Well, from the Abysian perspective early war with Arcoscephale would have been a disaster. He had a province - very well defended - opening right onto a province next to our capital. Probably my mistake for not heading that way sooner (I took the two mountain provinces to my south first, due to their resource production), but Abysia's strength is certainly not the early rush either way. Of course, war with Marverni has proven a disaster, as well, but what we really nee
Yeah, unfortunately I haven't had time to solidify. I was hopeful that I would, but Marverni turned out to be too nearby, and shrewdly built a fort in a key province before I had a chance to invade. As a result, I've been sending rag-tag armies of 7-10 soldiers around trying to stop his army of elephants, but it's a losing battle because of the cost. Even if I miraculously survive (if my Pretender ends up being strong enough to take him single-handedly), I'm going
I don't know if I'd qualify Elana, but I'd be willing... This really is only my second MP game, and despite the big talk I fear I'm on the brink of being crushed by Marverni. But don't tell anyone. Ahem... Abysia will rule the world!
[quote who="Kamamura_CZ" reply="322" id="2941678"]Maybe Arcoscephale will roll over you both before that happens [/quote] Heh, that's entirely possible. Though Abysia is confident that Arcoscephale means us no ill for the time being. We suspect that, despite our involvement in another war, the Son of Themistocles knows that defeating us would be costly indeed. Moreover, an attack would force us to reposition some of our demonic assassins, an eventuality no
Things are so much more spicy in the western part of the world. Over in the East Marverni and I are bludgeoning each other. Or rather, failing to bludgeon each other. He has an army of elephants that has been opportunistically taking provinces reinforced only with province defense, while my pretender and prophet have been doing the same in the other direction. Neither is willing to take the plunge into headlong warfare with the other, it seems. Or we just keep
Hark, ye Pretenders of the world, for Abysia has news that much concerns you. Fountainfix of Marverni, the Great Oracle, has been slain (and dismantled) by the Demon Malphas. Now leaderless, the priests of Marverni must choose to either reconstruct their false god, or to lead their forces in Fountainfix's stead in the battle against the coming onslaught of Abysian might. It is but a matter of time until Abysia rules the North-Eastern reaches of the world.
[quote who="ghostwes" reply="281" id="2940062"]Is there some advantage to invading the sea? I would think it would be mostly useless since we don't have any aquatic nations playing. What's the point? Is the income good? Gem sites? [/quote] Well, if I ever get access to amphibious independent troops I'm planning on heading into the ocean just for the extra income. It may not be much, but every little bit counts when your troops are as expensive as mine are. In t
@Campaigner You have access to all of your recruitable, troops from the outset but some are not necessarily a good investment from turn one because of their cost. This is especially true of commanders, because you can only hire one per turn, and some are absurdly expensive. Take Abysia, for example. Our "worst" unit is, relative to everyone else, very strong infantry - with a variety of equipment - each of which costs 20 gold and about 27 resources to hire. W
[quote who="wonderloss" reply="245" id="2939463"]Quoting ghostwes, reply 238Follow up question: do capitals ever have more sites than what you get when you start the game? Is there any point searching for sites in your home province? No province will ever have more than 4 sites. Buildings count as sites. Your capital has a fortress, lab, temple, and 1 magic site. No more room for sites.[/quote] But sometimes you find a province with more than one site, and then you ca
[quote who="ghostwes" reply="241" id="2939365"]Tell us more about this battle with Marveni, Emerson.[/quote] Marverni arrayed its infantry in the middle of the field, with slingers slightly behind and to the right (relative to us). On each flank sat one elephant, primed to charge through our lines. As the battle began, a troop of mercenaries we hired headed straight for one of the elephants, and managed to kill it, while our prophet paralyzed the other
WAR! As the score graphs suggest, the first battle belongs to Abysia. The forces of Marverni will break against our soldiers like waves against a cliff! We may be slow and ponderous, we may lack archers, and we may field small armies, but to kill an Abysian is no trifle. Underneath our metal armor, our skin is itself a second armor, our weapons doused in flame, our mages skilled in evocation, our priests turn lush battlefields into hellish desert wastelands. And we h
[quote who="ElanaAhova" reply="222" id="2938883"] out of char. Hi thranite... thanks for the nudge... i think dom3 would be fun - even when losing - if i were established enough to actually put up a real fight.... this is just a slaughter.... very boring. All I can hope to do is inflict maxim causalities on the attacking hinnom. And I will. [/quote] This is what happened to me in my first MP game, and that was well over a year ago
So much for being alone. The forces of Abysia have noted with some alarm that opposing armies from Arcoscephale now sit on our very border, massed with astonishing might. We invite them to invade if they dare, although we have shared some correspondence with the pitiful humans that suggests we need not fight. Yet. If they do choose to attack, despite their previous hospitality, they'll find that the Abysian home provinces resemble a desert: arid, hot, and full of
All of this drama! Up in the fires of Mt. Abysia everything is comparatively quiet and tranquil. Our scouts have only just come to the borders of another empire, many many provinces to the north. I think others are closer to us, to the south and west, but there are impassable mountains to the south and only one passage via land to the west. Nevertheless, expansion is slow with Abysia because our troops are extremely expensive. Losing seven men to barbarians -
I'm in Honolulu, Hawaii, so I think I might be further west than you Louist, unless you're in Samoa. :) Also, I suspect you all have recognized that my pretender is awake, given that he's already in the Hall of Fame... That's usually a dead give away. Lastly, @Thranite - I think I'm the nation to your south, since I'm on the Eastern edge of the map, in the center.
[quote who="AlLanMandragoran" reply="114" id="2937416"]This thread is convincing me to buy & try Dominions 3. [/quote] Yeah, as LightofAbraxas says, play the demo. The game has horrid graphics and suffers in single player both for lack of actual tactical battles, for its brutal learning curve, and for its miserable AI. But, really, it's so amazingly deep, and there's no better imagination juice out there. Also, I'm a person who plays basically no mu
Lord Xia, your troops may be excellent, but your petty human need for "administration" will be your undoing. It is much more effective to simply clothe yourself in swatches of metal and to burn everything in your path. Bureaucracy stands no chance against inferno! Think of all that papyrus, turned to ashes and embers.
Well, all I can say is that all my fiery minions know is that fire is fiery and hot, and that we like it. There is nothing technical or strategic about a big, flaming axe! Prepare to be burned, pitiful nations of non-fire! Yes, even you, you Atlantian water-dwellers. As soon as we can figure out how to wield fire in the ocean.... - From the secret, fiery Abysian pretender.
I vote for waiting for Elana as well. Hopefully we can get the nations assigned sooner, though, so we (or I, anyway, since I need all the help I can get) can start playing around with some strategy ideas in SP. :)
