Just got rolled by AI Neifel. What did I do wrong?

[Stryke11]

Thanks for all the replies!

It was the Tyrande map. It was late in the game but I don't know the turn number, sorry. I started the stalemate with about half the provinces, but it seems the map has "better" provinces in the south, where the AI was. Forests, plains, etc, while I was in the wasteland section. My income was about 1000 a turn (profit, with upkeep already taken out), but it went as high as 1500 at one point before I started being worn down.

I am getting my troop numbers by the province reports, so all 500 troops in those armies may not have been all giants (and I know reports are sometimes wrong) but there were definitely 3-4 extremely large armies of mostly giants at any one point.

I think, from what I read above, that I neglected magic big time and that cost me in the long run.

With a W9F9 bless, and needing lots of income and production for Helheim troops, what do you sacrifice for points? Death scales? Misfortune?

[Theonlystd]

not using magic is teh prob id say..


When i've went against the Ai Helheim there mages have made me pay a terrible price cause of the air magic.

[Gandalf Parker]

If you feel that magic is something you would be forced to use, then you might look at Ulm. It tends to stress armored troops and low magic. In fact, you can get away with taking minuses in magic and push your dominion hard in front of your heavily armored armies.

Thats what I love about Dominions. The most powerful thing you can do isnt to learn other peoples methods. Its finding the nation that best matches your style of play.

[Sandman]

My national dwarf mages I had research as well, but every three turns or so, due to a huge death gem income, I had them summon up an army led by a bane lord of ghosts, pale riders, behemoths, and that one shadow skull-head dog ethereal summon.

If you've got a huge death gem income, forge loads of skull mentors and your research problems will be over. Heck, you could even go for owl quills as well.