The overall theme is to remove restrictions and to give players additional options.

Some slight changes compared to what was previously announced: https://www.earthempires.com/...ments/change-set-27-53394

A lot to unpack here. Love the fact things change here set to set.

Yay all good changes.

What is the actual moodier for #2?

The person that suggested #3 is a genius. Probably going to win this set with a rainbow.

I'd suggest changing spy and SDI to like "Raiding" and "Planning" or something along those lines.

Changes should make next set interesting!

You made MB's great again! :D

https://www.earthempires.com/...-again-53007?t=1722553646

Thankyou!

I wonder what strat I will be playing next set, heh.

How many techers we gonna have next set :p

Bravo brother

Damn, if everyone goes techer I might have to do something different

Interesting changes! Changes every set keeps the game fresh!

*cries* won't someone think of the commies??

Overall good changes. Consider that change 10 is somewhat less effectful because of change 1. Maybe thats only something to keep in mind for later because no one knows what will happen yet.

Thinking more about these changes - which on the whole are fun, I'm a bit sad about #1 - I didn't think SS losses were a problem even when they didn't reduce with built land. (I'm still banging the drum for bringing it to express!)

I strongly agree with Gerdler's point that it makes #10 much less impactful.

Overall I feel like we are just going to see rampant farming, but maybe grabbing was too easy... gonna be an interesting set for sure!

Would be pretty cool if SS were very punishing in one phase, but the game allowed more than one way to compensate for it. SDI tech for extending the PS phase, or lower CS with higher focus on early production, or any combination thereof.

Plus it may be somewhat interesting to consider what it does to the competitiveness of the demo govt.

when will I be able to PS those juicy fatties sitting on 100k land and 0 turrets?

Luck buff!

On #4, would it be possible to make the cost more like 21-24 so that it's virtually impossible to take it by mistake.

If you think it's underpowered then maybe buff it slightly? Like costing 80% of permanent bonuses or something?

What happens if I have 16 points and put 2 on build cost bonuses but accidentally tick the inf build?
Given that it's a set destroyer I would recommend it to be very difficult to do accidentally. I may have given you some possible ideas for achieving this, but you may have better ones. I do think it's worth considering for QoL reasons, especially for people who play on mobile.

Is that a theoretical concern? Or did someone pick it by accident this round?

Bystander commentary - I liked that you basically had to plan it 3 days out when it was 24

It's theoretical so far. when playing actively you get 16+ points like 7-10 times over the course of the round iirc. If you keep it 24 that is never going to happen unless you have a reason to store bonus turns.

I'm sure it will happen to someone at 16 with all those chances. Unless you make like a popup warning or an extra page to prevent it. too many chances, too small phones, too big thumbs. I've like sold all my tanks on private market when I was trying to sell my bushels and stuff like that. I'm not sure it mattered that time, but this would matter to most people since its such a huge detriment to lose all bonuses for most strats.

I was afraid of clicking it when I getting the EQ reduction bonus.

Time for a modal :D

If you are keen on something like this I have a list of other potentially round-damaging accidental user actions that would benefit from a confirmation dialogue.

Most of it is caused by playing on mobile.

yeah get a PC/MAC you paupers!

I dunno how anyone plays full time on mobile, I do it occasionally but it does my head in compared to a proper desktop windowed experience

im also old and have fluffty eyesight so maybe that s a thing ;)

The announcement post is up.