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[Kashyyk]

This is quite a fun challenge actually, trying to predict what everyone else is gonna do. I'm not sure I'll survive, if you keep it up, but I think I'll last a reasonable amount of time.

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      <newname>5th Battlemage</newname>
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      <newname>Brush</newname>
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      <targetunit unitid="178"/>
      <newname>Household Cavalry</newname>
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      <newname>Sally!</newname>
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[lemon10]

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</playerturn>One pegasus please, and I'll trade 18 horses and 2 iron to Orangeworld, preliminarily.

So, uhh...what's up with the critical hits?

Also, I can see a reason to include ranged and melee units in an army now, and it's remniscent of real life so it makes me smile. Tough pikes and deadly mages/crossbows. Pikes help keep cavalry from reaching them, and just generally give a bit more wiggle room to the archers with how tough they can be.

I wish there was anti-cavalry cavalry, though...*sigh*

So, are Paladins or Cavaliers better in general? Paladins give buffs but Cavaliers are slightly stronger, I think...so the best would probably be mostly Cavaliers with a couple Paladins attached, right?

One Paladin+Cavaliers is the best. The buff is nice, but the healing they provide basically means that your cavalry never need to return to a city. Paladins don't need mithril either, which means that the costs for them won't really overlap (aka, one needs mithril, the other iron and life mana, so you would probably build them at different cities).

[Rolepgeek]

I kinda wish there were mounted mages.

It's by no means impossible; there's plenty of stories about such. There also aren't mage knights(besides Paladins, that is), which disappoints me. Balancing reasons, probably, but still. Such would be very interesting.

[lemon10]

I kinda wish there were mounted mages.

It's by no means impossible; there's plenty of stories about such. There also aren't mage knights(besides Paladins, that is), which disappoints me. Balancing reasons, probably, but still. Such would be very interesting.

A mounted elemental mage would be pretty neat, and could be modded in fairly easily (although I'm not sure where they would end up going). There might be balance problems with non-elemental mounted mages though.
That said, I haven't really heard any stories of mounted mages at all.

[Vanigo]

I kinda wish there were mounted mages.

It's by no means impossible; there's plenty of stories about such. There also aren't mage knights(besides Paladins, that is), which disappoints me. Balancing reasons, probably, but still. Such would be very interesting.

Nah, I just didn't put them in. Honestly, the balance is kind of a mess. I think I dramatically undervalued mobility when I put together the unit stats. And the non-specialist mages seem kind of underpowered, in retrospect; magic resistance is generally lower than defense, but so is magic attack, and their own physical defense is pretty sad.

(On the subject of mage knights, though, air mages pick up flying at level 3, which serves much the same purpose, and a military academy lets you build them at that level. Their aura isn't very impressive, though; it just messes with missile weapon range.)

[Kashyyk]

Whilst you're here, what does dispel do?

[Rolepgeek]

Gandalf. The Herald Mage trilogy. There's others I'm sure, but those are the ones that come to mind immediately at first.

Typically they're mage-knights of some sort.

I feel like there should be some sort of uber-Reagent, almost an element-less mana or something to create Archwizards or some such.

Since I'll be editing the ruleset, though, I want to ask if there's ways to create those auras and buffs and whatnot, or ways to add in new images from somewhere, and, uh...things of that general sort.

[lemon10]

Turn 51

Spoiler: Turn 50 results (click to show/hide)

The Ancoran Confederacy:

27 food used to gain 1 free population
27 food used to gain 1 free population
Farm built at (4,8)
Tile (6,9) claimed
Tile (5,10) claimed
Calodorn grows to size 5
Magicians (173) moved to The Ancoran Confederacy army 208
The Ancoran Confederacy army 219 is empty and is disbanded
Battle fought at (6,2):
   The Ancoran Confederacy army 208 attacking (2 units)
   Second Guard defending (2 units) with defense bonus 75%
   Magicians (165) destroyed
   Magicians (173) destroyed
   Defenders win
Battle fought at (6,2):
   New Dawn attacking (4 units)
   Second Guard defending (2 units) with defense bonus 75%
   Backstabbers destroyed
   Traitors destroyed
   Attackers win


