What is a golem?

rylen · #1 October 28th, 2004, 12:09 PM

I've been focusing on early golem production w/ Machaka still. Currently using F4W4A4 Son of Sun to expand quickly and the cultures nature and earth gems for Lumber and Crusher constructs. They're good damage sinks, even if they don't attack that accurately. I had good sucess w/ a W2E9 cyclops where I rushed to E6 for Statues which seem far better.

Corpse Man Construction does not produce golems.

Rylen

Endoperez · #2 October 28th, 2004, 01:38 PM

I have had great fun with W9E4 Daughter of Land and Machaka. She can pump out quite a number of claymen, has high starting dominion and generates her own gems! A simple Water Sword gives her defence of 16 which becomes almost 18/19 (?) without shield. Hide/Eye shields have 0 enc. and can be done with national gems, but earth shields would work too, esp. after she can Summon Earthpower. And Ironskin with a shield (weightless tower shield, IIRC) gives her nice protection.

Next, I will try... dual W9E9 Daughter of River!

Endoperez · #3 October 28th, 2004, 02:06 PM

Ah, pity... I can afford to take W9E9 with Golem Cult. E9W4 or smthng Cyclops could be interesting, still.

rylen · #4 October 30th, 2004, 02:22 PM

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Endoperez said:
I have had great fun with W9E4 Daughter of Land and Machaka. She can pump out quite a number of claymen, has high starting dominion and generates her own gems! A simple Water Sword gives her defence of 16 which becomes almost 18/19 (?) without shield. Hide/Eye shields have 0 enc. and can be done with national gems, but earth shields would work too, esp. after she can Summon Earthpower. And Ironskin with a shield (weightless tower shield, IIRC) gives her nice protection.

Next, I will try... dual W9E9 Daughter of River!

Nifty. What scales are you using with her? I tried Fortress (60), Golem Cult, Heat 3, and a touch of order and barely managed Dominion 4. Its a neat idea, but how do you afford the Big Spiders when you've got her?

Rylen

Endoperez · #5 October 30th, 2004, 02:53 PM

I decided it isn't worth doing. You have to have Order, Magic and Golem cult. That leaves you for scales to use for extra points, and you need lots of money for those Black Hunters...

I decided to try E9 Cyclops with Water 4-9, depending from points. That reinvigoration would be really nice for Pythium, but I'm trying to use C'tis too. Both have access to cheap communicants, and C'tis has better holy unit. That would also allow me to try and use Poison Slingers. And C'tis can use Enchanment much better than Pythium.