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Why would people use this thread instead of making their own in correct forum section? Threads for add-ons already in the game such as 'Ageless Era' and 'Era of Magic' have their own dedicated threads. This thread is primarily for era and faction ideas that have yet to be worked on and submitted, p...

If you have a Faction or an era that you believe needs to be added in, or want criticisms in works that they have yet to publish, this is the thread. Throw up proposals for factions, eras, races, units, traits, special abilities, new damage and resistance types, effects of your add-on here. Be sure ...

Crossboworc, guarddwarf, spearelf, are these any good?

Flying sounds like a good idea. It needs to be done as an add-on for testing. I expect the Bat units would needs a bit of adjustment to compensate for their becoming invulnerable to melee attack, and to be sure that all counter-attacks use ranged weapons. A unit like the bat would need to swoop dow...

Can there be a Flying trait for units?

Example:
Spearman walks up to bat, The only option he has is to throw javelin.
Swordsman walks up to bat, but has no ranged attack. He can't do anything.
Bat attacks swordsman with fangs, swordsman retaliates with sword.

I'm talking about base game, so that modders and their respective mods would update to include this to their fliers as well.

The Flying trait can apply to add on units and factions too. I hate that my war balloons and wooden birds can be cut down by skeletons and cataphracts.

I think a 'Flying' Trait should be added into the game: Flying Cannot be targeted by non-flying enemy melee unless defending. I find it weird that a knight can potentially charge against a bat and kill it as though it was on the ground bracing. So units with flying cannot be targeted by melee attack...