Cross-Breading - Page 2

DominionsFan · #11 April 23rd, 2006, 04:53 PM

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Nerfix said:
Luck scale does affect it as far as I know.

Yeah I made a search on the forum, and I figured it out also. I think xbreeding can be a good strat with a high luck scale, but I never tried it yet.

Oversway · #12 April 24th, 2006, 11:08 AM

I'll try it out in an sp game with turmoil and luck scales. I may use Pan, although I wonder how many of the expensive non sacred mages I can afford with those scales. Mictlan might be a better choice.

Ygorl · #13 April 24th, 2006, 11:48 AM

I don't think I ever managed to cross-breed a baguette.

shovah · #14 April 24th, 2006, 12:42 PM

same here, basalisks and a few others but never baguettes.

Oversway · #15 April 24th, 2006, 01:40 PM

After trying it out real quick, I think Pan might not be the best choice. With high turmoil, you are already pumping out tons of meanads: you don't need even more fodder. Marginon df may have more use for them.

Gandalf Parker · #16 April 24th, 2006, 01:46 PM

Maenads are great but they are all the same attack/defense. Putting them in with cross-breeding or summon-animals helps alot

Saber Cherry · #17 April 25th, 2006, 06:56 AM

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Ygorl said:
I don't think I ever managed to cross-breed a baguette.

I think you have to bake them. If you try to cross-breed a baguette, the other people in the bakery might start rumors about you...

Ygorl · #18 April 25th, 2006, 12:20 PM

I always suspected I was doing something wrong - though, I must confess, I was thinking more along the lines of needing a higher luck scale than of needing a bakery.

NTJedi · #19 April 25th, 2006, 05:35 PM

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Saber Cherry said:
None are worth GOR. Some are pretty nice, though, if you have high luck. The 'standard' ones are fodder, and you can pick out the good ones based on their size.

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Slaves are so valuable, and crossbreeds so fragile, that I almost never crossbreed. However, they take no upkeep, so I occasionally crossbreed for patrollers. I rarely take Luck, though. Crossbreeding might work well for luck/turmoil Pangaea, since it can cast with native mages.

If you're going to GOR any crossbreeding units do the Ettin. I also rarely crossbreed units because the blood slaves can almost always be spent better elsewhere, most of these units need food, most of these units are weak, and I recall the Unit Guide listing them as having a gold upkeep... unlike other units from blood magic.

Oversway · #20 April 25th, 2006, 05:59 PM

I tried it out with marignon df, and I think it can be a fun sp strat but not worth it for mp. Even with high luck you do not get that many good units for the blood. The weaker ones are better than milia, but not by enough to spend your blood on them. I cannot think of a nation that would find them useful.

If you are playing for fun, the grotesque looks worthwhile to GOR, as well as the ettin. Maybe the chimera, draco lion, or cockatrice, since you are just playing for the heck of it

I was trying to think how to mod crossbreeding to be worthwhile. You could lower the blood slaves and/or research level, yet another way to generate fodder isn't that great. I'd rather see the units be more interesting. More protection would be a big help, most of them have less than 10. More abilities would also be a plus.