Newbish question

[Dexlyn]

Now, I have played several single player games, but I am enetering my first Multiplayer. I need to know where the pretender god files are so I can send mine in.

[Ironhawk]

I believe its in ... like savedgames/newlords?

I'm at work tho and cant confirm

[Jagdpanther]

Yes, pretender god files are in ~/dominions3/savedgames/newlords

[Tyrant]

That's right for XP, but they are hidden elsewhere in Vista.

[Agrajag]

Then probably something like %appdata%/Dominions3/savedgames/newlords
(Note: I don't have Vista)

[kasnavada]

There are in the "right" folder for my installation on vista...

DOMINION_HOME/savedgames/newlords

[PvK]

I've been playing Dominions since the first edition, mostly against the AI which isn't a brilliant tactician, and I still get lots of fun out of micromanaging my army deployment and watching the battles. But that's my personal taste, mostly.

Anyway, yes there are many creative things you can do with non-magical army orders, though many players don't explore that to the degree I have, since the high-powered magics in the later stages of multi-player games can make such subtleties not so relevant.

The archer/blocker tactic you describe though is do-able, more or less. They won't stand in a block as you imagined, but the general effect you have in mind can be accomplished. Generally, use Hold & Attack Closest on the blocking forces in front of the archers, and use slower troops for them, and play with the position on the battlefield and observe what happens.

PvK

[GrudgeBringer]

Thanks...

I just looked at a save game because of the remark of "using slower units to block".

Unless I am overlooking something I don't see speed on any attributes.

Where would speed of unit be and would it maybe be called by something else?

[PvK]

Oh, and actually, you can increase the time a blocking force waits by giving them a commander all their own and scripting him to Hold, Hold, Hold, Hold, Hold, Attack... and his force to Guard Commander.

[PvK]

Tactical speed would be AP's (action points). Lower-right of the stats, under Map Move/APs, something like 2/12 for a human light infantryman, or maybe 1/7 for a heavy footman.