Orangeworld:

Citrmonia grows to size 3
Earth Mages raised in Expansion!
Cavern Mines built in Orangecity
University built in Tyvenault
Mounted Crossbowmen raised in Telorin
Horsemen (175) moved to 1st Cavalry
Cavalry Archers (156) moved to First Calvary Army
Orangeworld army 185 is empty and is disbanded
Orangeworld army 221 is empty and is disbanded
1st Cavalry moves to (14,6)
Battle fought at (12,7):
   First Calvary Army attacking (7 units)
   Forstis Garrison, Na Draoithe army 235 defending (2 units) with defense bonus 75%
   Cavalry Archers (156) destroyed
   Horse Archers (105) destroyed
   Horse Archers (100) destroyed
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) destroyed
   Cavaliers (187) destroyed
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) destroyed
   Praetorian Guard destroyed
   Attackers win
Raiders moves to (15,7)
Orangeworld army 220 moves to (19,6)
Orangeworld army 176 moves to (17,8)


Istania:

42 food used to gain 1 free population
Quarry built at (21,12)
Kerav grows to size 6
Aqueduct built in Farrum
Smithy built in Meinas
Aqueduct built in Jerask
Cavern Mines built in Utyug Ferma
Military Academy built in Ista
Grond disbanded
Skulltapult disbanded
Grointapult renamed to First-Stone Battery
Siege Crews moves to (16,17)


Greenland:

30 food used to gain 1 free population
Tile (3,14) claimed
Pikemen raised in Verdantia
Air Mages raised in Grunwald
Wizard's Tower built in Sylvania
Priests raised in Windhaven
Master Blacksmiths built in Boyd City
Horse Archers raised in Elmscove
Spearmen (125) moved to Raiders
Ironmen disbanded
Army Greenland army 226 created
Greenland army 226 renamed to Bother
Spearmen (125) moved to Bother
Horsemen (166) moved to Homeguard
Greenland army 209 disbanded
Pikemen (177) moved to Homeguard
Greenland army 223 disbanded
Greenland army 222 renamed to Sylvania Stalwarts
Halberdiers (96) moved to Sylvania Stalwarts
The Pikers moved to Sylvania Stalwarts
Battle fought at (11,8):
   Brush attacking (1 units)
   Sylvanian Loyalist defending (1 units)
   Spearmen (132) destroyed
   Attackers win
Thither moves to (12,1)
Hither moves to (12,1)
Raiders moves to (10,10)
Deja Vu moves to (12,1)
Battle fought at (10,5):
   Sally! attacking (1 units)
   The Bleedin' Cavalry defending (1 units)
   4th Swiss destroyed
   Defenders win
Bother moves to (8,8)
Greenlandistas moves to (6,14)
Greenland army 210 moves to (6,22)
The Bleedin' Cavalry has razed Na Draoithe's village on (10,5)!


Na Draoithe:

36 food used to gain 1 free population
Tile (9,5) claimed
Halberdiers raised in Riverton
Cavaliers raised in Forstis
Wizards raised in Ancora
Marketplace built in Portland
Wizards (179) moved to Ancoran Garrison
Na Draoithe army 225 disbanded
Wizards (179) renamed to 5th Battlemage
Na Draoithe army 224 renamed to Brush
Cavaliers (178) renamed to Household Cavalry
Army Na Draoithe army 227 created
Na Draoithe army 227 renamed to Sally!
4th Swiss moved to Sally!
Second Guard moves to (6,2)
Fourth Guard moves to (4,8)
Battle fought at (11,8):
   Brush attacking (1 units)
   Sylvanian Loyalist defending (1 units)
   Spearmen (132) destroyed
   Attackers win
Battle fought at (12,7):
   First Calvary Army attacking (7 units)
   Forstis Garrison, Na Draoithe army 235 defending (2 units) with defense bonus 75%
   Cavalry Archers (156) destroyed
   Horse Archers (105) destroyed
   Horse Archers (100) destroyed
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) destroyed
   Cavaliers (187) destroyed
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) destroyed
   Praetorian Guard destroyed
   Attackers win
Rangers moves to (9,17)
Battle fought at (10,5):
   Sally! attacking (1 units)
   The Bleedin' Cavalry defending (1 units)
   4th Swiss destroyed
   Defenders win
Valcoran Second Division moves to (7,8)
Valcoran Third Division moves to (7,8)
Valcoran First Division moves to (11,6)
Battle fought at (6,2):
   The Ancoran Confederacy army 208 attacking (2 units)
   Second Guard defending (2 units) with defense bonus 75%
   Magicians (165) destroyed
   Magicians (173) destroyed
   Defenders win
Battle fought at (6,2):
   New Dawn attacking (4 units)
   Second Guard defending (2 units) with defense bonus 75%
   Backstabbers destroyed
   Traitors destroyed
   Attackers win
Greenland has razed your village on (10,5)!

