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Gameplay Tuning

This is a major update to the Gameplay Tuning mod.. This one corrects some of the building resource prerequisite errors in the last patch.


Warlock 2 is a fun, fast strategy game...with some rough edges. This mod adds heroes, combat and non-combat buildings, multiple perks and units. You'll have more flexibility with your resources, and a few less annoyances. The core gameplay remains intact, and you won't find any gamebreakers hidden here :)

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Added heroes:

X-1-A Dreadnought - A massive sentient automaton (Second tier hero)
The Apothecary - The ultimate healer (Third tier hero)
Werebear Champion - a first-tier brute with more strength than finesse
The Master of the Hunt - a ranged throwing hero (First tier)
Bengral, son of Tendral - the scion of the Dragonlord line returns (Third tier)
The Shaper - Queen of the desert sands (Second tier)
The Three Brothers - Not attackers, but the ultimate terraformers (First Tier)



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Altered heroes:

High Healer - Awful name, now High Priestess
Chosen Warrior - Chosen for what? Anyway, renamed his "class" and gave a different random name list.
First Sharpshooter - a true glass cannon; buffed a little to extend his utility
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New buildings:

Citadel: A more advanced fort. The original is cheap, but helpless against any real foe.
Archmage's Tower (Rakshasha's Tower for monsters): Similar, but for magic tower.
Necropolis (barrow)
Mausoleum (barrow advanced)
Sylvan Library
Master Sergeants' Hall
Plesiosaur Pen
Dwarven Builders

I couldn't stand the Elven Casino, but I left the monetary boost as Elven Craftsmen

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"Third tier" basic units

I'm in the process of giving a third "level" of basic units. To prevent imbalance, the requirements are steep, but you can upgrade:
Skeleton Warriors --> Skeleton Veterans --> Skeleton Knights
Warriors --> Veterans --> Old Guard
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Sea units

Just beginning here, but the two seagoing units per race are pretty mediocre, especially given the cost (and opportunity cost) of the buildings:
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Monsters --> Plesiosaurs


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Better/more uses for resources:

Obsidian: Ultra rare resource in terrible places. After all the effort, a "bleh" upgrade. I Improved the amulet.
Herbs: Would you like a cup of tea?
Sulfur: Fire elementals are just not as good as you'd think, but I left them as a choice. Now you can choose to build the sulfur into gunpowder.
Barrows: Now, really...didn't you expect that you'd get wights from your barrows? Well, now you can. And if you're undead, you can do even better than that.
Elven Village: The sylvan library can assist with your research
Dwarven Builders: Help your city expand

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New Mage Perks

Dwarven Allies: Very powerful to have in the early game, and thus more expensive than elves
Herbalist: A cheap perk for leftover points; adds herbs to the early game


Miscellaneous: A lot of grammar and writing fixes, renamed various artifacts and buildings to improved the description. Dozens of new perks and actions added, most to support new units and buildings.



Limitations:

This mod was constructed from the in-game editor, so there are no new graphics, no scripting, etc. For new units I tried to use lesser-encountered creatures. For new buildings, I recycled them from other races, but tried to make sure that players would use buildings not available to their current race to prevent confusion.

Inspirations:

I altered newly built towns exactly like the "no-farm" mod (also on the workshop), so that the computer wouldn't build unneeded or poorly placed farms.

I improved the dragonlo