Updated to version 1.0.4 with the following changes:

• Merged Endless Legend version 1.0.24
  
  

Updated to version 1.0.10

• Game Speeds now only change number of turns "Quick" = 50 (~2 hour game), "Fast" = 75 (recommended, 3 hour game) "Normal" = 100 (4 hour game), "Slow" = 150 (~6 hour game). All pacing is same as "Fast" in classic version.
• Added "Glory" Scoring mechanic. "Glory" is the accumulated total of all of your units throughout the game. Level up units early to increase this score.
• Reduce number of techs required to advance Era to 8
• Removed XP and unit increases from Era
• Scoring graphs of same name (except Global Score) are now equal to values of classic version.
  
  

Merged Shifters (EL 1.4.2)

This mod has been moved to Steam Workshop...

Updated to version 1.0.9 with the following changes:

• Increased combat animation speeds
• Set defaults

Updated to version 1.0.8 with the following changes:

• Merged Endless Legend 1.2.2 (Shadows)
• Privateer Upkeep now double rather than triple
• Rolled back changes to Block Capacity as they were change in vanilla game
  
  

Updated to version 1.0.7 with the following changes:

• Merged Endless Legend 1.1.1
• Removed -30% Life on Units
• Upkeep for Units outside of cities is now +2 per unit
• Upkeep per army now fixed at 4, rather than increasing with maximum army size
• Privateer Upkeep now extra +1 Dust per unit rather than triple
• Increase Dust output of Capitol to offset increased Upkeep on early empires' armies
• Block Capacity (on shields) now adds +20%/+30%/+40%/+50% Defense rather than insignificant flat amount
• Talismans no longer add strategic movement, but add a little more initiative and are cheaper
  
  

Updated to version 1.0.6 with the following changes:

• Merged Endless Legend version 1.0.44
  
  

Just a note that no update is required for EL Hotfix 1.0.31

Updated to version 1.0.5 with the following changes:

• Merged Endless Legend version 1.0.30
• Faction quests now score 15 points per completed chapter and do not drop Rare Luxuries anymore.
  
  

This looks quite promising. I'll have to talk to some of my friends and give this a try in multiplayer.

Thanks for your feedback!



I've responded to your modding question via PM.



The main goal for this mod is for the game to be playable in 3 hours in multiplayer. That is where the 75 turn limit (in Fast Speed) comes from (2.5 minutes per turn * 75 turns = 187.5 minutes). In single player, the game is faster. I think you'll find that if you play more, especially in multiplayer, the time pressure and smaller maps will make things unfold faster.



The upkeep change is there because upkeep is an insignificant factor in the Vanilla game, when it really should be a check on over-producing military. I still think it isn't too much of a deterrent as it is very easy to generate Dust.



The Trade route change is there to make building Trade routes more attractive as in the vanilla game, it takes a lot of investment to make them pay off and that's usually after the game is decided already.

I just completed this mod in Singleplayer (fast, 6-player, Roving Clans), and would like to give you some feedback on the individual changes.



Victory Conditions

I do not have enough experience with the scoring system of Endless Legend, but your scoring system feels good.

About the halved time until scoring victory... It feels just a tad fast.

Your reasoning must be that after a certain point the game has snowballed beyond repair and you want to cut off the final (and boring) part of the game. I agree with this reasoning.

It's just that on fast, after 75 turns, my game was far from over yet. I had a decently sized advantage but converting this into a win would still be a challenge.



EDIT: Scoring comparison, maybe you can add this to the OP?:

Original Scoring	BfA Scoring
1 points per level of units controlled 5 points per level of heroes controlled 5 points per city owned 2 points per district owned 5 points per level 2 district 10 points per level 3 district 3 points per population 1 points per improvement 5 points per researched technology	1 points per level of units controlled 5 points per level of heroes controlled 5 points per city owned 2 points per district owned 5 points per level 2 district 10 points per level 3 district 2 points per population 2 points per converted village (Cultist only) (2 x era of technology) points per researched technology 1 point per 100 "Peace Points" 1 point per rare luxury stockpiled

Economy

I do not understand the game enough to give feedback on the upkeep and trade route changes, could you elaborate? What I can say is that I played Roving Clans and these changes helped me quite a bit.

Like the luxury changes, it adds another level of strategy to the marketplace.



Combat

I LOVE this change. Makes late-game combat more tolerable, because it can take long. In multiplayer people don't have to wait so long for battles to finish. For me this is the flagship change of the mod. Even though it's basic, it influences game speed and enjoyment greatly.



Quests

This change was made with the short game time in mind. The faction rewards get stronger and stronger (generally), but there is not enough time to finish the whole questline with this mod. I understand the change and I approve.



Suggestion

I recommend changing the scoring victory to 2/3rd of the time normally needed. 75 turns is just a tad too little.



Other than that, I like the mod!

Hi, is there any Let's Play of the Mod on youtube? I'd like to see how it looks like.

