Laurelin
Sorcerer
Greetings, O Wise and Helpful Ones ^_^
I'm currently in mid-Dwarves with my second City, having levelled-up my first City to the end of Orcs & Goblins (and with my present and previous Cities being virtually identical in all respects, other than my current and pretty annoying lack of a fully levelled Fire Phoenix or any Bear at all...). I clearly remember, in my previous City, that every time I completed a mandatory Squad Size Tech, the difficulty level of all my non-Scouted (and visibly difficulty-marked) Map Provinces reduced itself automatically by one increment - e.g. from 'Medium' to 'Easy', or from 'Very Hard' to 'Hard'. The same effect has been true in my current City, up to the most recent mandatory Squad Size Tech (Squad Size Upgrade No.18), but now that I have completed that one (and reloaded the game several times, just in case...), it has had no effect on any of my visible, non-Scouted Map Provinces' difficulty levels.
In case precise info is needed, I've avoided Optional Squad Size Techs past Chapter IV in both Cities - namely Optional Squad Size Nos. 13, 15, and 17.
I am very sure of how this used to work, not least because I am a non-speedy, cautious player who very much dislikes spending any Troops or Goods I can strategically save or at least economise on, so I have not only closely observed how and when the various in-game difficulties, especially relating to combat, have increased, but I have intentionally held back on Scouting or completing any more Medium difficulty Provinces than have been essential either to open the next Chapter or to complete Event Quests, and I have always looked forward keenly to seeing that familiar ring of Yellow 'Medium' Map Provinces drop to the far more welcome Green 'Easy' level every time I researched each individual mandatory Squad Size, since the difference in Troops/Goods costs is significant to a player as sparing with Resources and Troops as I am, and seeing that Green ring reappear has been, until now, the cue to go on a Scouting binge and grab a Province Expansion or two - until they turn Yellow again...!
If this is WAI, then I suppose the game has been quietly altered during the ~9 months or so since I gave up my O&G City; but if not, I will go and bother Support about it.
Many thanks in advance for your sage advice!
Cheers,
~ Laurelin
I'm currently in mid-Dwarves with my second City, having levelled-up my first City to the end of Orcs & Goblins (and with my present and previous Cities being virtually identical in all respects, other than my current and pretty annoying lack of a fully levelled Fire Phoenix or any Bear at all...). I clearly remember, in my previous City, that every time I completed a mandatory Squad Size Tech, the difficulty level of all my non-Scouted (and visibly difficulty-marked) Map Provinces reduced itself automatically by one increment - e.g. from 'Medium' to 'Easy', or from 'Very Hard' to 'Hard'. The same effect has been true in my current City, up to the most recent mandatory Squad Size Tech (Squad Size Upgrade No.18), but now that I have completed that one (and reloaded the game several times, just in case...), it has had no effect on any of my visible, non-Scouted Map Provinces' difficulty levels.
In case precise info is needed, I've avoided Optional Squad Size Techs past Chapter IV in both Cities - namely Optional Squad Size Nos. 13, 15, and 17.
I am very sure of how this used to work, not least because I am a non-speedy, cautious player who very much dislikes spending any Troops or Goods I can strategically save or at least economise on, so I have not only closely observed how and when the various in-game difficulties, especially relating to combat, have increased, but I have intentionally held back on Scouting or completing any more Medium difficulty Provinces than have been essential either to open the next Chapter or to complete Event Quests, and I have always looked forward keenly to seeing that familiar ring of Yellow 'Medium' Map Provinces drop to the far more welcome Green 'Easy' level every time I researched each individual mandatory Squad Size, since the difference in Troops/Goods costs is significant to a player as sparing with Resources and Troops as I am, and seeing that Green ring reappear has been, until now, the cue to go on a Scouting binge and grab a Province Expansion or two - until they turn Yellow again...!
If this is WAI, then I suppose the game has been quietly altered during the ~9 months or so since I gave up my O&G City; but if not, I will go and bother Support about it.
Many thanks in advance for your sage advice!
Cheers,
~ Laurelin
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