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[Zogger]

gowb said:


Looks like Caelum really learned from his mistakes. This time he used air and water elementals to shred Pangaea's dryad hoplites, much to my dismay. It's super interesting to see the point / counterpoint play of Dominions battles. I wonder if Pangaea will be able to turn the tables on Caelum

That sounds very good to me, especially after the first attack was a total disaster I have not seen the latest turn yet, but I have to check it after I get home from work. Sounds like my mages made the needed difference against those nasty dryad hoplites. But I'm sure I haven't heard the last of them.

[jmb]

Zogger said:

That sounds very good to me, especially after the first attack was a total disaster I have not seen the latest turn yet, but I have to check it after I get home from work. Sounds like my mages made the needed difference against those nasty dryad hoplites. But I'm sure I haven't heard the last of them.

Well, at least it took you 13 mages including your god and your prophet Plus you again had twice as many real troops (of course, I had a lot of PD, but Pangea's PD are pretty weak) and the first time was touch and go as it was against just regular troops and with a reasonable number of archers in support.

Of course, I'll make you pay as much as possible, but I'd guess I'm in deep trouble now. I don't come even close to matching your resources, or magical level, so unless somebody is ready to take you in the rear (hint, hint) you'll probably roll right over me

[jmb]

I don't get it. Not that I'm complaining, mind but there's this battle where according to the replay my army was routed after inflicting heavy losses on the enemy (>50%) and suffering some losses too (~33%) and yet, the report says I won and I did keep the province. What happened here??

[Profanicus]

I also had an anomaly last turn - some troops I had queued up to recruit in a province did not turn up. They are still sitting in their queue this turn
Anyone know anything about what can cause this, or is it a bug?

[AreaOfEffect]

It is more likely that your unrest is well above 100. High unrest will prevent recruitment.

[Profanicus]

Ahhh of course, I checked and yes this is the case unfortunately for me!
thanks!

[Zogger]

jmb said:
I don't get it. Not that I'm complaining, mind but there's this battle where according to the replay my army was routed after inflicting heavy losses on the enemy (>50%) and suffering some losses too (~33%) and yet, the report says I won and I did keep the province. What happened here??

I don't get it either. My army was clearly the last one in the battlefield but still you kept the province, not nice

[gowb]

WORM! WORM!

The cry went up among the hirdsmen. The warband clashed their shields against their swords as their throats sang the ancient song of dragon's death. The men of Marignon, for all their fancy livery, tore their clothes in fear and despair. The once-mighty Nosphestes, Drinker of Blood and Bane of Men, lay in a frozen heap upon the ground. His great red wings fluttered raggedly, the taut skin between bones torn beyond all possibility of flight. His blood turned to slush in his veins, the chill of his tormentor giving no quarter. None of his fiery vitae could fall to the ground, so full of ice was he. The great red dragon was down, a shadow of his former glory with only a sliver of life remaining.

A massive foot lay upon the wyrm's slender neck. Its owner roared into the night, steam rising from his throat in great plumes. Sölve, Son of Neifel, raised his blade of cold flame to the heavens and cried his victory, outlined in the fires his enemies had summoned. His warband echoed his call, and their fury mixed with the cries of their opponents, until rage and despair rang out over the scarred, burning forest.

The Lord of Winter raised his blade for the final blow. In desperation, Marginon's archers loosed their arrows, each aiming for the giant's massive back.

In a twist of tragic irony, a barbed shaft found its way into the very skull of Nosphestes. The dragon's last breath escaped its jaws, and with a thrash it lay still. Sölve stood robbed of his kill, insensate to the arrows pinging off of his armor and helm.

The battlefield fell silent. The final exhalation of Nosphestes echoed across the forest, audible above the crackling of the flames and the screams of the wounded. A cold wind blew through the remaining ranks of Marignon, and to a man they shuddered.

In a moment Sölve was among them, unprepared archers falling beneath his boots and blade. Faster than they could react, he was on the Goetic Master and tore the life from their high priest. It was too much. The armies of Marignon fled for their lives, pursued by the hirdsmen of Utgard.

[Zenzei]

Okay, I've talked to edhel and his problems with his computer are worse than first expected, so he won't be coming back to this game. Furthermore, I'm already playing three other games and they eat my time pretty good so I won't be able to permasub C'tis in this game and I think finding permasub would be hard as C'tis' situation isn't so good(though I have managed to improve it a bit). Therefore I've decided to put C'tis on AI soon, in about three turns, but before that happens I really want to fight some battles with Man just because they have been quite entertaining so far and I want to crush those defenders who always run away just before getting killed.

[zenphos]

Well since Zenzei is happy enough to play the next 3 turns I think we should look for a permanent sub to replace him.
I might be able to find someone, there is someone playing in another one of my games who might be up for it.