Wind ride

[Tichy]

Question: Hopefully not answered somewhere else. How in the heck do you actually use wind ride? I've tried to use it to capture enemy commanders in AI games, but after casting it a dozen or so times on enemy provinces I only ever get the "so and so cast wind ride" message and nothing happens. (I've never tried it as a rescue mission, or to ferry my own commanders about.)

Thanks.

[MaxWilson]

Well, there have to be enemy (non-E4? mage) commanders in the province in question. The easiest way to ensure that they're there is to cast Wind Ride on a province you've just watched a battle in. (Technically it's possible that an enemy commander could Teleport out before you cast Wind Ride, but he certainly couldn't move out normally.)

Caveat: I've never actually cast Wind Ride so maybe there's a detail I'm overlooking.

-Max

[Micah]

The ai cast it on me once, my commander only went about a province or two from where he started, so maybe the whirlwind is just dropping off your opposition somewhere else within their own territory?

[Manuk]

did someone used this in Dom3? ive seen failed too. im sure that normal commanders were in that province.

[Ironhawk]

I havent tried it, myself. Its path cost puts it out of the category of general-use. And there are far more cost effective assassination spells available.

[Tichy]

Thanks, I'll have to try the battle reconnaissance trick, and target a province closer to the province from which it's cast. I thought it was like cloud trapeze, without a move-limit.

It seems like the use for it isn't assassination (provided you can get it to work) but to drop the enemy in the midst of a bunch of N-mages scripted to charm and steal him/her. But you may be right Ironhawk. I've only ever tried to use it when I've got an AI on the ropes already. No idea if it's got a MP use.