What culture inspired Abysia ?

[Endoperez]

Argitoth said:
So the developers just made up Abysia at the top of their head? No inspiration even from other games or books? Not a shred of reference?

You know, you COULD have read the rest of the Abysian description on page 97 of the manual. The quote I mentioned earlier continues "Malign devil-worshipping empires of the fantasy genre combined with some ancient Middle Eastern concepts, perhaps."

Really, it isn't that hard to look things up from the manual!

[OMAC]

Maybe I just missed it somehow, but is there any other culture that uses the Burning Glyph as a Pretender God? I know it sounds silly, especially in a game where the goel is to BECOME a god, but it kinda bothers me that the one race that uses an Islamic/pseudo-Islamic symbol (I'm serious) are a bunch of demons.

OR WAS THIS INTENTIONAL, HRRRM?

[Saulot]

I realize you meant that tongue in cheek, but Abysians are hardly a bunch of demons. I mean, sure they spread their dominion and summon demons by sacrificing women, but those are human women. It's most likely how we view cattle and steak.

[OMAC]

But... demons! I doan like dem red fellers That being said, I think I'll just hack the Glyph to be available to another race; maybe Man, or MA Marignon* for $h175 and giggles.

*Speaking of which, is there any way I can replace LA/EA MArignon with MA Marignon and vice versa? MA Marignon is my favourite race to play, and I really want to pit my righteous fury against Ulmite vampires or primitive unbelievers. Halp?

[Saulot]

This is simple.

Make a mod. Key text in the mod should include:

#selectnation 32
#era 3
#end

Use era 3 for late age, era 1 for early. Activate the mod anytime you want to play the game that way.

Read the modding.pdf in your doc folder, or get the improved modding manual available on this forum, to understand modding basics.

[OMAC]

Saulot said:
This is simple.

Make a mod. Key text in the mod should include:

#selectnation 32
#era 3
#end

Use era 3 for late age, era 1 for early. Activate the mod anytime you want to play the game that way.

Read the modding.pdf in your doc folder, or get the improved modding manual available on this forum, to understand modding basics.

It's so simple...

Thanks Saulot! Will do this as soon as I get home. But just to be sure, will this replace LA Marignon with MA? or will it add the nation? 'Cos it's just occured to me that it would be hilarious if both Marignons met each other...

[Saulot]

I believe both versions would exist at the same time.

[Kuritza]

OMAC said:
Maybe I just missed it somehow, but is there any other culture that uses the Burning Glyph as a Pretender God? I know it sounds silly, especially in a game where the goel is to BECOME a god, but it kinda bothers me that the one race that uses an Islamic/pseudo-Islamic symbol (I'm serious) are a bunch of demons.

OR WAS THIS INTENTIONAL, HRRRM?

Oh my God HARAHAHARhrrrrrrrrrm.... Oh my... /wipes off a tear/ Bwahaha!

[Kristoffer O]

Actually the glyph will be available to the new nations as well. I suppose it is the desert that does it