Reason for Adding it to the Game: At it's peak, the Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and most powerful empires the world has ever seen. In the 16th and 17th century, the Ottoman Empire controlled most of the middle east as well as parks of norther Africa and Eastern Europe. This Central position in the western world made it a trade hub, and under the rule of Suleiman the Magnificent the Ottoman Empire flourished. The Ottoman Empire would remain one the worlds great nations until World War 1 when much of the Empire was taken by the allied forces and what remained became modern day Turkey.
Nation Bonus: Because of it's power as a nation of trade, the Ottoman Nation should have a power that reflects that with a powerful economy. There are two possible nation powers I think the Ottoman Empire could possibly have( The Ottoman Empire would have one of these powers not both).
Trade Hub: The first of the national powers for the Ottoman Empire would be Trade Hub, instead of one league boat, the Ottoman Empire would have two league boats come to its port each day.
Grand Bazaar: The second possible power the Ottoman Empire could have is a unique building known as the Grand Bazaar. This building like Notre Dame Cathedral cannot be attacked in battle but it's purpose is to allow the user to trade food and gold for trade goods and vise versa. Obviously this could be quite overpowered and would take a lot of balancing but I feel this would best represent the power of the Ottoman Empire.
Unique Troops: There are two options for unique troops the Ottoman Empire could possibly have, the Janissary or the Sipahi.
The Janissary was the elite troop of the Ottoman army and served as bodyguard to the Sultan. Janissaries were actually slaves that were trained by the ottomans to be elite marksman with a bow and were one of the first unit to adopt firearms. Instead of giving them a damage boost or range boost which is are used by the Korean and British ranged units, the Janissary would be 50% cheaper than other ranged units and would train 50% faster.
The Sipahi functioned as the medium cavalry of the Ottoman Empire and had status equal to the Janissary in the ranks of Ottoman Empire. Because they are a medium cavalry the Sipahi would have higher hitpoints than the standard cavalry but less than Greek and French special cavalry. The real advantage of the Sipahi is their damage as they would do much more damage than the other cavalry in the game.
Nation Bonus: Because of it's power as a nation of trade, the Ottoman Nation should have a power that reflects that with a powerful economy. There are two possible nation powers I think the Ottoman Empire could possibly have( The Ottoman Empire would have one of these powers not both).
Trade Hub: The first of the national powers for the Ottoman Empire would be Trade Hub, instead of one league boat, the Ottoman Empire would have two league boats come to its port each day.
Grand Bazaar: The second possible power the Ottoman Empire could have is a unique building known as the Grand Bazaar. This building like Notre Dame Cathedral cannot be attacked in battle but it's purpose is to allow the user to trade food and gold for trade goods and vise versa. Obviously this could be quite overpowered and would take a lot of balancing but I feel this would best represent the power of the Ottoman Empire.
Unique Troops: There are two options for unique troops the Ottoman Empire could possibly have, the Janissary or the Sipahi.
The Janissary was the elite troop of the Ottoman army and served as bodyguard to the Sultan. Janissaries were actually slaves that were trained by the ottomans to be elite marksman with a bow and were one of the first unit to adopt firearms. Instead of giving them a damage boost or range boost which is are used by the Korean and British ranged units, the Janissary would be 50% cheaper than other ranged units and would train 50% faster.
The Sipahi functioned as the medium cavalry of the Ottoman Empire and had status equal to the Janissary in the ranks of Ottoman Empire. Because they are a medium cavalry the Sipahi would have higher hitpoints than the standard cavalry but less than Greek and French special cavalry. The real advantage of the Sipahi is their damage as they would do much more damage than the other cavalry in the game.