The New Hinnom Nation

[Lingchih]

Yes, they are very good. But, they eat your population. Nuff said?

[Xanatos]

ya...im having to pump those e2 mages out to counter supply problems but i took growth to counter that as ewll.

[hunt11]

but that could be a good thing as well, make one massive sacred army composing of 100 holy troops, your prophet (a Melqart) and a couple mages. With this army you could destroy armies and SC with ease, and and country they take will be impossible for people to use because most of the people would be in one of your giants bellies

[Xanatos]

they eat population?

[hunt11]

any time you have more then 3 of them in a province, your population will decline, even in a growth 3 province

[K]

Xanatos said:
they eat population?

Yup.

I even got an event where a Melqart ate one of my Raephalites (your 125 gold Holy troops.) I thought dragons were bad when they ate blood slaves. Sheesh!

[Xanatos]

not seen that yet, did you take unlucky?

[K]

Xanatos said:
not seen that yet, did you take unlucky?

Yeh. They have fortune tellers and province defense that can withstand barbarians, so it seemed like a no brainer.

[Taqwus]

Yup. They eat pop. Somebody else noted that it seemed to be about 30/turn. All the Hinnom Rephaim -- the units and commanders -- do. Might want to put points instead into Growth and Order, at least if it's not a small blitz map.

Their appetites are more mild in Ashdod -- slightly more than their size suggests, but not pop-slaughtering, it seems.

[Xanatos]

i hadn't even noticed it with growth 1 on