Oh, forgot to say, I've given Japanese Gold Shaft Mining as Carlos suggested. All civilizations must at least have one mining tech in Castle Age, especially Japanese who needs that to do all their masses of infantry, Kataparuto trebuchets and diverse siege. It will help Japanese A LOT being at the top.
To compensate, useless Bloodlines has been removed, seriously give Bloodlines to an infantry civ is very odd (I know that Goth and Teutons got that, but it was for balance reasons, Japs don't need Bloodlines, their CA got no specific bonuses, they don't got Hussars, their Cavaliers without the last defense upgrade sucks).
To compensate, useless Bloodlines has been removed, seriously give Bloodlines to an infantry civ is very odd (I know that Goth and Teutons got that, but it was for balance reasons, Japs don't need Bloodlines, their CA got no specific bonuses, they don't got Hussars, their Cavaliers without the last defense upgrade sucks).