EA Game "A Blessing in Disguise"

MrSparkle · #1 February 3rd, 2008, 05:59 PM

Actually 200 tax patrolling your home province even if you are losing is a good idea as you can simultaneously defend your production center and make a profit. As long as one doesn't pillage and destroy the castle on top of that, I don't think that can be considered scorched earth.

I have never played early age Caelum but those eagle kings look like they have the potential to destroy entire armies depending on how far up the research tree you are, so I doubt all is lost.

vfb · #2 February 6th, 2008, 03:21 AM

It looks like Marverni is going to stale again, since hEad has officially left the game. Can we please either have them set to AI, or else turn off the timer while we search for a sub. No one's going to want to jump in and take over a nation that is both being invaded and has repeatedly staled.

Digress · #3 February 6th, 2008, 06:34 AM

Yomi has been completely defeated. My turmoil/luck scales yielded a rich crop of brigands and "one fifth of the population as left for greener pastures" events. Got some goodies as well, that I was completely unable to put to good use.

Have given Ulm a healthy leg up if nothing else ....

Nikolai · #4 February 6th, 2008, 01:45 PM

Set Marverni to AI. No one takes beaten nations. We are wasting time.

Hadrian_II · #5 February 6th, 2008, 06:56 PM

ok, marveni should go ai before the next turn hosts.

Nikolai · #6 February 7th, 2008, 02:45 PM

Question to all players, but especially host:

Do we allow use of shortlisted bug "Cast battlefield enchantment and retreat mage"? This makes enchantment last until all troops are gone. Some combinations of enchantment are unbeatable.

I am asking because it was just used on me in other game, which I am quitting. I would like to know exact interpretation of rules in this game.

Two scenarios:

1. Two units on field. One has "Staff of Storms", casts "Wrathful Skies", and retreats. Other stays and fight.

2. Two units on field. One casts "Mist of Deception" and retreats. Other has "Staff of Storms", casts "Wrathful Skies", and retreats.

Do we allow either? My preference is:

"No" on 1, "No" on 2.

Tichy · #7 February 7th, 2008, 02:56 PM

My impression is that both of these are known bugs, and that therefore exploiting them is cheating unless agreed-upon house rules specifically dictate otherwise.

But I've also seen a compromise position: it's ok for a mage to cast a spell like that and then have the last of his or her scripted commands (i.e. the main command after the five commander scripts) be retreat, because it can never be verified whether a mid-battle retreat is due to a script or to a morale check.

In any case, using this exploit should be considered in Very Bad Taste. And we are nothing if not tasteful gods...