Re: Java script??? What\'s Java script?
 

I like the very effiecent Lady of fortune:
Awake.
S6W4
Dom 6 with 2 plus scales:
[img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon41.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon41.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon41.gif[/img] http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image.../beerglass.gif [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Waterdrop.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Grenade.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon07.gif[/img]

The cold 1 scale because your opponents like it hot.

Re: Java script??? What\'s Java script?
 

Nice choice for the Growth and Cold icons! But I would have done a clover instead of a die for Luck. And I think the pink brain is more color-coordinated and thematic for Magic research. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

IRC
 

Okay, I give up on irc and java chat.

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vfb is taking an AWAKE Dragon with F9, so he has to tkae those scales.

My problem is now deciding what to do about an awake dragon and all those bandor log sacred troops with +4 attack and fire weapons.

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You have many water mages. Hmm... does Rain also work against fire weapons like against Abysians?

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How about an awake W6 Mother of waters with Dom7 and:

[img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon41.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon41.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon41.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Running.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Waterdrop.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Waterdrop.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/PointUp.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Grenade.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon24.gif[/img]

Or in English Order 3, Productivity 1, Cold 2, Growth 1, Misfortune 1, Magic 1

Re: IRC
 

You really should have Astral or Air on your pretender. You will really regret it mid-game. And if you go with Astral you need a minimum of 6 because of mind duel.
Counter his tiger blesseds with your regular calvary and archers. lances should put a hurting on F9 tigers due to no defense, although your losses will be big in return, you should be able to out produce him.

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You should be able to grab any early turn mercs as well. On turn 1 you can crank your tax to 150%+ (no unrest at 150) and patrol with your starting army while making your starting consort your prophet. recruit a minister of magic and as many composite bows as you can. On turn 2 you have a choice of another minister and more bows and having around 800 gold left over for mercs, or you can take an imperial alchemist and take the 10 or so composite bows to reinforce your army on turn 3 and still have a good chunk of change leftover for mercs. Then use the imperial alchemist to sight search.

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IT is good to learn to play without mercs http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Though surely TC can use it in the beginning.

IF you are not going for SC I think it is really worth making pretender dormant. You could really use that points. Either earth or nature [or even both] at level 3-4 to cast some globals can really help [you could surely make use of GoH with TC and it is really hard to get it with national mages]. 1-2 levels in fire and death could also help for magic sites and items, but it really depends what you want http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Well, mercs are part of the game. And vfb will have to decide on buying 100g tigers or mercs. If he is going with the F9 bless then he cant afford the mercs. And if he buys the mercs to prevent TC from getting them then he is not using his early F9 strat..

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Fed: Why do you give up on irc? Can't get it working?

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vfb is very crafty. I don't know how he is going to handle those negative tiles and raise an army over the long run. Monkeys are cheap, yes? He should have gold but not so many resources with those tiles. And bad luck!

I'm playing a SP test game on the 6 lands map with an aggessive and better than standard AI for the Monkeys. 4 Standard random AI players and myeslf as TC. TC is doing real well, but half the AIs daclaired war on TC in the first 6-8 turns. Found a special (lab and good recruitable mages) in the first province I searched (turn 4).

vfb has, in the games we've played, gone for SCs/strong thugs of one sort or another. He likes construction.

IRC
 

Yes can't get it to work, I've tried 2 downloadables MS Vistual Machine & mIRC, the Java at gamesurge and ircatwork.

Vista is such a wonderful product!!!

vfb tried to help but he is not a windows user. Uses some freeware OS from Sweden or maybe Rumania.

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AI is extremely pathetic when playing monkey nations. You need to set it to impossible and even then it tends to make really stupid things. You can help a bit by making pretender and then switching it to AI. You should easily kill all mighty or even impossible AIs with TC.

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The problem with Bandar vs TC is that Bandar mages >>>> TC ones since they can mind duel most of your reliable casters. as a result, your astral counters to SC might not be as strong as you'd like. Fortunately, your ground army stomps all over his since Tiger Riders are not that great if you can toss pockets of militias in their way (scatter them in different squads so morale doesn't hit them all) while pelting them with archers. The dragon you can tie up with a dragon of your own anyway. A Wyrm + army can kill it nicely as well. If you go for Wyrm or Dragon, take fire magic so you can fire proof yourself and rock his fire bless armies.

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Sombre if someone wants to help with IRC me I'll keep trying. Probably need to get on the phone to do it efficiently.

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I hear that Firefox has a good IRC program associated with it.

I use Colloquy for IRC, but it is for Mac only, I think.

Pasha

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Yeah, I'm using chatzilla (add-on irc client for mozilla), IrC wouldn't work for me, but it did.

It might be worth a try.

https://addons.mozilla.org/fi/firefox/addon/16

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Firefox and Mozilla, no thanks. I need to keep it as simple as possible. Had no problem using irc or voice programs like teamspeak and ventrillo on XP.