AOE2:DE Khitans Civ Concept

Helo guy. This time, Ibrought you another civ, who presented the East Asian Nomads before the Mongols, the Khitan, whose famous for their Liao and Qara-Khitai (Yes, the one in Genghis 1&2). So, let jump in and leave a comment bellow if you have any opinions.

Khitans

Cavalry Archer civ

The Khitans, rised from a nomadic people to a power dominate Northen China for over 200 years (907-1125). They established their own dynasty, the Liao and engage in a triad relationship with the Chinese Song in the south and the Tangurts Xiaxia in the West. After the fall of the Liao dynasty to the Jurchens Jin, a group of Khitans, lead by Yelu Dashi flee westward and finally build their nation, Western Liao (a.k.a Qara-Khitai). This empire ruled Central Asian until it was defeated and finally destroyed by, you guest it, Genghis Khan. The Khitans history may had lot of rises and falls but at the end, many of its legacy still remained as another conquerer dynasty of China learned lot of Liao laws and administration.

Architecture: East Asian (If there would be a Mongols architect then it'd work perfectly)

Language: Khitan ( a now-extinct language but many scripts and vocabullaries remained and recovered to this day thanks to Chinese records).

Wonder: Liaoyang White Tower

Civ Bonus:

• Mills and TC will provide a small trickle of foods when having livestock around

Livestock is the most important resources in the live of nomads and the Khitan is no different. Liao Dynasty economy most importance is sheep, goats and oxes. To reflect this, each sheep placed in 1 title away from your TCs or mills will give you 20 foods per minutes (0,33 per sec). So if you play against Celt, protect your sheep well.

• Wheelbarrow give extra +25% carry capacity.

Technically, Wheelbarrow allows your vils carry extra 25% more resources ( meaning 15 instead of normal 13) and Hand Cart will increase it to 23 instead of normal 20. This bonus not as strong as Aztecs but having a little bonus seem not hurting much.

• Scouts and Steppe Lancers and Camel Rider affects by Parthian Tactics.

Khitans are famed for their iron works and they also bought armor from Chinese to bolster their already powerful steppe riders. Estianally, this bonus give your Hussars and Elite Steppe Lancer +1/2 armor and +2 against spear,. This bonus while seem too OP but sadly, they are, again, lacking behind knights and to the Camels, it a nice boost but they don’t get halb so in the endthis civ has to replies on Camels for the anti-Paladin part.

• Cavalry archer gain a +2/+3 vs cavalry in CA/IA.

The Khitans are well knows for their victories against civ with strong cav like the Mongols, Tatars, Cumans, Persian and Turks. This bonus reflect this. It also giving the cav archer an edge against knights which is the dominating force in CA. Help them to improve their raiding capability.

Team Bonus: Can buy sheep in Market for 60 woods.

A little bonus for teamate who love sheep very much like Brits or Tatars. This also reflect the most profitable and the main product of the Khitans, herdables.

Unique Units:

• Ordu: Ordu are imperial guard of the Liao dynasty, they are men selected from noble family or chieftain lines of the Khitans. The Orbu are very well trained, most can use various wepon on horse back like lance, bow, mace, sword or even crossbow. Yes, they are a few troop to use a minimature crossbow on horse back, which is very effective against heavy armored target a close range, but in longer range, they lost to larger crossbow of the Chinese. They inspired for the legendary Pislin Guard army in Chinese literature. So, to honor this, I present to you a cav archer that use crossbow.

Cost: 60 woods, 65 golds

Training time: 25s

HP: 60, 70 (Elite)

Attack: 7, 8 (Elite) pierce

+2, +3 (Elite)vs Spearman

Rate of Fire: 2.0

Frame delay: 20

Attack delay: 0.63

Range: 3

Accuracy: 85%

Projectile speed: 7

Melee armor: 0, 1(Elite)

Pierce armor: 0

Armor classes: Archer, Cavalry archer, Cavalry

Speed: 1.4

Line of Sight: 5

Ability: Gain bonus damage equal to 1/2 of target pierce armor (1/10 to Rams and unpacked treb).

The Khitan unique unit is a cavalry archer, so it will benefit from the civ bonus damage against cav, this make them a natural counter to knights and elephants, which have a lot of pierce armor and move slower. However, their lower range than normal cav archer make them weak to lower pierce armor but have higher range and damage units, x-bows for example. This unit ability is gaining a bonus damage equal to 1/2 of target armor, meaning this units can going against traditional cav archer counters like skirm, camel, eagle, rattan archers or huskarls and due to it bonus damage base on pierce armor, it have a better chance to win fight against these units. But still, these units, exept for rattan, have bonus damage against it so it only serve as a soft counter and only fight these units should the sistuation needed, otherwise, it lose to these units in a straight fight. Fighting against Mangudai or Kipchaks is also not a good ideas, Mangudai fire faster and have less pierce armor for you to exploit and Kipchak being cheaper and fire multiple arrows. Against Ram, this units will pack a huge punch to rams and trebs, making it a excellent castle defender.

Unique Technologies:

• Orda System: Stables and Archery Ranges provide 10 population space. Stables and Archery Ranges work 20% faster when in 3 titles near a TC or Castle (do not stack).
• Tielin Army: Spawn at each Castle a group of 4 Cav Acher and 1 Ordu (Limit 5).