National Ideagroups - 19th of October A - Smolensk

[unmerged(1823)]

Smolensk

Traditions
-1% Prestige Decay
-15% Advisor Cost

1. Smolenskian Resolve: +15% Religious Unity
2. Armories of Smolensk: +5% Infantry Power & -5% Mil Tech Cost
3. Western Mercenaries: -25% Mercenary Maintainance
4. The Great Foundry: -20% Artillery Cost
5. Hold the Line: +1 Leader Land Fire
6. Artilerry before All: +5% Artillery Power
7. Tsar Mortars: +10% Siege Ability

Ambition
+15% Prestige from Land Battle

 

[LordSolar]

The ideas really fit their flag

 

[TenshiN]

Nice military-focuased idea set, but seiously, +15% land battle prestige as a finisher?...

 

[Zwirbaum]

Nice military-focuased idea set, but seiously, +15% land battle prestige as a finisher?...

Unless there is some change to prestige, prestige gain from land battles or Glorious Arms idea (+100% Land Battle Prestige) it is utter weak sauce. Even if there would be some change, that is not particulary strong bonus.

 

[Lamahorse]

I think adding +5% discipline at the end would suit better than worthless prestige gain improvements.

Otherwise, an excellent military set. AoW really is making revoking the privilegia potentially awesome!

 

[Targor]

+15% Prestige from Land Battle

Offensive gives +100%, Bosnia +50%, 15 seems wrong.

 

[PiriReis]

the ideas really fit their flag

 

[DanubianCossak]

They do indeed

 

[Krajzen]

Armories of Smolensk: +5% Infantry Power & -5% Mil Tech Cost
Western Mercenaries: -25% Mercenary Maintainance
The Great Foundry: -20% Artillery Cost
Hold the Line: +1 Leader Land Fire
Artilerry before All: +5% Artillery Power
Tsar Mortars: +10% Siege Ability

Gods of Siege and Fire

By the way, do their ideas mean they pay 45% less for artillery mercenary maintenance?

 

[Golladan]

Gods of Siege and Fire

By the way, do their ideas mean they pay 45% less for artillery mercenary maintenance?

No. Those 2 are multiplicative.

 

[Krajzen]

No. Those 2 are multiplicative.

...so how much Smolensk pays for mercenary artillery maintenance?

 

[Osman Pasha]

A pistol in the flag...not sure if there were pistols back then in 1444...

 

[Holbenilord]

A pistol in the flag...not sure if there were pistols back then in 1444...

Looks like a cannon to me, it has wheels and a cannon base.

 

[DanubianCossak]

This is the modern day flag inspired by the old one afaik:

 

[Osman Pasha]

Looks like a cannon to me, it has wheels and a cannon base.

Yeah, stupid me, its a cannon...Looks like a pistol from far away

 

[PiriReis]

This is the modern day flag inspired by the old one afaik:

Whats up with the golden bird oO

 

[DDRJake]

+15% Prestige from Land Battle

Just when I thought there was no idea more worthless than -10% reduce inflation cost...

 

[Brainblow]

I'm really hoping Perm will get some unique ideas as well now that all these eastern ones are getting it.

 

[murlocmancer]

Wow siege kings. I'll probably keep them alive as russia so they can siege some provinces for me

Edit: Or are they the releasable guy in russia?

 

[Freudia]

I like the idea set as a whole, but the finisher looks really bad.