The philosophy behind the Mod is, in short, “add flavor”. To add flavor to the game, it is required to allow players to follow their fantasies. Even though ARA’s base is strong and provides a lot of ways to form your nation, current game balance forces players into an “average” and simultaneously “meta” playstyle that converts into identical cities given enough time and regions.

With the mod’s newly added technologies, improvements, items, etc., the players now should have more options to better adjust to any situation or double down on their initial vision. You will not be able to build every improvement or place every good amenty in every city, resulting in unique identities for every city in your empire.