Enlightenment of a SP Addict

[Thufir]

Caseus said:
Time for some random thoughts.

I play Dominions 2 exclusively in single player mode. Reading this board makes me realize how much I’m missing in my approach to the game.

Exactly! So, does this mean that you're ready to step up to the plate and start playing MP?

[Caseus]

Thufir said:
Exactly! So, does this mean that you're ready to step up to the plate and start playing MP?

Sure! But I'm a complete newbie. I can barely find the research screen. Can I play the first 10 turns by myself, and then everyone else can start on turn 11? Or better yet, let me design my own race!

*smiles innocently*

[Taqwus]

Soul Vortex gives the caster a life-draining aura for the duration of the battle; every turn it tries to drain life from those in nearby randomly-chosen squares, including friendlies.

Ghost Riders is pretty brutal; it's a good argument for building castles to protect your temples. Conj 9 is strong for death nations, with both Ghost Riders and Tartarian Gate.

If you want to try an assassin pretender right out of the gate, try Mictlan's Lord of the Night. He also starts battles with a couple of Fiends of Darkness, which helps make things even more unfair.

Regarding searching, I suggest using the path-specific searching spells as soon as you can; it takes one mage turn instead of two (one to arrive, one to search) and can be easier than getting a level-four mage. For certain paths this is easier than others, e.g. Astral Probing, Dark Knowledge require only one level of astral or death respectively.

For something different, try R'lyeh. The Void Gate is like a wacky slot machine that can feeblemind or kill you, but also might give you Vastnesses, Greater Othernesses, and Things that Should Not Be. For observing the joy of Orb Lightning spamming, try Pythium with a large communion...