I hate horrors

PvK · #1 March 2nd, 2007, 10:56 PM

Yep. I've played hundreds of hours (at least) of Dominions 3 and just recently experience what was I think my first horror attack due to a horror-mark. A Lesser Horror showed up to punish one of my necromancers for using wicked magic items. The necromancer raised over a dozen undead, who took care of the horror before it reached the necromancer.

Of course, there is the point that human players can use various horror magics to evil effect... but there are lots of other very evil uses of magic in Dominions, too. Nature of the beast.

If one really wants to play without worrying about horror marks, though, just mod the horrors into something that's just a nuisance (like a black hawk or something), as was done when the Hunter of Heroes bug was active.

PvK

Xietor · #2 March 27th, 2007, 12:54 AM

I think most SC's with good items can beat Horror. If you are horror marked keep 5 elite body guards. I think staff of storms will prevent horror from flying up to you.

If that premise is correct(it stops most things from flying)
then your sc has time to buff with spells and your body guards may be able to slow it down a good bit, if not kill it.

Taqwus · #3 March 27th, 2007, 01:14 AM

SoS isn't all that helpful, except to do lightning damage (to which, if memory serves, they're generally not resistant). And if you're interested in doing elemental damage, Phoenix Rod might be a better pick as incinerate is 100-prec.

Edi · #4 March 27th, 2007, 02:10 AM

Cheaper to make too and air gems have a wider variety of uses than fire to boot.

Xietor · #5 March 27th, 2007, 11:06 AM

staff of storms prevents flying units from flying. that keeps them from flying up to you in 1 turn.

Graeme Dice · #6 March 27th, 2007, 11:08 AM

Horrors, storm demons, elemental air queens, and Caelum Storm Guard and Storm Generals can all fly in storms. I might have missed someone else that can fly during a storm.

Reverend Zombie · #7 March 27th, 2007, 11:15 AM

Yomi tengus supposedly fly in storms, but I never tested.

Edi · #8 March 27th, 2007, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Graeme Dice said:
Horrors, storm demons, elemental air queens, and Caelum Storm Guard and Storm Generals can all fly in storms. I might have missed someone else that can fly during a storm.

Tempest Warriors from EA Caelum (I think), all Tengus, air elementals and possibly a few more units as well. There were a surprising number of stormflyers among the units.