MP game: Nations at War. Started!

jeffr · #1 April 19th, 2005, 12:48 AM

Ah well, back to the drawing board

CUnknown · #2 April 19th, 2005, 12:49 AM

What happened? It looks like you won the battle, Jeffr. Did you kill any AQ's? How are your forces looking?

jeffr · #3 April 19th, 2005, 01:56 AM

What's the term I'm looking for? Ah, yes, "Not Exactly"

I lost the battle of the Feldan Forest. I'm still besieging the fort with a few hawks. Why would you say it looks like I won the battle?

CUnknown · #4 April 19th, 2005, 02:03 AM

I don't have a spy there.. I thought you won because you still were seiging the castle. I mean, Jurri didn't win the battle completely, right? If he did, he'd be in full ownership of the province.

jeffr · #5 April 19th, 2005, 02:04 AM

I didn't kill any Air Queens, although he has one there, along with a load of other crap. I did charm an Arch Devil and the Pocket Knight, who promptly became paralyzed and dead, respectively. He summoned so many skeletons it brought my old graphics card to it's knees. My surviving guys eventually routed, dying as they had nowhere to go.

Jurri · #6 April 19th, 2005, 05:37 AM

Heh, I wanted the strategical advantage of moving first, hence I didn't try to break siege. Besides, jeffr could have reinforced his army if I had broken siege.

The skeletons were just a fall-back plan, sorry to have killed your machine

I couldn't watch the battle through myself, as relief-casting seems to be too much for even my machine to handle when there are a couple thousand dudes on the battlefield. Apparently my counter-charmer got the AD back, or else CU is running some version other than 2.15 and I never lost it in the first place...

What I don't get is how could my mummy have lost a magic duel... He had astral 2 base, a skullcap, 8 communion slaves, power of the spheres cast, for a total of S7. Against your S2 guys he should have either won or both should have died (1/36 chance); however, the second duel killed my guy yet yours lived! Is magic duel still bugged as all hell?

You, too, would have benefited from securing a retreat, if you guys don't mind me sounding like a broken record... 10 of your mages survived the battle as did 14 centaurs or some such!

Jurri · #7 April 19th, 2005, 07:18 AM

Oh, man, sorry CU! You're gonna hate this one... The battle in Resting Heghts, that was what I call lame! (Although I had prepared for the possibility by choosing the defensive side via teleport, I hoped my Draco would be able to attack your mages at some point due to some glitch in the imps.) The one in Meer, well, you're likely to hate it as much, but I hope it will give you insight to the whole WS/AQ/Air Elemental matter.

jeffr: You continue to surprise me. That Moloch totally blind-sided me! Other than that it's looking a bit glum for you guys. That is to say, it's looking good for me!

Alneyan · #8 April 19th, 2005, 07:42 AM

Interesting: it is at least the second time Magic Duel doesn't quite work as expected. My current hunch is that Light of the Northern Star doesn't affect Magic Duel results (and/or perhaps Power of the Spheres); don't ask me why I think those spells are the problem. Another option, of course, is that the spell still doesn't work as intended. Hmm, that deserves a quick test...

CUnknown · #9 April 19th, 2005, 11:41 AM

Believe me, Jurri, that first battle before gave me plenty of insight into the whole AQ thing. Without mental attacks or lightning immunity, there's not a whole lot you can do. There really should be an item that allows you to fly in storms or something, it's too much of an advantage for only one type of SC to have.

Yeah, the Resting Heights battle was lame. But, omg is your pretender powerful as hell. I hope that thing costs a lot of points!

I give when you give, Jeffr.