Underwater Nations!!!?

HotNifeThruButr · #1 June 24th, 2004, 10:43 AM

Don't forget Broken Empires.

I like how they add themes, which are pretty much new nations in patches instead of expansions.

Nagot Gick Fel · #2 June 24th, 2004, 11:00 AM

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Originally posted by UberPenguin:
I also noticed that Jotunheim (is the only?) doesn't have a "normal" theme, but has "Iron Woods" instead of "normal." The other nations I see all have "Normal" there.

I guess it's due to the way themes were introduced in Dominions 2. In PPP, Utgard was the standard Jotunheim, and Ashen Empire was the standard Ermor. Since these are the only 2 old nations which had their base theme changed, Iron Woods and Broken Empire had to be designed from scratch and got distinctive names, while the other nation's standard themes were just 'imported' from PPP unchanged.

djtool · #3 June 25th, 2004, 01:00 AM

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djtool · #4 June 25th, 2004, 01:00 AM

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djtool · #5 June 25th, 2004, 01:01 AM

the only theme I think you could even do with ryleh is removing all recruitable units except for illithids and starchildren, then provide either multiple voids or a void in every fortress you erect. Then maybe a unit or adjustment of the starchildren for the summons. Maybe make the summonig a little easier that theme.

HOLY TRIPLE POST BATMAN!!!

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Leif_- · #6 June 25th, 2004, 01:20 AM

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Originally posted by djtool:
the only theme I think you could even do with ryleh is removing all recruitable units except for illithids and starchildren, [SNIP]

I don't know - it would be amusing to try and make a theme based on a Call of Cthuluh / Bunnies and Burrows crossover.

Scott Hebert · #7 June 25th, 2004, 01:35 AM

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Originally posted by djtool:
the only theme I think you could even do with ryleh is removing all recruitable units except for illithids and starchildren, then provide either multiple voids or a void in every fortress you erect. Then maybe a unit or adjustment of the starchildren for the summons. Maybe make the summonig a little easier that theme.

Enh. The Void Summons are plenty easy for the base theme, if you set up appropriately. Your Dominion and your Luck scale seem to play a part in the outcome.

BTW, the False Dawn mod is really quite interesting, as an alternative to how standard Rlyeh operates.