Invisible Swarm III: over

[jeffr]

Jurri, do you have eyes everywhere?

I got him, but I still suffered heavy losses and had to retreat from the field, leaving my WatchTower besieged by a bunch of savage Jaguars. And Boron can just raise him again with little effort using his mass of priests. But it is better without Ratte-face around for a turn or two at least

Does anyone know off-hand if clams and the other gem hoarding items were increased in cost or paths in Zen's item mod? I heard he got rid of the Blood Thorn as a useful weapon and made the Wraith Sword a situational weapon in an attempt to encourage the use of a variety of weapons. Variety is good.

I know I tried a little variety by summoning some Horned Serpents in the early game. Didn't work particularly well, but maybe I didn't use them in the right situation. I think CUnknown has some Iron Pigs with him. I'll have to look those up.

[Aku]

all hoarding items got increased in item mod

clams are 2s2w so 10w10s gem cost

fetish i think is 2n2f

blood stone is 4b1e

[PashaDawg]

CUnknown said:
I will slow it to 72 hour host.

Thanks!

[CUnknown]

"...and made the Wraith Sword a situational weapon..."

This is an understatement. I would say: "...he got rid of the Blood Thorn as a weapon and got rid of Wraith and Hell Swords as useful weapons." -10 damage does not a weapon make, in my book. Or at least a useful weapon.

[Aku]

There are strength buffing weapons and the heroic ability heroic strength. Also they will still work against low prot troops without strength buffing items.

[Boron]

I just wanted to do my turn but the server seems down.

[CUnknown]

Server is back up!

Aku-- No matter what strength, I think someone with a sword of sharpness will be more cost effective than with a Wraithsword under Zen's item mod. Definitely with a real weapon, like a Flambeau, Fire Brand, etc.

[Aku]

I love zens mods including the item mod. It gives variety to weapons instead of everyone using a blood thorn.

[jeffr]

Yeah, I agree. Anything that encourages something different than the standard loadouts is Ok with me. If the Wraith and Hell Swords suffer because of it, so be it.

But then again, I never really liked the power that the Life/Fatigue draining weapons gave SCs, so that's probably why I don't care that they've been nerfed so much in the item mod.

[jeffr]

Oh, and what are the odds that 3 successive Earth Attacks will target the same commander in a province? I had three commanders, I think, in the proince and one guy got hit three times in row, with the last attack doing the job. Damn.