Tartars

🐎 Tatars

Overview

The Tatars are a cavalry civilization with several design problems.
Their original bonuses — elevation damage and late-game sheep spawning — add little to their cavalry-focused playstyle.
This rework gives them consistent, useful bonuses that support fast, aggressive cavalry warfare while keeping their nomadic theme intact.

Strengths

• Cavalry and cavalry archers: Work well and support aggressive, mobile combat.

• Keshik: A good unique unit — cheap, efficient, and effective against archers.
  
  

Weaknesses

• Original elevation bonus: Provided no consistent benefit for a cavalry civilization.

• Sheep spawn bonus: Activated too late and added unnecessary unit clutter.
  
  

Overpowered Element

• Flaming Camels: Have too much HP (55), allowing players to spam them and win by using only Flaming Camels.
  
  

Proposed Fixes

• Replace elevation bonus with Stables work 10% faster to improve cavalry production efficiency.

• Rework sheep spawn bonus: New Town Centers spawn 2 Sheep in the Dark Age only to give early economic support without mid-game clutter.

• Reduce Flaming Camel HP from 55 → 45 to make them easier to counter and require proper timing to use effectively.
  
  

Design Reasoning

The Tatars should focus on speed, mobility, and cavalry warfare, not terrain mechanics or late-game gimmicks.
The stable-speed bonus keeps them fast and aggressive without overlapping with Mongols.
The early sheep spawn gives a minor starting advantage without clutter.
Reducing Flaming Camel HP prevents low-effort spam and restores fair combat balance.
These adjustments make the Tatars logical, consistent, and balanced as a cavalry civilization.