Spoiler: Battle Details (click to show/hide)

Battle fought at (11,8):
   Brush attacking (1 units)
   Sylvanian Loyalist defending (1 units)

Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
   Household Cavalry charges Spearmen (132) for 1 damage
   Spearmen (132) attacks Household Cavalry for 1 damage
Turn 4
   Household Cavalry attacks Spearmen (132) for 9 damage
   Spearmen (132) attacks Household Cavalry but fails to do damage
Turn 5
   Household Cavalry attacks Spearmen (132) for 4 damage
   Spearmen (132) destroyed
   Attackers win


Battle fought at (12,7):
   First Calvary Army attacking (7 units)
   Forstis Garrison, Na Draoithe army 235 defending (2 units) with defense bonus 75%

Turn 1
Turn 2
   Cavaliers (187) charges Cavalry Archers (156) for 4 damage
Turn 3
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Horse Archers (100) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Horse Archers (105) attacks Cavaliers (187) for 1 damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Cavaliers (187) for 5 damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Cavalry Archers (156) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Cavaliers (187) attacks Cavalry Archers (156) for 11 damage
   Cavalry Archers (156) destroyed
Turn 4
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Cavaliers (187) for 1 damage
   Horse Archers (100) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Horse Archers (105) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Cavaliers (187) charges Horse Archers (105) for 16 damage
Turn 5
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Cavaliers (187) for 8 damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Horse Archers (100) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Horse Archers (105) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) attacks Cavaliers (187) for 3 damage
   Cavaliers (187) attacks Horse Archers (105) for 6 damage
   Horse Archers (105) destroyed
Turn 6
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Horse Archers (100) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (145) but fails to do damage
   Cavaliers (187) attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (151) for 10 damage
Turn 7
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Horse Archers (100) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (135) but fails to do damage
   Cavaliers (187) attacks Horse Archers (100) for 2 damage
Turn 8
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Horse Archers (100) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) attacks Praetorian Guard for 3 damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Horse Archers (100) for 3 damage
   Cavaliers (187) attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (151) for 4 damage
Turn 9
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Horse Archers (100) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Horse Archers (100) for 3 damage
   Cavaliers (187) attacks Horse Archers (100) for 8 damage
Turn 10
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Horse Archers (100) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Cavaliers (187) for 1 damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) attacks Praetorian Guard for 5 damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (151) for 6 damage
   Cavaliers (187) attacks Horse Archers (100) for 11 damage
   Horse Archers (100) destroyed
Turn 11
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Cavaliers (187) but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) attacks Cavaliers (187) for 1 damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (151) for 4 damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (151) destroyed
   Cavaliers (187) attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (129) for 8 damage
Turn 12
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Cavaliers (187) for 3 damage
   Cavaliers (187) destroyed
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (135) but fails to do damage
Turn 13
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (129) but fails to do damage
Turn 14
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (129) for 7 damage
Turn 15
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Praetorian Guard for 1 damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (129) for 4 damage
Turn 16
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (129) for 1 damage
Turn 17
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard for 5 damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (129) for 1 damage
Turn 18
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (129) for 5 damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (129) destroyed
Turn 19
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Praetorian Guard for 4 damage
   Praetorian Guard attacks Mounted Crossbowmen (145) for 7 damage
Turn 20
   Mounted Crossbowmen (135) attacks Praetorian Guard but fails to do damage
   Mounted Crossbowmen (145) attacks Praetorian Guard for 6 damage
   Praetorian Guard destroyed
   Attackers win


