False Horror

[Azhur]

Boron said:
You gave me a good fight until now anyways already though i still don't understand why you attacked me only a few turns after our NAP and why you didn't continue your war with Ulm.

Thanks.. well I thought that it would've been easier to commit a surprise invasion against your nation, but as said before, it didn't go too smoothly. Nevertheless it was a good game till it lasted (for my part) and I most certainly gained valuable information for my next MP-attempt.

[Boron]

Azhur said:
Thanks.. well I thought that it would've been easier to commit a surprise invasion against your nation, but as said before, it didn't go too smoothly. Nevertheless it was a good game till it lasted (for my part) and I most certainly gained valuable information for my next MP-attempt.

Me too . I didn't know that Centaurs are so tough . If i hadn't had the false horrors i think i would have had nothing cost effective to stop them . If i would have been e.g. Man or Machaka your Centaurs would have probably overrun me . Even with my False Horrors , AQs etc. you put up a damn tough fight . Good Game Azhur

[Huzurdaddi]

You would think that Thurges and communicants would be perfectly cost effective against Centaurs. Quickened Orb lighting, falling frost, thunderstike, ensalve mind, and soul slay would work dandy against Centaurs.

However it's not as cost effective as false horrors since the false horrors do the job and don't require the communicants.

[Boron]

Huzurdaddi said:
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However it's not as cost effective as false horrors since the false horrors do the job and don't require the communicants.

Yeah my tests with communicants were not too pleasant . If you have only a few they die in every battle because of fatigue , if you have a lot then this army is a perfect prey for rain of stones and the like . So i now don't use communicants anymore as Pythium because in earlygame the false horror is imo good enough and later i can make a staff of storms or banner of northern star and then i have at least a2 or s3 on all theurgs , thats enough for me . My pythiumgoal is anyways always to reach lategame and then win by hoarding

[Bluebird]

I really have made good experience with bows against horrors. A simple and cheap solution if you don't want to invest more.

[Azhur]

Bluebird said:
I really have made good experience with bows against horrors. A simple and cheap solution if you don't want to invest more.

Noticed that too when I was using FH-tactic on SP with Caelum.. my bowmen killed my own FHs, so that tactic didn't work too well. That's probably a good thing, since Caelum is still arguably one of the strongest nations there is.

[Ironhawk]

Yeah bows should make short work of horrors. I havent fought a horror spam in a while but im guessing the AI probably gives false horrors a pretty high targetting priority too since they are easy kills, like longdead.

Slightly off topic question: Is rain of stones considered a missle? Will air shield protect you?

Boron said:
Yeah my tests with communicants were not too pleasant . If you have only a few they die in every battle because of fatigue , if you have a lot then this army is a perfect prey for rain of stones and the like . So i now don't use communicants anymore as Pythium because in earlygame the false horror is imo good enough and later i can make a staff of storms or banner of northern star and then i have at least a2 or s3 on all theurgs , thats enough for me . My pythiumgoal is anyways always to reach lategame and then win by hoarding