I think I now understand Cohen

[Stormbinder]

archaeolept said:
I'm just hoping this game can be salvaged. It was my first time playing as mictlan, and I was enjoying the difference.

Hey, let's not dramatise the situation too much. Game has been a lot of fun so far for everybody, as far as I can tell from speaking with players. 4 nations in close race with each other, no newbies, no AIs, no regular "cheese" due to the rules preventing it, interesting map, etc. Nothing have been ruined so far, so there is no need for salvaging. Machaka has not missed any turns, it has been fighing me to the best of thier abilities, constantly counterraiding me and killing several of my vans and SCs in addition to my troops. I am sure they will continue their struggle under Mark's leadership. I've turned off quickhost to help Mark get into game, as he requested.

[Ozymandias]

For what its worth I believe that maiming weapons penetrate mirror image in the same way that life draining ones do; i.e. you hit an image but the target still suffers the fatigue drain or limb chopping or whatever.