Last DOM-I PBEM party

[Nerfix]

Originally posted by Kristoffer O:
Nations available: Abysia (one theme), Pythium (one), Ulm (one), C'tis (two), Arcoscephale (none), Jotun (two), Machaka (none).

Ouch. All the boring nations(counting out Jotun and Machaka)...

Anyway, i think we should make multiple Dom II demo PBEM games.

And i'm Machaka.

[ October 24, 2003, 22:23: Message edited by: Nerfix ]

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by Nerfix:

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Originally posted by Kristoffer O:
Nations available: Abysia (one theme), Pythium (one), Ulm (one), C'tis (two), Arcoscephale (none), Jotun (two), Machaka (none).

Ouch. All the boring nations(counting out Jotun and Machaka)...

Anyway, i think we should make multiple Dom II demo PBEM games.

And i'm Machaka.

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Hmmmm so who is the "no one picks this" underdog in that group? I guess the closest I see would be Jotunheim so I will speak up for Jotun

[Kristoffer O]

Abysia: Default and Blood of Humans (more humanbreds less abysians).

Pythium: Default (legionaries remade) and Serpent Cult (no theurgs, but serpent priests (n2w2r1p3) and sacred serpent cataphracts and sacred hydrae).

Ulm: Default (new sapper and siege engineer) and Iron Faith (no master smiths, but Black Priests with inquisition power and forge bonus (e1r1p3) and sacred Black Templars).

C'tis: Default (new holy serpent dancer), Desert Tombs (Unholy mummy priests as well as living lizard kings, no serpent dancer) and Miasma (swamp guards recruitable in all fortresses, no sauromancers or serpent dancers, but new marsh master (n2d2w1r1) and special dominion effects).

Arco: New sacred unit - Heart Companions

Jotun: Default (no norns nor seithkonur, but new gygja giant sorceress and vaetti hag), Utgård (norns, seithkonur and human warriors but no vaettir or gygjor) and Niefelheim (Niefel giants but no norns, seithkonur or vaettir).

Machaka: Lots of new stuff!

[Saber Cherry]

Huh, well I'll go Pythium, unless whoever claimed Pythium for the Dom I game wants it. In which case I'll go Ulm. Are conditionals allowed? =)

[Saber Cherry]

Originally posted by Kristoffer O:
Abysia: Default and Blood of Humans (more humanbreds less abysians).

I always thought humanbreds were overpriced, especially considering the description of how they breed quickly to be ideal for filling out armies. They seemed to be pricier but inferior to garnet amazons, which I never made because they were overpriced. And Abysia didn't benefit much from a growth scale, though I always took it cause they're so strapped for cash. Am I alone in this?

-Cherry

[Psitticine]

Originally posted by Catquiet:
Dibs on R'lyeh.

Psitticine, could you give me some info on R'lyeh in Dom II? I especially want to know about hybrids, holy units, and the site that allows the summoning of elder things. Also someone mentioned an Ancient Kraken pretender that can recover from battle afflictions, what are it's stats?

My editing partner, the Bionic Giraffe, has played much more of R'lyeh than I have, so I think I'll let her answer this one.

From hence speaketh the Giraffe (Iä! Iä!):

You can send mages into the Void Gate to summon random beings from the Void. There is a good variety of things that can be summoned, some of which are very useful and powerful, but sometimes the summoned creatures attack and kill the mage who summoned them. Also, there is a chance that the mage's mind will be fried. If that happens, he can't cast spells, so he becomes of little use except for cannon fodder. I recommend sending Star Children into the Void Gate, because if their minds are fried, you can still use them as scouts.

Hybrids are the result of the mating of a human female with a Deep One. You normally do not have access to Hybrid Soldiers or Hybrid Lords unless you conquer a province that borders the ocean, and then recuit from that province. These are pre-set units; you don't get to crossbreed them yourself.

R'lyeh has no holy units...or mounted units.

The Ancient Kraken has 230 hit points and is cold and poison resistant, but does not regenerate. It is somewhat limited, since it cannot leave the sea.

Hope this answers your questions!

BG

[Pocus]

wow thats a lot of infos in a single thread!

speaking of the demo, what are the restrictions when it comes to hosting? I suppose this is the demo which command how the hosting is done?
Can a demo binary host a full game (with full nations, etc.). I ask that to know if a server can be set without an additional licence.

The demo is rather restricting on races availability by the way. I thought you would just put the 40 turns limit (with perhaps 2-3 races suppressed). Oh well I suppose few pbem games will be tried in demo mode. I hope this wont be too detrimental for new comers which want to play a bit before buying.

Psitticine :
About the Void Gate : You seem to imply that several mages can enter simultaneously the site, is it true? Does others sites are like this one? This is a new feature in doms II, and very interesting I would say.

Saber :
Generally speaking defence is very high priced in dominions. So you will often think that units like amazons are too costly, with for example the pegasi rider at 50 gp. Depending on how you use them, they are worth the price, or not (being shoot at by missiles units is a sure way of not having the benefit of high def).