Blood Hunting Bonuses
 

The "Tip of the Turn" sometimes tells me that certain stats make units slightly better at certain things. For example:

Patrolling works better if the units have higher Precision and AP.

Pillaging works better if the units are large, have Fear and high AP.

Sieging works better if the units have high Strength or if they can Fly.


So I was wondering if there were more subtle things that applied to Blood Hunting other than just Douse Bonuses. I'd imagine that Precision and AP would help so the hunters can catch the little vixens that try to get away. Perhaps blood hunters receive a small penalty from Fear as fathers work harder to hide their daughters from the fearsome one?

Also, if it's not much trouble, maybe include in the next patch an actual Icon for Douse Bonus? It'd be nice to know where most blood mages stand in terms of hunting as well as just how much better having a Dousing Rod makes them.

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Blood magic helps... alot.

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I guess I forgot to mention I knew that, sorry. I'm saying it now though. I'm looking for stuff other than Douse Bonus or Blood Magic, if there are any

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There's nothing else. It's all on page 69. The only things affecting blood hunt success are:

* level check (including rod)
* province pop check
* unrest check
* slave count roll, on success

Oh, and a Fountain of Blood gets a bonus too.

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This it totally anecdotal, but it seemed to me in one game that Sauromatia's B1 Warrior Sorceresses were much better than average at blood hunting (WSes are mounted, with I think 16AP).

So perhaps being mounted, or indeed, just having high AP, does help?

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I doubt that being mounted works, after all, you have to go from hut to hut and check those blood virgins... for virginity :-) and naturally, you can't do that while mounted.

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It'd be quicker to get between huts though.

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Naturally. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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>and naturally, you can't do that while mounted.

Sure ya can!!! It's the most reliable method!!!!!

8^)

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Anything involving the word "virgin" and "mounted" soon get out of hand. It is the way of things.