diff --git a/docs/NEW_PROFESSION_PROPOSALS.md b/docs/NEW_PROFESSION_PROPOSALS.md index e585f7b11d..0fac9e1295 100644 --- a/docs/NEW_PROFESSION_PROPOSALS.md +++ b/docs/NEW_PROFESSION_PROPOSALS.md @@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ and protect fragile specialists. a prisoner, add the Warden custody bonus to that prisoner's `factionBiases(rulingFactionId)`. - For Shardok, start with a single-turn guard status before attempting more complex interception chains +**Current Follow-Up Priorities:** +- Teach the Shardok AI when to use the Warden evacuation command. The command is valuable when the Warden's side has + captured enemy heroes and can secure them by leaving the battle, especially when the battle outcome is uncertain or + trending against that side. +- Add the strategic passive custody bonus: each round, prisoners in a province guarded by a ruling-faction Warden should + get a small accumulated positive bias toward joining that faction. Prefer storing this as an addition to the existing + `factionBiases` entry rather than changing the global `roundsInType` multiplier, so the bonus only reflects rounds + actually spent under Warden custody. +- Make tactical AI more protective of heroes at risk of capture when a Warden may be present. Warden evacuation makes + captured heroes harder to recover, so the AI should treat exposing high-value heroes to capture as more dangerous than + before. This matters even when the AI does not have perfect knowledge that a Warden is in the battle. + ### 2. HERALD (Morale & Communication Specialist) **Fantasy:** The inspiring leader who rallies troops and carries messages across the battlefield.