2 Things this game desperately needs

[Taqwus]

MaxWilson said:
I'm not sure that I've ever seen a special defender with lootable magic items, other than Bogus, in my limited time so far playing the game.
-Max

Oh, there are. Quite rare, but they exist... special groups of monsters, with pre-selected equipment (some of it unique and non-forgeable) and in some cases magic sites. There's a Paladin named Solaris with unique armor, helmet, sword and shield, for instance. One group includes three Cyclopses, if memory serves.

Might be noted that, unlike monsters hiding in a MoM node, they're vulnerable to remote spells. There's also no special 'one-time bonus' beyond the equipment, that's equivalent to an extra book or two of magic.

[thejeff]

Play with independent strength set to 8 or 9 and you'll find a lot more specially defended provinces.

[vfb]

Here's something that I would find useful in the game:

I'd like it if you could use a tool like the Battleground Editor to actually place two opposing armies on a battlefield, hit a 'go' button, and watch a simulation played out (like Kohan).

Or is that supposed to be part of the learning curve here ?

[MaxWilson]

Maybe it is. I've thought about writing a simulator that would do exactly that--subject to limitations on our knowledge of how things like afflictions work--if there were enough interest.

-Max

[Gandalf Parker]

There are some. Altho there is debate on whether or not they are a "proper battle simulator".
thread on Battle Simulator
I need to get around to improving that.

[vfb]

As always, thank you Gandalf. I should have thought of a 3-province custom map myself, but I'm glad I asked!

[Gandalf Parker]

Here is a better one.
http://www.dom3minions.com/docs/Mini_v3.zip
Updated abit for Dom3.

Here is another link for some who have trouble with the above one.
http://game.dom3minions.com/Mini_v3.zip