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Ayalin Premium Theocrat Mod

Hey guys this is it- the last opus of the Class Premium Mods, finally done after a loong break between the first ones (Rogue/Dreadnought/Archdruid/Necro/Mage) started in 2019 and the last remaining ones (Warlord & Theocrat) in 2022. The feeling of achievement is here nonetheless, and this one was definitely not the easiest. Among all class premiums, this one is certainly the one which changes the core mechanics of the class the most, while still adding a lot of new content as usual. You will find :

- Since V2.0 (12 December 2022), a fully reworked hero skill tree for the Theocrat class- check the following link if you want to see all the new content as well as balance changes: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/2857139583/3719440678465263216/

- One new T4 Angel unit, the Holy Avenger, which you can get by researching the proper tech (Divine Ascension, right after Produce Shrine) and making an Exalted evolve at gold rank; similar to what was done with the Necromancer premium mod. It keeps abilities from Exalted obviously, and gets new ones centered around Theocrat Thematics (see description above).

- A new set of strategic spells, “Rituals”, which can provide great additional abilities to your core troops (support/infantry/cavalry), but they are limited in time and cost mana. They are the “friendly positive” equivalent of the old Mark of the Heretic.

- Speaking of which- a large part of the mod is about making the Heretic mechanic and its synergies much more interesting than what it was in the Vanilla game. Most Theocrat spells involving a resist check will now be guaranteed against heretic units, and many base theocrat units get new abilities which interact with Heretic in a positive way.

- For obvious balancing purposes, ease of applying the heretic debuff had to be reworked, notably for two spells- Mark of the Heretic and Denounce City. This was the opportunity to create a new signature status for Theocrat, Blasphemous, which replaces Heretic in the case of these two strategic spells.
To make up for it, an Heretic tactical spell and a new empire upgrade giving the Denounce ability to all support units is added. Gameplay wise, you will see a real change as you cannot apply Heretic to an entire army like before but the strength and the synergy that the debuff now offers will provide you an amazing and very enjoyable tactical flexibility in battles. To oversimplify it a bit, you can choose to mark a unit as heretic for additional burst damage, or guaranteed crowd control.

- And the usual suspects- one new building, new forge items, one new powerful late game tactical spell, rebalancing of mana & research costs... Oh, and the Cherub has an arc now- it can fire single shots from medium range.

- Localisation- French & English only

The list of changes is actually fairly long, and everything is written here- WIP (will add later)

What’s next- well, I still have a lot of stuff I would like to improve, but it will be mainly through mod updates (no new mods anymore I think). I have started to revisit the hero skill tree on the rogue premium class (check last update) and I feel motivated to try to do it for all classes. I also have quite some stuff to add potentially to the Mystical upgrades one or the Leader specialization one.. I am not done yet ! :)

Did you enjoy this mod? Feel free to play my other mods, compatibility is guaranteed! :)
Premium Tribe invasion (100+ new units and adventure sets rework):
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2944460057
Mod focused on Leader Specialisations:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1760070090
Mod focused on strategic Hero upgrades:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1864942809
Mod focused on defensive Buildings:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1841456974
Mod focused on Mystical upgrades and buildings :
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2814208650

Class Premium Mods:
Mod focused on the Rogue class:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1763432370
Mod focused on the Archdruid class:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1774260986
Mod focused on the Dreadnought class:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1789568568
Mod focused on the Necromancer class:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1807189966
Mod focused on the Sorcerer Class:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1849210970
Mod focused on the Warlord Class:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2818891793