Halt Heretic - Opinions

[Xietor]

I think Ulm being redone is responsive to the cries of the mp community. So thanks KO. Not sure anything helps Ulm survive an early elephant rush, but Ulm can and should take an awake pretender sc to deal with this possibility, just as Abysia and other nations are forced to do.

I guess if every nation had an elephant counter then the value of elephants would be reduced.

My minor suggestions:

1. Move Iron Angel to construction, as that is a more likely path for Ulm to traverse-and it is Iron(a construct).

2. Given Ulm's huge weakness to magic, Temper Will is 5 spots down a tree that Ulm does not research. If it cannot be moved to a more friendly research path, like evoc, then would it be amiss to make it available at 4 rather than 5?

Ulm really gets nothing of value at Thaum 4, and the astral races get mind burn at 2 and paralyze at 4, and antimagic at enchanment 4. It really makes it hard on Ulm to have to go to thaum 5 early in the game, when you also need summon earth, constr 4(earth boots, dwarven hammer(2)), blade wind, etc.

And make no mistake Ulm is still fairly helpless against astral races until it gets temper the will. But it really cannot afford to run straight to thaum 5 out of the box.