Slight chance of horor mark(O really)

Micah · #1 May 21st, 2008, 05:51 PM

The manual is full of lies.

NTJedi · #2 May 21st, 2008, 05:58 PM

All the items say "slight chance" of horror mark... yet some are definitely more likely than others.

Edi · #3 May 21st, 2008, 06:13 PM

Did you read the description of the Forbidden Light? That there is some major Bad Juju and it has an absolutely massive chance of putting a fairly powerful horror mark on the bearer.

Robe of the Magi is likewise a very powerful item, so it does bear a stronger horrormark than e.g. Lightless Lantern or some of the other items. No idea what the exact chances and horrormark strengths are, as I do not have precise information on that.

chrispedersen · #4 May 21st, 2008, 08:22 PM

I have used lanterns many many times.. and never once gotten horror marked. Talking 20-30 mages equipped easily.. for 20-30 turns..

Perhaps it depends on nations and scales?

Xietor · #5 May 21st, 2008, 08:25 PM

There is nothing "slight" about the horror mark one gets from the Forbidden Light lol. Horrors show up on a fairly constant basis. And it is not too long before doom horrors come.

Xietor · #6 May 21st, 2008, 06:14 PM

I am not advocating change so much as pointing out errors in the manual. At one point I think there was an effort being made to make it substantially correct.

I do think the chance of a horror mark should be removed from the Tome of High power, as the item is not that powerful, and for what you get at constr 8, it does not seem appropriate to burden it with the horror mark affliction.

But the Tome of High Power does seem to have a lower chance of horror marking a mage then the Forbidden Light and the Robe of the Magi.

Edi · #7 May 21st, 2008, 06:25 PM

Manual is much harder to fix than problems like typos in the game, because they'd need to do whole new print runs of it. I can ask about that, though.

kasnavada · #8 May 21st, 2008, 07:22 PM

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All the items say "slight chance" of horror mark... yet some are definitely more likely than others.

AFAIK it means chance of a slight horror mark rather than slight chance of an horror mark...

NTJedi · #9 May 21st, 2008, 09:13 PM

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Edi said:
Manual is much harder to fix than problems like typos in the game, because they'd need to do whole new print runs of it. I can ask about that, though.

ShrapnelGames should send a PM to all regulars on the Dominions forums and ask if they'd be interested in purchasing an updated manual for $XX.xx which includes shipping.

Aezeal · #10 May 22nd, 2008, 04:57 AM

seriously... I doubt a new manual would be bought by many for a few changes.. a lot is known already.. they should just improve manual and send it with new games sold