Rlyeh newbie getting massacred by AI...any tips?

[Evilhomer]

Don't forget Dominion is affected by the number of temples you build(5 per point). So your starting level does not matter that much except for blessed troops.

This is supposed to be true, but i belive it is buggy. Basically the "Power" of your dominion scale is unaffected by the number of temples, of course each temple spreads dominion in themself.