Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Running
 

Really? Damn, maybe I should have gone for construction earlier after all. At the time I assumed there was basically no chance you hadn't rushed straight down the construction line, so I didn't bother and went for moderately useful utility spells first. It didn't occur to me that you would go for blood first...I assumed one would typically do blood research later on after you've already built up a ton of slaves researching other stuff. I guess I can't say that it didn't pay off, though.

And I know from experience that blood hunting in lowish-population isn't that bad. I'm playing Helheim in my other game and pairs of sucky B1 Vanjarls with rods still seem to get an average of maybe ten slaves per turn in 2000-3500 population provinces. I've never played a real blood nation though, so maybe that isn't very impressive.

I had been waiting for a good opportunity to nuke that province for a long time. I almost went for a regular Fires from Afar hit a long time ago, but since the base damage was only 10 I was worried that the element of randomness would make it not get enough kills, and I knew it was probably going to be a one-shot deal (obviously you're going to fill the place with wolves or someting now), so I decided to wait for Flames from the Sky. Then again, I could have afforded a lot more Fires from Afar casts in one turn, so maybe it still would have been a better bet. Hard to say, since I've never actually seen either cast before.

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Running
 

I don't have any chalice.

Sorry for being so late with last turn.

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Running
 

Glares at Shin.

No worries. Happy that you are still with us. :)

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Running
 

Yes? May I help you? :)

And yes, I do have the chalice. I was quite surprised that no one had taken it by the time I got up to con 8.

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Running
 

So my earlier guess was correct. And as you already had the Tree up for a gazzilion turns I assume you have a lot of tarts right now.

I was surprised that there was still something left too! I think I was second. All the nice high death items where already gone. (Except 2 :) ). And I also forged the gift of kurgi. Lost it the turn after I used it to a horror attack. Bye bye bloodslaves...

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Running
 

Speaking of Tartarians, I've had Gift of Health up for most of the game, but if I still had every death gem I'd ever collected, I'm STILL not sure it would be enough to summon and equip a single mage with high enough paths to cast Tartarian Gate. My death gem income was zero for about thirty turns, and then like 2-3 for dozens of turns thereafter. It's been a little bit frustrating.

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Running
 

durecellrabbit, could you tell me what happenend? I lost 3 commanders according to the report, but my battle replay shows I lost nobody. I'm esp interested in what my units attacked first. And what killed my thugs.

DragonRider: I get it, you can create volcanoes. You can stop now, okey? :).

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Running
 

I have the same report/replay. You can just check your guys to see which one is right :p.

I don't think you attacked me with thugs.

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Running
 

The battle outside the castle, that one. They report say I lost 3 of my skrattir thugs, the replay says I lost none. So I was wondering what happend, as my replay is wrong. (Happens a lot vs you durecellrabbit ;)).

Re: Boot Camp - Newbie intro to Dominions MP - Running
 

I only fought some werewolves and got killed 3 in a report and none in the replay.