Have to give remote attacking a shot, then... bit more before I can test it, but eh.
In other news, why in Zeus's name is the advanced orders stuff not just in the freaking menus!? I
just now learned there's a monthly forging command. I knew about the monthly ritual for a while, but this... argh. Thug production just got
ridiculously more streamlined
Also managed to summon up a wraith lord for consul comparison purposes! And, uh.
Well. The base stats, consuls actually have a bit of an edge (note: For 15 less death gems, and
absolutely zero research), winning out on defense by about a point, and otherwise they're... basically identical. Consuls are a little faster in terms of AP. Same HP, consuls have slightly less prot, same attack, same morale, magic resistance... for what it's worth, WLs have about double the spellcasting fatigue, but eh. It
is a trade of d3 for h3 (which is definitely a downgrade if you're comparing them side by side.) and no death curse, and they've got worse starting kit (especially the weapon), but in exchange they're sacreds who can self bless, from a nation that can very,
very easily afford an incredible bless, and if you throw them in an army they can throw out some pretty sizable supporting buffs right off the bat. Consuls are also full amphibians, for what that's worth.
The rub, being, well. Wraith lord is conj 7. Lemur Consul is
turn three, and potentially every two turns thereafter as a minimum. It... that's pretty incredible. Yes, I would like an end-game (mini)SC chassis on turn three. I would like that
very much.
E: Does explain why they were walking indies so easily, though. They're basically forty death gems and several hundred points of research in a twenty five gem zero research package.
E2: Oh wow, the ermor equivalent (censors, I guess?) is kinda' utter trash in comparison. No fear, ethereal, worse stats in almost everything... a
lot cheaper, at least, but I'd half bet on one consul over 6-7 censors >_>
Ermor in comparison... definitely a different beast. Amulets of the dead work on their reanimations, for one <_<
E3: Dusk elders are a
hell of a lot better than the equivalent top-tier lemuria caster, though, whatever those things are called. ~Half the cost for roughly the same casting power and research, that's kinda' ridiculous. Admittedly, the grand-whatever's stats (and immortality) probably make it a considerably better battle caster, but... eesh.
Seems to be the general pattern, really, which is kinda' interesting. Ermor's got better research, better freespawn, Lemuria has more expensive but a
lot better commanders in regards to everything else, but frankly pretty iffy freespawn (not that they particularly need it when they've basically got turn three wraith lords x:). Neat... contrast, I guess? Lemuria's doom consuls and whatnot make 'em feel more... flexible. Definitely a different feel to both empires, which is nice.