Yet another "Wouldn't it be cool if…" thread

[st.patrik]

Originally posted by Psitticine:
I would also think it'd be illogical for (to use your example) Ulm to recruit Arcocephalean Priestesses, given the cultural and religious differences between the two peoples. Most of the unique units come from unique viewpoints. It might make sense to be able to recruit, say, Longbowmen no matter what nation you are, but would the Knights of the Chalice really fight for Ermor if their homeland were to be conquered?

Probably not, I suppose, but then again does it make sense for any independant - say Amazon Sorceresses - to turn around and fight for the nation that just conquered (and enslaved!) their budding civilization?

One clarification though: I wasn't suggesting that you be able to recruit all of a captured nation's troops - just the one's provided by the magic site in the nation's capital. So (unless things are changed in Dom II) no Knights of the Chalice, and no Arco priestesses - For Arco the unit (in Dom I) provided by the magic site is the Astrologer, and for Marignon, the Grand Master.

Still, maybe you (Johan) are right that it would mess up the diversity of the nations too much.

[ October 03, 2003, 05:00: Message edited by: st.patrik ]

[johan osterman]

Originally posted by st.patrik:


One clarification though: I wasn't suggesting that you be able to recruit all of a captured nation's troops - just the one's provided by the magic site in the nation's capital. So (unless things are changed in Dom II) no Knights of the Chalice, and no Arco priestesses - For Arco the unit (in Dom I) provided by the magic site is the Astrologer, and for Marignon, the Grand Master.

Still, maybe you (Johan) are right that it would mess up the diversity of the nations too much.

Problem with being able to recruit site specific units from home provinces is that for example in Pythium, you would be able to recruit Arch Theurgs, not the more mundane theurgs and acolytes. In a beta build of dom1 you could do what you suggested but because the troops that you got where the most exclusive and unique of the nation. If anything the opposite would make more sense, that youcould recruit theurgs and acolytes, legionnares and gladiators, but not Archtheurgs.

[st.patrik]

Originally posted by johan osterman:
Problem with being able to recruit site specific units from home provinces is that for example in Pythium, you would be able to recruit Arch Theurgs, not the more mundane theurgs and acolytes. In a beta build of dom1 you could do what you suggested but because the troops that you got where the most exclusive and unique of the nation. If anything the opposite would make more sense, that youcould recruit theurgs and acolytes, legionnares and gladiators, but not Archtheurgs.

That's a valid point, although I actually wouldn't want to be able to recruit most of those lesser units. But maybe you're right that the unique units are just too powerful for it to make sense. I'll accept that.