MA TC mage does not need lab - bug?

[Sombre]

This can be fixed with a mod without changing the paths of the unit, I believe.

You just give it the same random picks, but also 1 in each path, then give it a -1 magicboost applied to all paths. I think that would mean it requires a lab. Could be wrong though.

[Sombre]

I'll tell you what does confuse me though - why doesn't MA TienChi have a mortal emperor? It has the jade one, but not the divine one, despite being the most imperial nation in the game. Unless I missed something in the pretender select screen.

[Folket]

Perhaps the Then Chi emperors are very secular and not claiming godhod as emperors from other nations.

[thejeff]

It's true for all of them. I hope it doesn't get changed.

Especially for those mages that have less than 100% chance of getting magic at all. LA Man has Judges and the spy Magisters that may have magic.

I've always seen it as a special feature of some of the weak mages.

[Edratman]

I don't see it as a bug, just as some minor game feature benefitting very weak mages. I put labs in all my castles and unless the lab was destroyed by an event or I'm real short of money, very few turns elapse when I have a castle without a lab.

[Morkilus]

I hope it's WAD. I really like these kind of mages and wish there were more of them. Aren't there some indie mages that only require a temple, for example?

[Zeldor]

You need lab to research anyway and that mages are best for that. I was just curious if it was desired or not.

[Edratman]

Morkilus said:
I hope it's WAD. I really like these kind of mages and wish there were more of them. Aren't there some indie mages that only require a temple, for example?

I have encountered some indy priests that have a chance of a path that only need a temple.

One time I remember getting a mage with 1B that didn't need either a temple or a lab. This mage was on the same site as a 3E regular mage that needed a lab and I'm almost positive you could also recruit those camel looking things there.