Battle for Auriga



The Battle for Auriga is a gameplay-focused mod for Endless Legend with the overall goal of creating a fun and competitive 4X experience that can be played in three hours or less.​





Details and Information



I absolutely love playing Endless Legend (single and multiplayer), the only problem is that the game takes a really long time and most games are over long before victory is achieved. This mod aims to pack a full game into 3 hours. Great for multi and single player!

Request for Playtesters!



If you are interested in helping to make Battle for Auriga a fun and balanced multiplayer experience, and have time to play on a regular basis, please contact me!



Steam name = Propbuddha

What's Changed?



Victory Conditions

• Score Victory is triggered in half the number of turns (turn 75 when using Fast speed).
• Scoring system is changed (see Scoring Comparison below)
  
  

Economy

• Upkeep for armies is more (4 Dust per turn plus 2 Dust per unit in army).
• Upkeep for Privateer armies is less (double regular armies rather than triple)
• Dust output of Capitol is increased by 5
• Luxuries are more valuable on the Marketplace
• Rare Luxuries are not introduced naturally to Marketplace or stay past turn they were sold
• Trade Routes produce more Dust and Science
• Military Units cost 1 opulation:
  
  

Interface

• Totals and graphs on Status screen reflect Scoring values.
  
  

Balancing

• Iron Talismans no longer add strategic movement, but add a little more initiative and are cheaper.
  
  

TODO

• Default settings (Fast Speed, World Sizes, etc.)
• Alter Tech Eras to account for shorter game
• Balancing
• AI adjustments
  
  

Scoring Comparison (Thanks DeFlow!)

Original Scoring

BfA Scoring

1 points per level of units controlled 5 points per level of heroes controlled 5 points per city owned 2 points per district owned 5 points per level 2 district 10 points per level 3 district 3 points per population 1 points per improvement 5 points per researched technology

1 points per level of units controlled 5 points per level of heroes controlled 5 points per city owned 20 points per capitol city owned 2 points per district owned 5 points per level 2 district 10 points per level 3 district 2 points per population 2 points per converted village (Cultist only) (2 x era of technology) points per researched technology 1 point per 100 "Peace Points" 1 point per rare luxury stockpiled 15 points per Faction Quest chapter completed

Recommended Settings When Playing this Mod:

All Games	2 Players	3 or 4 Players	5 or 6 Players	7 or 8 Players
Fast Game Speed Temperate Temperature Average Topography One Continent Few Ridges and Cliffs Spread Empire Spawn	Tiny World Size 50% Land (Pangea) Expansion Victory Off	Small World Size 50% Land (Pangea)	Normal World Size 40% Land	Normal World Size 50% Land (Pangea)

Your feedback is appreciated!

Updated to version 1.0.3 with the following changes:

• Fixed issue where Strategic Resource costs were set to zero
  
  

Updated with the following changes:

• Merged with Endless Legend 1.0.21
• Rollback changes to resource gain on fast speed due to 1.0.21 changes
• Changed Scoring for Technologies
• Add Number of Capitols Controlled to Scoring
• Begin Rewarding Rare Luxuries at Quest Chapter 2
  
  

Tigregalis wrote:
Hi Propbuddha, what are your recommended game settings if not playing MP (or even playing MP)? i.e. difficulty, speed, world generation and such.

Sorry I missed this, I updated the original post with the recommendations. In a (near) future release, I will set the default options to the recommendations.

Updated mod with following changes...

• Resource extractors no longer produce more on Fast Speed
• Trade Routes produce twice as much and
  
  

Updated mod with following changes...

• Scoring value of techs are now weighted based on Era
• Population is no longer included in Expansion Score Graph
• Population Score value reduced to 2
• Reduce gain of resources in Fast speed to 1.5X
• Starting at Chapter 3, faction quests drop Rare Luxuries in addition to other rewards.
  
  

Thanks for the assist. Inside the zip, the folder is now "BattleforAuriga" (as it should have been), so all you need to do is unzip to the Community folder.



And please, let me know what you think.

I've gotten it to work. Thanks all

Extract it within

My Documents\Endless LegendCommunity[/I]

But use the filename as the folder to extract to, so that you end up with:

My Documents\Endless Legend\CommunityBattleForAuriga-latest

within the above folder, there will be a bunch of folders, and a file called BattleForAuriga.xml



Hi Propbuddha, what are your recommended game settings if not playing MP (or even playing MP)? i.e. difficulty, speed, world generation and such.



Side-note, seems the name of the folder (BattleForAuriga-latest) doesn't have to match the name of index file (BattleForAuriga.xml) - however, the order of the folders determines the order in the Mod menu. Curious.

@TrystanCT: you need to create a folder named "Community" in MyDocuments/Endless Legend.

Then put the mod in this new folder and it should work!

I've extracted it to my documents --> endless legend but it doesn't seem to come up in the mod manager in game. Unless i have done something wrong somewhere

Thank you Kingsguard, fixed now!



All of the changes are here -> http://www.battleforauriga.com/changes.html



Any suggestions on more detail?

Looks awesome, I might try to play multiplayer games after that...



It needs a more detailled changelog but the current information page is very nice



Edit : I cant download, your link is broken