Computer Enemy Dominion Spread Is So FAST!

[Lazy_Perfectionist]

RE: Tjudy, Overdrive

Language is hardly logical, but here's my guess on the overdrive thingamajig. Now, it goes without saying Im neither a linguistic or automotive expert, but this is the internet, so I'm saying it anyways.

Overdrive was like the last gear in transmission, and offered some improved fuel efficiency by Lowering the RPMs. But it could only be reached at 45 mph. So...

I guess that putting early expansion into overdrive does not refer to the acceleration, per se, but getting your expansion going fast enough it becomes efficient? Or rather, going fast enough you can coast along on less effort?

Hmm... also, stationing a prophet strategically within your borders can also help push your dominion in the right directions. If you have a very high dominion score, then make sure to designate a prophet ASAP. Your pretender generates two temple checks, your prophet... I'm not certain. But if you start with an awake pretender and get a prophet, then counting your starting temple your dominion will spread four times as fast as a start with only the temple.

[Edratman]

RE Overdrive

I can't say with any certainty the derivation of the idiom, but my theory is based on the fact that most people have no idea how a car (or anything else) actually works, and the actual intricacies of the overdrive gear was a mystery wrapped in an enigma. But everyone knew that if you were going fast that you wanted to be in "overdrive", thus the term became synonymous with high speed. Any additional factors, such as acceleration, were complications beyond most people.

As for the original inquiry from Apples, I suspect you made the same mistake I did in my first couple of games. You either didn't want to waste points on dominion or because the candles for dominion are located in the upper left on the scales chart you didn't even realize that they were available to be modified.

[apples]

I think my god's dominion is like 4 and the computer AI was set to advanced. Guess that explains my weak dominion and computer player's army.

[llamabeast]

A common recommendation is to take at least 6 in dominion.

[Lazy_Perfectionist]

There are several common reasons people go for less dominion.

Bad scales that they want to outrun.
Cheap, quality priests of at least level 2 (Ctis), and somewhere specific to put the rest of their points.

As an interesting fact, priests can raise your dominion above your pretender's natural level. With a temple and t2 priests preaching, you may see this, but with t1 priests, you're out of luck, unless you have a ridiculously bad dominion scale.

[Valandil]

I think it was Gandalf who,in Dom 2, played a domstrength 2ish triple bless mictlan, neglecting to push his scales with sacrifice, and relying on uberbless sacreds.

[Folket]

Two sacreds a turn with Mictlan? Sounds like a very bad idea. At least strange and many ideas from Gandalf are strange. Probably bad and strange.