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[Happerry]

Ooooo a PBEM forum game! May I ask to join the next one if ever? Thanks ahead!
I didn't know people were even doing things like these.

You're free to join the next one we host Tiruin! To be frank, we usually had at least 1 of these going at all times during the days of Dominions 4. I suppose we all just collectively burned out shortly after Dominions 5 hit.

How experienced are you at Dominions? We could have the next round be a Disciples match (team game) if you're new. My near encyclopedic knowledge of the game may be a fair bit rusty (not to mention all the new nations and new combat system of Dom 5 rendering some of such information obsolete), but I can help you out some; even before the next game happens. You know, give some pointers and what not.

I'm totally new! (Ok maybe not >_> I've played a few games and are able to win against difficult AI) but all my experience thus far has been FFA matches with other people...and I've a sore spot for team-based play! And despite all that knowledge, it still forwards that I know so little because of enabling me to see so much.
Thanks for that!

I assure you, you're probably better then I am. ^_^;

This game is once more reminding me on how bad I actually am at this. And why I keep trying to play anyway, granted, as well...

[MCreeper]

This game is once more reminding me on how bad I actually am at this. And why I keep trying to play anyway, granted, as well...

A scout conquered your 0 PD province? Bad events trashed your plans? Disastrous warring? Damn secretiveness. 


"Huge Tien Chi armies appear out of nowhere and move in vague directions"
Рапортуйте мне откуда и куда идёт Беда...

[Il Palazzo]

This was a bad moment to let Phaeacia stall, methinks.

Also, obvious invasions are obvious.

[Jilladilla]

This was a bad moment to let Phaeacia stall, methinks.

Also, obvious invasions are obvious.

Yeah. Gmail isn't letting me download my turns. It was painful having to watch the clock run down, unable to even ask you guys for an extension or even to help on what to do (because Bay12 was down too).

[Sirus]

Trust me Happery, however bad you think you're doing, it's nothing compared to how badly I'm doing. Not unless you're also being invaded by three different nations simultaneously and about to lose your capitol.

I thought I might have a chance to break the siege with a mage communion, but either I set it up badly or it just wasn't enough. Shouldn't have bothered.

[Il Palazzo]

I never tried figuring out how to play Nazca. I think it >needs< to rely on hordes of reanimated undead, what with their regular roster being militia-grade and practically not worth the money. I was surprised to see no walking dead in your armies (until this turn, but too late, too little).

[Sirus]

The problem is that Nazcan priests can't reanimate unless they're mummified, and they can't be mummified until they die. So you're stuck with three choices: keep your priests alive and use the recruitable troops, or pay nearly twice as much for a pre-mummified priest (eg, 175 gold for a mummified priestess as opposed to 100 gold for a living priestess with identical paths and research), or get your priests killed so they reappear in the capitol (potentially far from where they were needed) and then reanimate.

I never had the budget for the second option and didn't get large numbers of priests killed until this little tussle started, so it's far too little far too late.

ETA: There's also the problem that reanimated birdmen can't fly any more, so by relying on undead hordes you lose a lot of the mobility that flying troops provide.

[Il Palazzo]

Hmm, I think I'd start the game by hiring the cheapest undead priest, then prophetise them and keep on permanent reanimation duty. Then maybe shell out on couple more high-level ones before investing in research rats. I don't know. I'd have to do some testing.
Is hiring living priests and immediately sending them to die against indies a viable strategy?

[Sirus]

I really don't know. I didn't do a huge amount of testing before signing on as Nazca, I just liked the concept behind the nation.

Flying troops! Leaders that have to be killed twice before you lose them! Loads of magic paths! Some mayincatec flavor without also using blood magic! I might not have used it particularly well but I still like the nation. Probably could have used a better bless too, oh well. I thought reinvigoration and more accurate spellcasting would be a winner.

[Karlito]

I never tried figuring out how to play Nazca. I think it >needs< to rely on hordes of reanimated undead, what with their regular roster being militia-grade and practically not worth the money. I was surprised to see no walking dead in your armies (until this turn, but too late, too little).

I think this has since been nerfed a bit, but the old Nazca strategy was to get a hellbless for some of the summonable sacreds and rush the heck out of someone.

[USEC_OFFICER]

This was a bad moment to let Phaeacia stall, methinks.

Yeah, that's my fault. When I finally went to extend the hosting time it was immediately after it rolled over, before the emails were sent out. And of course Bay12 was down so I couldn't ask everyone not to post and roll back the turn.

Except I remembered that I can send emails as an admin. Fuck. I'm really sorry about that, everyone. We really need a co-admin or something to manage things while I'm away. I've bumped up the hosting interval to 48 hours now, so hopefully we'll have more of a buffer. I'm still sorry about it.

I think this has since been nerfed a bit, but the old Nazca strategy was to get a hellbless for some of the summonable sacreds and rush the heck out of someone.

It's been nerfed a lot. You get less sacreds per turn, the item that gave you more got nerfed, and their stats were tweaked downwards a little too. Not nearly as viable as it used to be.

[Il Palazzo]

I sent you PM - I can coadmin, at least for the time being.

[Il Palazzo]

Gmail isn't letting me download my turns.

Is this resolved?

[Jilladilla]

Gmail isn't letting me download my turns.

Is this resolved?

Nope. Much to my annoyance... Decent chance you'll have to go on without me.. (And we were just getting to the good part!)

[Il Palazzo]

Gmail isn't letting me download my turns.

Is this resolved?

Nope. Much to my annoyance... Decent chance you'll have to go on without me.. (And we were just getting to the good part!)

You can always set up a new email account elsewhere, just for the purpose of this game. The turn can be resent to your new address.