w 300g → 250w 350g.

New Technologies

Fishing Lines ● Precursor to Gillnets. ● 50f 100w (II): Fishing Ships Gather +10% faster and carry +5.

Carvel Hull/Clinker Construction ● Available at the University. ● 150f 100w (III): Ships move +10% faster. ● 350f 200w (IV): Ships move +10% faster.

Siphons/Incendiaries ● Available at the University. ● 100f 175g (III): Fire Ships gain an explosive charge attack. ● 200f 325g (IV): Fire Ships detonate when sunk, dealing damage around them.

Demolition Ship ● Standalone upgrade to Demolition Rafts. ● 150w 100g (III).

Civilization Specific Changes

Vikings ● Gain access to Fire Galley-line. ● Lose access to Demolition Raft-line. ● Ship discount bonus changed from 15/15/20% → 10/15/20%. Japanese ● Fishing Ship bonus changed from +100% HP, +2 pierce armor → +100% HP.

Portuguese ● Lose access to Demolition Raft-line. ● Ship HP bonus changed from +10% → +10/15/20%. ● Carrack Unique Technology Removed. ● New Technology: Circumnavigation (250f 150w): Sets the entire map to explored; Ships train +33% faster.

Gurjaras ● Fishing Ship can garrison into Docks bonus → Docks can garrison +5 Fishing Ships.

Italians ● University and Dock technologies discount changed from 33% → 25%.

Wu ● Careening/Dry Dock cheaper and available one age earlier → Careening/Dry Dock free.

Aztecs, Cumans, Inca, Maya ● Gain access to Cannon Galleon.

_Bugs for Armenians, Georgians, Burgundians and Portuguese got fixed on November 14th._