Re: Did you know that? (Dominions trivia)
 

Did you bring this unit into a battle?

Re: Did you know that? (Dominions trivia)
 

Thanks Jim ... I should have tested more.

I just tested, and created a MR = -3 dragonfly, and it doesn't die in battle. I had tons of undead leadership on the field when my Soulless died. So I wonder what killed it?

It was unit #921's turn to move, but instead of moving, he just up and died.

Re: Did you know that? (Dominions trivia)
 

instagib by a soul slay?

(or maybe any other effect that magic resistance normally negates, but this time scored a critical hit?

Re: Did you know that? (Dominions trivia)
 

-3 != -1
-2 != -1

...perhaps -1 is significant? i.e a != -1 vs. > 0 check in code.

Do negatives of other attributes behave this way for -1 vals?

Re: Did you know that? (Dominions trivia)
 

No, I was fighting barbarians, and they were retreating when my Eye-wielding mage finally got zomfibied. Had the Ankh on a different unit, and cast Foul Vapors. No other BEs were in effect.

Re: Did you know that? (Dominions trivia)
 

Sufficiently high levels of forge bonus can allow you to forge for free?

I currently have warrior smiths with hammers in a province with the Steel Ovens, with Forge of the Ancients up (I'm playing SP to learn) and they forge 5-gem items for free. Potentially more significantly, they forge 40-gem items for 6, so there is additional reduction beyond the normal 80% cap.

Re: Did you know that? (Dominions trivia)
 

I thought the limit was always 1 gem, with no way to go below that (with extreme forge bonus, Steel Ovens and Forge of the Ancients). Am I misremembering?

Re: Did you know that? (Dominions trivia)
 

you used to be able to forge 5 gem items for free, w/ enough bonii - i'm guessing it is still the same :)

Re: Did you know that? (Dominions trivia)
 

It must be a really impressive amount of bonuses, then, because I spesifically remember that when Hammer of the Cyclops, Forge of the Ancients and Steel Ovens were used and Ring of Wizardry still cost a gem.

You still have to have the gems in your lab, even if none will be consumed in the forging, right?

Re: Did you know that? (Dominions trivia)
 

Just tested. If you have 50% bonus hammer, FoTA and 20% bonus site 5-gem items are free indeed. With (and without) dwarven hammer they cost 1 gem.
If mage has 25% forge bonus then with dwarven hammer, FoTA and bonus site he may also forge items for free. Free fire brands, for example:)