Re: Jomon Analysis: 3.21
 

Hammers are Const-4, at least in vanilla.

-Max

Re: Jomon Analysis: 3.21
 

No, they're definitely Const2. In the manual and everything.

Re: Jomon Analysis: 3.21
 

always and everywhere const 2

but it's a common misconception - it always seems that they should be const 4 :)

Re: Jomon Analysis: 3.21
 

Sometimes it is effectively 4, if all you've got are E2's and you need boots before you can make one.

Re: Jomon Analysis: 3.21
 

The bad part is, I get egg on my face. The good part is, I can now start forging hammers much earlier. I've believed them to be Const-4 ever since I started playing the game; it's the first thing I forge when I hit Const-4.

-Max

Re: Jomon Analysis: 3.21
 

For a while, I started thinking Starshine caps needed S3's to forge. I've no idea why I thought that!

Re: Jomon Analysis: 3.21
 

And I often thought Fire Brand was F2. Bad mistake.

Re: Jomon Analysis: 3.21
 

This is why I like Master Shugengas with their chance of getting E3s. Early hammers :). Jomon wants Enchantment 4 (Flame Arrows) and Alteration 4 (Wind Guide) as well as a small amount of other paths for remote site searching (although you may simply manually site search) and some battlefield spells before you start sending mages out to back up your armies with communions. And when you send them out you may want a few trinkets (that N1 encumberance 0 shield etc.) to help the important ones to survive. Or even to start selling stuff for death gems.

You don't really need (without Thugs of your own) to spend the research on Con 4 early and Jomon has plenty of early research it needs that will boost its armies greatly.

Re: Jomon Analysis: 3.21
 

Does anyone know what the flavor text in the descriptions about how the shrimp, sharks, and crabs have "simple dreams" means. It seems to imply that they're somehow resistant to the insanity?

Re: Jomon Analysis: 3.21
 

It does indeed.