Arcane Nexus -- Bugged?

Ctennyson · #1 March 21st, 2004, 08:52 PM

I am currently on turn 84 of a Single Player game with R'lyeh. Through a series of misadventures and bad decisions, I am in a losing position, but with a lot of resources, and with the most magical might.

I have all 5 slots filled with my own enchantments, including Arcane Nexus. Other nations are also powerful magically, and casting spells.

2 turns ago, my Nexus absorbed 150 astral gems. My gem treasury went from 14 to 28. My sites produce 14 astrals a turn. The next turn, the nexus absorbed 137 gems. 12 to 26 in gems. This turn, the nexus absorbed 308 astral gems. My treasury for gems again did not move beyond the 14. My symbol is the one for the Nexus, and the Messages says my nexus, where are my gems? Do I not get the gems if I am underwater? in a couple of turns I am going to raise a wizards tower, and teleport my pretender to it, so I guess I'll find out, but this seems bugged.

Edit: For clarification: I have used the spell previously, with success, so I know it isnt just "Always bugged." My main castle is underwater, and my pretender is the Water based Arch Mage, in this case, and the nexus doesnt seem to be working. I cast it while underwater, and thats apparently allowed.

[ March 21, 2004, 18:59: Message edited by: Ctennyson ]

Taqwus · #2 March 21st, 2004, 09:23 PM

Hmm, do you have any monthly rituals going on that would deplete your astral gems?

Ctennyson · #3 March 21st, 2004, 10:21 PM

No, no monthly rituals. I also have a very significant clam revenue, but the gems here is independant of clam revenue.

Sindai · #4 March 21st, 2004, 10:22 PM

You should get the gems underwater. I do. Sounds like just a weird bug.

Ctennyson · #5 March 21st, 2004, 10:31 PM

Speaking of bugs, I dont know if this has been posted elsewhere also, but:

When the caster of Enchantments if killed, thus killing the Global Enchantment, the enchantment stays active, but doesnt work.

For example, my well of misery doesnt give me gems, but attempting to cast another well fails with the already active message. There are only 4 global spots filled right now, so it should just auto fill slot 5. And no, no one else cast it in the meantime, the enchant list still has 4 globals, even at turns end. Seems like the programming routine for destroying the globals doesnt perform as it should.

Torvak · #6 March 21st, 2004, 11:07 PM

How can you be in a loosing position in a SP game with all 5 GE's yours?

Ctennyson · #7 March 21st, 2004, 11:54 PM

My armies are ALL outnumbered about 5 to 1.

Pangaea has a ton of massive stacks, Man is harrying me on 3 fronts, and Vanheim owns 2/5ths of the world, not to mention Ctis is on my other border, not sure if they are about to attack Vanheim or me. If my Nexus was working, I'd be churning out Ether Gates, but it doesnt seem to be. I will likely win the game, in the end, but I am losing ground badly right now.

I am throwing murdering winters and tidal waves at the opponents right now, and its slowing them down...

The truth is, I'm used to using Ermor, and as I say, I made a bunch of mistakes that cost me a ton. I have only about 18 provinces, and several of those are under attack, or about to be lost. my income is awful, which doesnt allow big armies to counterattack with. Magical might is mine, and I have the gems, but I cant cast most summons from below the waves, and I havent got a safe tower above ground to cast from.

Sindai · #8 March 22nd, 2004, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Torvak:
How can you be in a loosing position in a SP game with all 5 GE's yours?

Sacrifice expansion for research and mages.

Ctennyson · #9 March 22nd, 2004, 12:11 AM

And one of my previous enchantments, Riches from Beneath, doesnt appear to work from the Ocean.

At least, I didnt get a single gold piece, or resource point more with it, than I had without it.

For references purposes, I am playing Kingdom of Karan, and I own the oceans, and waters, all of em, but the world above ground, I have little more than a beachhead, and I keep losing that beachhead.

Breschau · #10 March 22nd, 2004, 12:14 AM

I may be wrong, but I thought arcane nexus returned a portion of the gems used (staying the same type of gem), and specifically won't absorb astral or blood gems. ie, if the enemy spends 40 nature gems you get 20 nature gems from the nexus.

That's just going off the description though, never really paid attention to it in practice.