Make military cost increase greatly with technology

[Denkt]

Many people complain that ducats is in such a big surplus a few decaded after start that it don't matter. As military is the most important thing ducats are used for, I suggest that military cost should increase with technology.

If the increase per tech level is put at a good number we should see people starved for ducats for the whole game and more focus on building a good economy, it would also nerf military technology because you may not be able to afford a modern military.

The ai could have a reduced increase to make it much more competive in the late game.

 

[grommile]

Musketeers are actually quite cheap to maintain; this was one of the factors in firearms so rapidly displacing bows and crossbows in most polities that had access to both.

The correct solution to the surplus of ducats is, I would argue, to directly remove the surplus of ducats.

 

[Denkt]

It is quite hard to remove surplus ducats while increasing the cost with military tech is a working solution that can actually solve several late game problems the game currently have.

 

[grommile]

It is quite hard to remove surplus ducats

Halving the production and trade income bonuses from technology would help!

 

[Denkt]

Halving the production and trade income bonuses from technology would help!

It would just nerf the two technologies that most people think are way weaker then military tech.