Mod: Ulm: Order of the Black Rose v0.301b

[Fantomen]

Making a host of flying units is problematic, as there is no reason for the player to keep them with the machine.

Dunno if it's possible, but if you could duplicate the flying carpets effect somehow it would be perfect for the flying machine. Something like the underwater commanders that can bring troops under seas, but with flying instead.

Can you make commander summons with preset items? In that case you could make a cursed copy of the flying carpet and call it something appripriate, then make the machine equip it by default.

An alternative to steam engine would be a spring driven mechanism that is painstakingly wound up after each flight, there is flying toys that work this way. Also thematically in line for example with clockwork horrors which are already in the game.

Alternately, make it a remote attack spell. Where the flying machine is a "single use" contraption that only takes part in one battle (disappears after battle like gladiators), but brings along a small unit of elite troops led by a engineer (a special commander with A1 perhaps?). I kinda like the idea of Ulm having a remote attack spell in the construction school.