Community effort (phase 3)

Valandil · #1 February 25th, 2008, 09:19 PM

Hm. What era? I'v edone some preliminary work, but need some guidelines on balance, equipment, and national theme. Also would like a hint as to the other modders ideas so I don't tread on their toes.

Fore example, it seems reasonable that a water-worshipping cult of some sort would have a knightly order armoured in scale mail, like a fish. Scale is pretty poor for late era armour, so I'd probably create a new mail for an LE nation. Same deal with mages, spells, etc.

EDIT: also, PD.

Maraxus · #2 February 25th, 2008, 10:19 PM

It will be late aera?

I've done a first draw now - and I don't mean pictures with that.

What I thought about: Will there be a coralation between the sacret units and the capitol-only units?
I have made the sacret unit available everywhere but another unit capitol only.

teaser: tough, strong units, available at speeds:
slow - really slow - allmost faster when crippled.

Side question: what is the flightsprite nbr. for instant hit, btw? I tried 10000 but it seams to be just "invisible missles" (so it takes unnecessary much time.

DrPraetorious · #3 February 25th, 2008, 10:20 PM

Oh, oops, I thought Maraxus wanted fire

That's what I get for skimming.

I'll bow out for Maraxus then.

Valandil · #4 February 25th, 2008, 10:43 PM

How deadly would quickened sacred cavalry be? Quickness is the most applicable water buff, bar water breathing, which I don't like for humans.

What if they are LE capitol only sacreds with scale mail?

Also, any hope for marid/ifreet/djinn/whatever a spirit of earth is called?

DrPraetorious · #5 February 26th, 2008, 03:03 AM

I don't think you can have inherent quickness on units - a spell that quickened all of your sacreds already exists (Music of the Spheres, quickens all sacred mbeings.) Water sacreds could have a cold aura, or cold immunity and ice equipment, or no special powers but lots of kung fu.

The elemental correspondences with Genies is a western revision - more importantly, it is also lame. Folkloric genies would be great, if they were added as a unit.

Foodstamp · #6 February 26th, 2008, 03:35 AM

All the elements are spoken for. Dr. P. I hope you stay on to help with earth.

I am going to leave this open for a few more days to see if anyone else wants to participate.

Until then, feel free to discuss what era would be the most suitable for the nation.

Agrajag · #7 February 26th, 2008, 04:48 AM

Personally, I'd really like to see this is a none-death LA nation, preferably with lots of priest power and not too much mage power.
How about we make them a sort of refugee nation? With all those nations collapsing into death and blood in the late era, many people fled; Some of them met each other and decided to build a small town for shared protection, and as time went by, the small town became a large city famous for protecting its denizens from evil outside influences. Eventually a pretender reveals himself to them and they take the opportunity to rid the world of all the nations that fell to decay and corruption.

Endoperez · #8 February 26th, 2008, 06:07 AM

"Long ago, most of the nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the undead nation attacked. Only the Pretender, master of all four elements, could stop them."
For some reason, I can't look at this thread without thinking of cartoons. Any way, check out the Alugra mod Agrajag. It has a similar feel to it. If you go that route, every contributer should check that out to make sure they aren't stepping on that mod's toes.