Battle fought at (10,5):
   Sally! attacking (1 units)
   The Bleedin' Cavalry defending (1 units)

Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
   4th Swiss counters a charge by Horsemen (107) but fails to do damage
   Horsemen (107) charges 4th Swiss but fails to do damage
Turn 4
   4th Swiss attacks Horsemen (107) but fails to do damage
   Horsemen (107) attacks 4th Swiss for 3 damage
Turn 5
   4th Swiss attacks Horsemen (107) but fails to do damage
   Horsemen (107) attacks 4th Swiss for 4 damage
Turn 6
   4th Swiss attacks Horsemen (107) for 2 damage
   Horsemen (107) attacks 4th Swiss for 4 damage
Turn 7
   4th Swiss attacks Horsemen (107) but fails to do damage
   Horsemen (107) attacks 4th Swiss but fails to do damage
Turn 8
   4th Swiss attacks Horsemen (107) but fails to do damage
   Horsemen (107) attacks 4th Swiss for 7 damage
   4th Swiss destroyed
   Defenders win


Battle fought at (6,2):
   The Ancoran Confederacy army 208 attacking (2 units)
   Second Guard defending (2 units) with defense bonus 75%

Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
   Magicians (165) attacks Traitors for 4 damage
   Magicians (173) attacks Traitors but fails to do damage
   Traitors attacks Magicians (165) but fails to do damage
   Backstabbers attacks Magicians (173) but fails to do damage
Turn 4
   Magicians (165) attacks Traitors but fails to do damage
   Magicians (173) attacks Traitors but fails to do damage
   Traitors attacks Magicians (173) for 11 damage
   Backstabbers attacks Magicians (165) for 8 damage
Turn 5
   Magicians (165) attacks Traitors but fails to do damage
   Magicians (173) attacks Backstabbers for 5 damage
   Traitors attacks Magicians (173) but fails to do damage
   Backstabbers attacks Magicians (173) but fails to do damage
Turn 6
   Magicians (165) attacks Backstabbers for 4 damage
   Magicians (173) attacks Traitors for 2 damage
   Traitors attacks Magicians (173) but fails to do damage
   Backstabbers attacks Magicians (165) for 7 damage
   Magicians (165) destroyed
Turn 7
   Magicians (173) attacks Backstabbers for 3 damage
   Traitors attacks Magicians (173) but fails to do damage
   Backstabbers attacks Magicians (173) for 10 damage
   Magicians (173) destroyed
   Defenders win


Battle fought at (6,2):
   New Dawn attacking (4 units)
   Second Guard defending (2 units) with defense bonus 75%

Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
   Magicians (48) attacks Traitors for 5 damage
   Wizards (99) attacks Traitors but fails to do damage
   Magicians (41) attacks Traitors for 2 damage
   Wizards (90) attacks Backstabbers for 6 damage
      inflicts Dispelled!
   Backstabbers destroyed
   Traitors attacks Magicians (48) but fails to do damage
Turn 4
   Magicians (48) attacks Traitors for 2 damage
   Wizards (99) attacks Traitors for 5 damage
      inflicts Dispelled!
   Traitors destroyed
   Attackers win

Hot damn, that was a bloody battle.
Also note: all level 3 elemental mages gain a special ability (usually a aura) having even a single one of these can be very helpful.
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[Rolepgeek]

Uhhh...did the iron not get traded to Orangeworld for some reason?

[lemon10]

Gandalf. The Herald Mage trilogy. There's others I'm sure, but those are the ones that come to mind immediately at first.

Typically they're mage-knights of some sort.

I feel like there should be some sort of uber-Reagent, almost an element-less mana or something to create Archwizards or some such.

