Casting flaming arrows

[Thrawn]

Hi all,

In my last game, I played EA T'ien C'hi. I had tried several times to script Flaming Arrows, but could never get it to cast. Is there some limitation or trick I'm not aware of to make it work?

I was casting it with a Celestial Master with a fire skill of 2. He was a communion master with 8+ slaves, which should give him +3 to all paths, correct? Which means he would have then had a fire skill of 5. He also had a pocketful of fire gems.

Is there something in the above I am getting wrong or confused about? Probably so...

Would really like to know how to make the arrows work. Thanks, guys...

[Twan]

Hum strange.

Did he cast communion master himself and flaming arrows in round 2 or had a crystal matrix and casted FA in round 1 ?

If he had a crystal matrix and the slaves used the spell communion slave he must be after them in the commanders list to have the bonus levels in round one.

[K]

The computer will often refuse to cast spells costing gems if it considers the opposition too feeble.

Also, are you sure the communion slaves were casting Communions Slave or had Slave Matrixes?

[Mr_Dark]

As another (relative) beginner and fellow Texan I can tell you that flaming arrows works fine - I am using it as Marignon with my masses of crossbowmen in an epic struggle with the dark Ermorian legions.

It's got to be a problem with communion - maybe try a test with another spell above the caster's native ability?

[otthegreat]

I'm also a relative beginner and I've noticed that fire arrows seem to be used all the time. Why? Are they a game changing strategy or just something that gives you an extra edge? I'm playing Marignon in MP and not using fire arrows partly to be different but mostly because I'm scared of keeping track of all those fire gems.

[Dedas]

Fire arrows means extra damage (and stun damage from the fire) + armor piercing. The most common way to stop ordinary arrows is with armor and shields. So that is a good reason to use the spell.