Feeling excited about Mictlan

[Wauthan]

After reading these recent Posts I'm starting to wonder what strengths Mictlan do have. Wonder what a good mod might be to make the more popular?

Got an idea as soon as I posted. A good mod would be to let Mictlan build their sacred troops in any fortress+temple. That would give them a good way to expand since their strongest troops wouldn't have to be ferried around. Would also make them a time bomb since every stronghold would allow them to build more sacred troops each turn.

[ January 15, 2004, 19:58: Message edited by: Wauthan ]

[PvK]

I think they may be pretty strong for more experienced players who find and use the good points. I've been playing a hard game with Mictlan, and see a few things:

* Blessed Eagle Warriors mixed with Fiends of Darkness (national summon from start) make a very powerful fly-into-rear force. That's what you do to the strong armies with archers, etc.

* They have some nice heroic casters which expand their already-large menu of magic, without costing gold (but require luck).

* Their troops aren't great but are cheap and if assisted, say, with Flaming Weapons, suddenly those javelins and slings are more lethal.

* Their standard commanders are cheap (40) AND sacred (maintenance cost thus is the same as two regular infantry!), and they can raise slave cannon fodder.

* The priests are blood-one sacred units for 80 gold - they make good blood hunters and leaders for demon/Eagle Warrior Groups.

* Soul contracts for Devil production are a tempting and natural choice. You want to place them in a different group from the Fiends of Darkness though to reduce any heat-aura fatigue, particularly if you have them on the typical Hold & Attack Rear.

PvK

[Tiltowait]

A little price break on the mage-priests would be fine for me, say 20-30 gold off. Not to dis the 1 blood 2 holy priests, whom I love.

[aldin]

Thanks everyone for the responses! I think I must have somehow gotten the wrong impression from other threads because Mictlan seems to be competetive with other Nations/Themes based on my experience and the comments made in this thread. It's a very fast start nation that needs to use that advantage to secure it's midgame position, but that's just a play-style issue. Ought to be fun to keep experimenting...

~Aldin

[aldin]

Blech - double posting via the back button on my browser

[ January 15, 2004, 23:36: Message edited by: aldin ]

[Humer]

Originally posted by PvK:
* The priests are blood-one sacred units for 80 gold - they make good blood hunters and leaders for demon/Eagle Warrior Groups.

Also noteworthy: they also have a huge role as Communion / Sabbath slaves.

- Humer