Caelum questions, both themes.

[Zurai]

Originally posted by fahdiz:
Wingless, for a capitol-only unit, are worse than worthless.

Check the morale on Wingless.

With other nations, I'll occasionally stack higher-morale units in each squad to help with the morale checks...but with Caelum's low-morale regulars, and without good sacred units, this doesn't work very well - at least not in my limited experience.

Wingless + Mammoth.

How do other Caelum players overcome Caelum's weaknesses and capitalize on their strengths? I think they're my favorite nation thus far (in terms of theme, and in the *theory* of how their armies should work) but I have some serious long-term viability problems using them.

Don't use fliers exclusively. That's just a losing proposition - as you've pointed out, they're too fragile. Add ground based units such as Mammoth + Wingless squads (I do a 1:2 ratio, usually 5 mammoths 10 wingless), independant archers, and screens of temple guards. Use pure flier units to harrass the enemy while your ground pounders attack the front lines.

I don't get your complaint about not being able to research; Caelum has the absolute cheapest high level mages in the game. High Seraphim are only 175 gold! Buy them! Lots of them! If you took a magic scale, just use the lower ones for researching, they're even more cost effective.