Since I'll be editing the ruleset, though, I want to ask if there's ways to create those auras and buffs and whatnot, or ways to add in new images from somewhere, and, uh...things of that general sort.

Yeah, look at the rulesset and scrolldown until you see the ability section. They are enough there that you should be able to figure them out. I don't think that there is any way to add in new images without adding them directly to the .swf files (which I don't know how to do).
On the topic of uber-reagent, I have been thinking of making a mage-war ruleset, which would have a uber-reagent that you could then convert into the various elemental manas (as well as additional elemental unit types and a few other changes).

Whilst you're here, what does dispel do?

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<buff code="displ">
<objname>Dispelled</objname>
<mods att="0" def="0" res="0" rng="0" spd="0" hp="0"/>
<overwrites code="aBuff"/>
<overwrites code="wRes"/>
<overwrites code="fAtk"/>
<overwrites code="blsd3"/>
<overwrites code="eDef"/>
</buff>
...
...
<special code="dispM" typecode="infl" buffcode="displ">
<objname>Dispel Magic</objname>
</special>It removes buffs on units it hits. Notably the fire mage attack buff, the earth mage defense buff, the water mage resistance buff and level 3 blessings (but not level 1 or 2 blessings apparently).

Uhhh...did the iron not get traded to Orangeworld for some reason?

You need to have the iron you are trading at the start of the turn. You wanted to trade two of them, but only had one. If you don't have what you want to trade, then it isn't traded (instead of only part of it getting traded).
E: I did forget to give him the horses that he was supposed to get though (although I took them from your inventory). I'll fix that later.

E2:Vanigo are the defense bonuses from abilities (eg. stuff you had before the battle) counted when it calculates defense bonus from cities/terrain? Are auras?

[Rolepgeek]

So Wizards are the counter to high level Elemental mages. Makes sense.

I would be...highly interested...in learning more about your ideas about the mage-war ruleset. Not least because I'm wanting to add more mana types with an Asian theme; Wood, Metal, Void, etc.

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<playerturn player="Rolepgeek">
  <tileorders>
    <tileorder type="bImp" x="19" y="20">
      <improvement code="lumb"/>
    </tileorder>
  </tileorders>
  <cityorders>
    <cityorder type="addPop" cityid="13"/>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="20">
      <building code="eng"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="rUnit" cityid="2">
      <unittype code="pala"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="11">
      <building code="stabl"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="12">
      <building code="bank"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="26">
      <building code="univ"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="17">
      <building code="cMine"/>
    </cityorder>
  </cityorders>
  <armyorgorders/>
  <armyorders>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="169" x="16" y="17">
      <step dx="1" dy="-1"/>
    </armyorder>
  </armyorders>
</playerturn>Now trade 2 iron to Orangeworld.
Also I would like a pegasus please.

[Kashyyk]

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<playerturn player="Kashyyk">
  <tileorders>
    <tileorder type="tClaim" x="12" y="6"/>
    <tileorder type="tClaim" x="14" y="3"/>
  </tileorders>
  <cityorders>
    <cityorder type="subPop" cityid="5"/>
    <cityorder type="rUnit" cityid="7">
      <unittype code="halb"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="rUnit" cityid="0">
      <unittype code="wizr"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="21">
      <building code="libr"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="19">
      <building code="sWall"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="28">
      <building code="trnF"/>
    </cityorder>
  </cityorders>
  <armyorgorders>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="234" x="14" y="7">
      <targetunit unitid="186"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="141"/>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="dArmy" armyid="234" x="14" y="7"/>
    <armyorgorder type="rnUnit" armyid="141" x="14" y="7">
      <targetunit unitid="186"/>
      <newname>1st Spartan</newname>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="236" x="4" y="4">
      <targetunit unitid="188"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="207"/>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="rnUnit" armyid="207" x="4" y="4">
      <targetunit unitid="188"/>
      <newname>6th Battlemage</newname>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="dArmy" armyid="236" x="4" y="4"/>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="218" x="7" y="8">
      <targetunit unitid="164"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="212"/>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="dArmy" armyid="218" x="7" y="8"/>
    <armyorgorder type="nArmy" armyid="Kashyyk237" x="7" y="8"/>
    <armyorgorder type="rnArmy" armyid="Kashyyk237" x="7" y="8">
      <newname>Valcoran Second Division</newname>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="212" x="7" y="8">
      <targetunit unitid="164"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="Kashyyk237"/>
    </armyorgorder>
  </armyorgorders>
  <armyorders>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="217" x="11" y="6">
      <step dx="1" dy="1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="224" x="11" y="8">
      <step dx="1" dy="-1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="141" x="14" y="7">
      <step dx="-1" dy="0"/>
      <step dx="-1" dy="0"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="157" x="4" y="8">
      <step dx="-1" dy="0"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="189" x="7" y="8">
      <step dx="1" dy="0"/>
      <step dx="1" dy="-1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="Kashyyk237" x="7" y="8">
      <step dx="-1" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="-1" dy="-1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="conq" armyid="201" x="9" y="17"/>
  </armyorders>
</playerturn>

