THE List of Dominions2 Questions

[Turin]

oh I just meant those two heavy protection armors, I guess you are almost always better off with marble armors. The others are useful.

The green eye´s specialty is the +2 penetration bonus.
You can stack it with the other penetration items and get a +6 bonus.
And it casts sleep in battle, so you have more chance for your charming/hellbind heart to work =).

[Oversway]

I havn't found the twin spear that turns killed units into longdead to be really useful. The other twin spear that summons lessor horrors is pretty cool, though!

[Chazar]

There should be some way to get a hint were the unique items currently are (like the libraries provided in WarlordsI). I think it is fun to be able to track and hunt down the wearer of a unique artefact. After all, the uniques shoud have some reputation which might be difficult to conceal...
(...or are spies already capable of reporting about unique items?)

[Boron]

Chazar said:
There should be some way to get a hint were the unique items currently are (like the libraries provided in WarlordsI). I think it is fun to be able to track and hunt down the wearer of a unique artefact. After all, the uniques shoud have some reputation which might be difficult to conceal...
(...or are spies already capable of reporting about unique items?)

Good idea .

Indirectly you can see at least the battleuniques when you watch battles of your opponents with your spies .
At least this way you can spot the magebane using AQ

[Chazar]

PS: Same holds for the Hall of Fame. Suggestion: For each champion a province name (not the number) might be listed, having a delay of 1-3 turns (random).

[RonD]

Chazar said:
PS: Same holds for the Hall of Fame. Suggestion: For each champion a province name (not the number) might be listed, having a delay of 1-3 turns (random).

That would be cool. But -- I just had a "powerful mage magically attack" etc etc - and the game wouldn't even tell me in which of my *own* provinces my *own* mage had died.

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

Since no-one has gone after original question 3):
If the sieging nation casts, it hits the defenders. If the defenders cast, it hits the siege force. Not sure what happens if a third nation casts-- anyone want to test that?
And on 4): Winter Bringer (casts Falling Frost for free, yay) probably shouldn't be unique. Be sure to load MR items on holder of Stone Sword or Sword of Many Colors. Carcator's +2 research is lost since you likely have all research sewn up within the next 15 or so turns, a real what's the point? situation.

[Tuidjy]

I absolutely disagree about the Green Eye. I think it is one of the good
artifacts, and it sure as Hell should not become a non-unique item. In my
current game I have been using a Warlock with a rune-smasher, the Green Eye and
a focus to Hellbind enemy commanders. Nephelle was one of the prizes. Yes, a
ring of sorcery or wizardry bring half the penetration, but the Sleep autocasts
are nice as well, and not everyone has the astral ressources for the rings.

I think the Green Eye is one of the perfectly balanced artifacts.

The best artifacts are Magebane, Aegis, The Barier, the hammers of the Forge
Lord and the Cyclops, The Summit, the Boots of the Planes, and the Gateway.
There are other good artifacts, indeed, but the above are exceptional.

Of course, anyone building a strategy around one of these must remember that
one can wish for artifacts. I fondly remember the game in which I snatched
Magebane from Odin's hands before a major battle.