Help with Vanheim

[Nerfix]

Hmmm, how much the Owl Quils will speed up research? And were they 1 or 2 Air?

[Warhammer]

I think owl quills are two air.

How do you turn the dragon from man to dragon? I think part of my problem might be derring do. I could be expanding too slowly rather than risk battles with few troops. Plus, I am researching Evo to 2/3 before researching Const, I should probably reverse that.

[josh_f]

Early on you can use Vandrotts to take weak independents using shock wave. Remember to get lightning resistance to 100% before doing this.

Later in the game give a Vandrott a Staff of Storms, a ring of tame lightning, and some air gems, and then cloud trapeze him onto armies scripted to cast summon storm power and then Wrathful Skies. This combo can destroy small armies if they are not prepared.

[Boron]

josh_f said:
Early on you can use Vandrotts to take weak independents using shock wave. Remember to get lightning resistance to 100% before doing this.

Later in the game give a Vandrott a Staff of Storms, a ring of tame lightning, and some air gems, and then cloud trapeze him onto armies scripted to cast summon storm power and then Wrathful Skies. This combo can destroy small armies if they are not prepared.

For this combo imho Turins old AQ combo works best.

1 SC AQ, and 1-2 supporting AQs, which have a staff of storms, cast wrathful skies and living clouds.

This combo, when executed properly, can kill almost any army.

Well at least could in Dom2, have not seen it yet in a Dom3 mp .

[Warhammer]

What is an AQ?

[Morkilus]

Queen of Elemental Air.

[Nerfix]

Air Queen, everybody's favourite supercombatnant because their lightnings are fiver times HOTTER than the surface of the sun.

[Meglobob]

Warhammer said:
I think owl quills are two air.

How do you turn the dragon from man to dragon? I think part of my problem might be derring do. I could be expanding too slowly rather than risk battles with few troops. Plus, I am researching Evo to 2/3 before researching Const, I should probably reverse that.

Select change shape (instead of defend order), u can do it in tactical combat, (just script, cast spell, change shape or whatever), as well. I start off as mage, cast spells, then change to dragon to play with the little people.

[thejeff]

Actually Wrathful Skies can destroy large armies in they're not prepared.
Unless they can kill the caster before it goes off. Which since they can't fly and arrows are hampered by the storm...