Another civ concept: The Swabians

Just for fun, don't take this too seriuosly. Of course the game doesn't need this civ - but I need it. :-)

Coming from the region in southern Germany which is famous for the world's most beautiful dialect, I don't feel represented well enough by the Teutons. After splitting the Burgundians from the Franks and the Sicilians from the Italians, why not add the Swabians? And after fighting at Tannenberg as Jogaila and Jan Žižka, wouldn't Ulrich von Jungingen's perspective be the next logical step?

According to the clichés, the Swabians are known as Tüftler (inventors) and Häuslesbauer (house builders), but also for being stingy and keeping their money together. So I took the challenge to turn these clichés into a concept for a playable civ which adds some new bonuses without being OP. The strengths of the civ are buildings, advanced technology, and using their gold efficiently. A nice defensive fast-castle civ with a good monk rush for Arena clowns like me.

Civ Bonuses:

• Houses and Palisades built 80% faster
• Can construct buildings of the next age (except fortifications) while aging up
• Technologies (including age advances) cost -25% gold
• Gold miners generate additional food (similar to Polish stone miners generating gold)

Unique Techs:

• Kehrwoche: Damaged buildings regenerate
• Peasants' War: Boosts attack and HP of all trash units in the field (one-time use)

Unique Unit:

Inspired by a well-known poem by Ludwig Uhland, this is a unit which just wants to go its way in peace, but can get really aggressive when being attacked.

• Swabian Crusader: Cavalry. High HP, but slow movement and attack rate. Special ability: Returns 40% of melee damage to the attacker (e. g. a unit which deals 10 damage also takes 4 damage at the same time).

Team Bonus:

• Can upgrade palisades to Fortified Palisades by researching Fortified Wall

Tech Tree:

• All eco upgrades available
• Missing Paladin, Siege Onager, one or two archer techs, Heresy, some dock techs, all non-European units

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And, of course, the most important thing: their in-game dialogue, for example:

Select:

• Ha no!
• Dô be-n-e.
• Wa witt?

Move:

• Dô nom.
• So isch nô au wieder.

Attack:

• He macha!
• Emmr feschde druff!
• Aogschbitzt en Boda nei!

Select Monk:

• Griß Gott.

Move King:

• No ned hudla.
• No nix Narrets.

Construct Building:

• Schaffa, schaffe, Heisle baua.