[lemon10]

Spoiler: Orangeworld turn 51 (click to show/hide)

<playerturn player="tryrar">
  <tileorders/>
  <cityorders>
    <cityorder type="rUnit" cityid="6">
      <unittype code="eWiz"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="subPop" cityid="16"/>
    <cityorder type="addPop" cityid="29"/>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="23">
      <building code="univ"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="1">
      <building code="wondW"/>
    </cityorder>
  </cityorders>
  <armyorgorders/>
  <armyorders>
    <armyorder type="conq" armyid="159" x="12" y="7"/>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="220" x="19" y="6">
      <step dx="0" dy="1"/>
      <step dx="0" dy="1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="228" x="21" y="5">
      <step dx="-1" dy="0"/>
      <step dx="-1" dy="1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="229" x="20" y="3">
      <step dx="0" dy="1"/>
      <step dx="0" dy="1"/>
      <step dx="-1" dy="1"/>
      <step dx="-1" dy="1"/>
      <step dx="-1" dy="1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="61" x="14" y="6">
      <step dx="-1" dy="1"/>
      <step dx="-1" dy="1"/>
      <step dx="-1" dy="0"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="216" x="15" y="7">
      <step dx="-1" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="-1" dy="1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="176" x="17" y="8">
      <step dx="-1" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="-1" dy="0"/>
    </armyorder>
  </armyorders>
</playerturn>

Spoiler: Ancoran Confederacy turn 51 (click to show/hide)

<playerturn player="Zanzetkuken The Great">
  <tileorders>
    <tileorder type="tClaim" x="9" y="9"/>
    <tileorder type="tClaim" x="8" y="10"/>
    <tileorder type="tClaim" x="3" y="12"/>
  </tileorders>
  <cityorders>
    <cityorder type="subPop" cityid="27"/>
    <cityorder type="rUnit" cityid="15">
      <unittype code="mage"/>
    </cityorder>
  </cityorders>
  <armyorgorders/>
  <armyorders>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="44" x="6" y="2">
      <step dx="-1" dy="1"/>
    </armyorder>
  </armyorders>
</playerturn>

Re: Mage-war.
All non-magical units would have an across the board labor cost increase. You could still make a highly formidable army out of them, but it would be much more expensive then is now.
There would be more elemental endgame units, and some hybrids as well. Not quite sure what most of them will be, but I do know I am doing a full set of Life/Death+(All other elements) hybrids.
A ur-element(aether?) that can be converted into the non-Life/Death elements through city buildings (eg. -1 aether per turn->+1 fire mana). I'm not sure if it would have any other use.
Special elemental building you could only have one of per city (and that would require having the appropriate elemental production building as well (eg. Fire Shield that gives a city +100% defense, Golem Center that gives +2 labor, Muses of the air that gives +5 inspiration)).
Extra abilities and extra lower level magic units would probably make it in as well.

The main problem is that I really want aether to have is own elemental icon (which would require editing it into the .swf somehow, and I have no clue I would go about it).

