Pernicious Peanut - Newbie only 4 player game (Running)

[Jorus]

ErikM,
I know you tried to arrange the extension, but what's not clear to me (and to you?) is why it didn't work. I have no complaint at all.

Maerlande,
Sorry, but apparently there is a mis-understanding. I asked for the extension, ErikM thought he had arranged it (and so posted) but the server processed the turn on schedule ignoring the extension - before I ever had a chance to submit my orders. ErikM indicates he tried to contact you about a rollback, but as I had indicated at the time it was not worth the effort. And the matter dropped.
I still vote for consistency and not arbitrary extensions. It just causes problems.

Regards, Jorus

[Maerlande]

Dome up Kupiko. And use a ton of scouts with your armies. The scouts may get hit instead.

[ErikM]

You could also forge the air shields/armor that protect against arrows. I think they work against ritual arrows too.

[Maerlande]

http://dom3.servegame.com/wiki/Seeking_Arrow

[Jorus]

Jeez, as if he needs any help - you have to give him the secrets to my arrows also! And I missed his blasted Masters of the Five Elements.
Good guess, Kupiko!

Caelum

[ErikM]

Originally Posted by Jorus

Jeez, as if he needs any help

Believe me, he does now.

And speaking of arrows, please keep the arrows OUT of this particular engagement or I will be very unhappy at fighting a half-butted battle.

(Also those armies in the screenshot are costing me a third of my income in upkeep so I'd just as well lose a ton of them in an epic showdown.)

[Kupiko]

Haha nice..looking forward to it

[ErikM]

There was a battle in Ireme. Most of the province has been conquered blah blah.

Ctis losses:
0/10 commanders, 145/222 units, 20/20 undead.
Tien Chi losses:
7/26 commanders, 59/222 units, 5/6 magic beings.

So... I won and have now besieged the fortress, but at a fairly heavy cost in units. TC had to bring out a buttload of mages to counter me, and lost several of those. You can see their research suddenly slacking off on the score graph. Watching the battle, I seem to have won in large part thanks to my several Reborn and Sauromancers summoning up large armies of skeletons, leading to Tien Chi routing first.

Any tips on strategic lessons I should be learning here?

[Kupiko]

Very nice battle..Mistake i did was to retreat my mages and my chariots got locked behind melees. Should have let my mages banish you all night long.

[Kupiko]

Oh my..Good guess Erik. You decimated almost all my mages effectively crippling me I should have set them to retreat now. I'm so unexperienced when it comes to using mages. Found out they are useless if you don't script them and then i can't find the right way to script them