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Old September 16th, 2004, 07:04 PM
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This thread is provided for your convenience, so that you may whine for all
your lost gem income on Mose Hansen's server.

Seriously, though. The new patch has just been installed, as per Mose himself.
This means that if you have more than one clam, fever fetish, or blood stone on
the same commander, you will be getting only half of your usual income until
you spread the goodies around. So hurry up and make sure that none of your
mules is carrying two of the same item.
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Old September 16th, 2004, 08:33 PM

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Hey, thanks. I had totally forgotten about that effect of the new patch.
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Old September 16th, 2004, 09:46 PM

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I have some questions:

1. Is it 100% certain that Mose Hansen is now 2.14?

2. Does this change affect commanders who have two soul contracts? I hope not, as the contracts are cursed and you cannot remove them.
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Old September 16th, 2004, 10:12 PM
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Y'know, given the potential impact of the patch (on fever fetish more than clams), I really don't think the patch ought to be slapped onto games without a few turns notice, to allow fetish holders to recruit more scouts or undead to hold them.

Otherwise, let's say someone has invested into 40 fever fetishes, on 20 revenants, and she only has one mage capable of casting black servant / revenant. Now she's screwed - only getting half the income from the fetishes, and not able to remedy the situation for 20 turns, summoning a new undead each turn.

Seems like something that wasn't considered a bug has been nerfed. It's not that this isn't possibly a good thing - a minor tweak in favor of those who felt that clams and fetishes were overpowered - but it's slapping a penalty on players within a currently running game, for a behavior/tactic that was officially sanctioned in the game.

Optimally, this change shouldn't have affected previously running games. (Hey, I've got two carrion woods games that weren't affected by the gem income increase for CW Pan's capital!) But at a minimum, some turns ought to take place before the change / patch is applied, imo.
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Old September 16th, 2004, 11:19 PM
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Otherwise, let's say someone has invested into 40 fever fetishes, on 20 revenants, and she only has one mage capable of casting black servant / revenant. Now she's screwed - only getting half the income from the fetishes, and not able to remedy the situation for 20 turns, summoning a new undead each turn.
Screwed... for 20 turns? 2-4 turns is a more likely figure. Revenants know how to summon too, don't they? And scouts can be recruited almost everywhere.
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Hmmm, I just took my turns under 2.12...

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