usefulness of the high-end Construction summons?

[HoneyBadger]

Baalz: I was thinking in terms of a mod Nation that had the ability to "set up" battlefields in which Clockwork Horrors weren't affected by fatigue. Possibly a PD situation, where the only PD was an immobile, no attack unit that *just* supported Clockwork Horrors, which you'd have to purchase.

To further elaborate on the idea, it might be interesting to have PD that gave you 4 separate units, each of which helped your units fight better on the terrain, but didn't do anything, by themselves.

[Epaminondas]

How do people use Clockwork Horrors, given that their insane Fatigue issues? As throwaway troops to soften the opponent and/or absorb the initial melee rush? Or are there less obvious uses?

[MaxWilson]

Originally Posted by Epaminondas

How do people use Clockwork Horrors, given that their insane Fatigue issues? As throwaway troops to soften the opponent and/or absorb the initial melee rush? Or are there less obvious uses?

I've never used them, but I've had them used against me and they're pretty lethal for a couple of rounds. That says to me that you need a critical mass so that the battles are quick--which is exactly what you'd expect from wind-up troops. Maybe combine half an army's worth of Clockwork Horrors (~100 horrors) with Mass Flight + Quickening, and set the horrors on "Attack Rearmost". I can see that eating an equivalent-sized army pretty quickly, before they even get any buffs off.

-Max