[notquitethere]

Spoiler: Turn 51 (click to show/hide)

<playerturn player="notquitethere">
  <tileorders>
    <tileorder type="tClaim" x="2" y="13"/>
  </tileorders>
  <cityorders>
    <cityorder type="rUnit" cityid="10">
      <unittype code="wizr"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="14">
      <building code="mAcad"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="rUnit" cityid="3">
      <unittype code="cbowmen"/>
    </cityorder>
    <cityorder type="bBld" cityid="4">
      <building code="found"/>
    </cityorder>
  </cityorders>
  <armyorgorders>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="204" x="12" y="1">
      <targetunit unitid="113"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="198"/>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="dArmy" armyid="204" x="12" y="1"/>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="205" x="12" y="1">
      <targetunit unitid="133"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="198"/>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="dArmy" armyid="205" x="12" y="1"/>
    <armyorgorder type="nArmy" armyid="notquitethere237" x="6" y="14"/>
    <armyorgorder type="rnArmy" armyid="notquitethere237" x="6" y="14">
      <newname>Yet Another Roving Band</newname>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="181" x="6" y="14">
      <targetunit unitid="166"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="notquitethere237"/>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="181" x="6" y="14">
      <targetunit unitid="103"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="206"/>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="230" x="6" y="14">
      <targetunit unitid="182"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="181"/>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="dArmy" armyid="230" x="6" y="14"/>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="206" x="6" y="14">
      <targetunit unitid="112"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="181"/>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="231" x="5" y="17">
      <targetunit unitid="183"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="164"/>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="dArmy" armyid="231" x="5" y="17"/>
    <armyorgorder type="mUnit" armyid="211" x="12" y="19">
      <targetunit unitid="168"/>
      <secondarmy armyid="78"/>
    </armyorgorder>
    <armyorgorder type="dArmy" armyid="211" x="12" y="19"/>
  </armyorgorders>
  <armyorders>
    <armyorder type="conq" armyid="186" x="10" y="10"/>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="210" x="6" y="22">
      <step dx="-1" dy="-1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="198" x="12" y="1">
      <step dx="0" dy="1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="206" x="6" y="14">
      <step dx="0" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="0" dy="-1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="notquitethere237" x="6" y="14">
      <step dx="0" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="0" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="1" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="0" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="1" dy="-1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="233" x="4" y="21">
      <step dx="0" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="0" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="1" dy="-1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="226" x="8" y="8">
      <step dx="1" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="1" dy="0"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="124" x="10" y="5">
      <step dx="-1" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="0" dy="-1"/>
      <step dx="0" dy="-1"/>
    </armyorder>
    <armyorder type="mArmy" armyid="222" x="8" y="16">
      <step dx="1" dy="1"/>
    </armyorder>
  </armyorders>
</playerturn>

[Vanigo]

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<buff code="displ">
<objname>Dispelled</objname>
<mods att="0" def="0" res="0" rng="0" spd="0" hp="0"/>
<overwrites code="aBuff"/>
<overwrites code="wRes"/>
<overwrites code="fAtk"/>
<overwrites code="blsd3"/>
<overwrites code="eDef"/>
</buff>
...
...
<special code="dispM" typecode="infl" buffcode="displ">
<objname>Dispel Magic</objname>
</special>It removes buffs on units it hits. Notably the fire mage attack buff, the earth mage defense buff, the water mage resistance buff and level 3 blessings (but not level 1 or 2 blessings apparently).

Actually, buff overwriting is commutative - dispelled overwrites bless 3, which overwrites bless 2, therefore dispelled overwrites bless 2. This is also why bless 3 doesn't explicitly overwrite bless 1.

E2:Vanigo are the defense bonuses from abilities (eg. stuff you had before the battle) counted when it calculates defense bonus from cities/terrain? Are auras?

Buff multipliers are applied, then buff bonuses, then terrain bonuses. (Not that there are any buffs with defense multipliers.) There's no distinction between permanent stat modifiers (Superior Equipment, etc.) and temporary buffs.

The main problem is that I really want aether to have is own elemental icon (which would require editing it into the .swf somehow, and I have no clue I would go about it).

This would, I'm afraid, require access to the source (and a copy of Flash).