New patch soon?

[Spendios]

Originally Posted by BesucherXia

IAt least in Chinese tales those shrimps and crabs minions are not very competitive warriors, that's part of the reason why I doubt they will truly help improving Jomon. Making them national units seems to be more reasonable for me.

Could you please give us some more details about these monsters in mythology ? It looks interesting.

[eastsnow]

[BesucherXia]

Originally Posted by Spendios

Could you please give us some more details about these monsters in mythology ? It looks interesting.

Well, actually I do not think they could be called "monsters". They are more like regular soldiers of the Sea Palace in Chinese tales, and are always beaten easily by heroes like flies though in great number. Their roles are so minor that I can hardly recall any detail description of them...
In Chinese speech, there is even a phase about "shrimp soldiers and crab generals" to imply soldiers of poor quality, just because they always mean nothing for the Chinese heroes in mythology.

Anyway, the photo posted by eastsnow is an interesting image. I am also looking forward to KO's work.

[MaxWilson]

Originally Posted by BesucherXia

Well, actually I do not think they could be called "monsters". They are more like regular soldiers of the Sea Palace in Chinese tales, and are always beaten easily by heroes like flies though in great number. Their roles are so minor that I can hardly recall any detail description of them...
In Chinese speech, there is even a phase about "shrimp soldiers and crab generals" to imply soldiers of poor quality, just because they always mean nothing for the Chinese heroes in mythology.

This is valuable information! Thanks.

-Max

[Tifone]

Originally Posted by BesucherXia

They are more like regular soldiers of the Sea Palace in Chinese tales, and are always beaten easily by heroes like flies though in great number. Their roles are so minor that I can hardly recall any detail description of them...
In Chinese speech, there is even a phase about "shrimp soldiers and crab generals" to imply soldiers of poor quality, just because they always mean nothing for the Chinese heroes in mythology.

And that definitively shows that I'm not a Chinese hero, as I'm having huge problems with even just one shrimp soldier!!

(Taken by my gf at Munchen during new year's holidays )

Fortunately, as it shows, I HandOfDeathed its face and saved the day

[MaxWilson]

You actually can already recruit kappas from certain poptypes--I don't know if there's a site that lets you recruit them too (like Shamblers), but definitely you will sometimes come across a province that lets you recruit kappas.

-Max

[Aezeal]

I doubt adding summons will severly effect a nations power, better change the recruitables a bit since that is the problem usually.

[MaxWilson]

Originally Posted by Aezeal

I doubt adding summons will severly effect a nations power, better change the recruitables a bit since that is the problem usually.

Summons can affect a nation's power mainly by adding magic diversity or thug chassises, which are mid- or late-game considerations. The only summons I know of that affects early-ish game power is Umbrals and Magma Children for Agartha. Which are awesome, BTW.

-Max

[SlipperyJim]

Originally Posted by Aezeal

I doubt adding summons will severly effect a nations power, better change the recruitables a bit since that is the problem usually.

*cough* Lanka! *cough*

Lanka's summons can completely replace their national troops, and you don't pay upkeep for most of them. Starting with Rakshasa Warriors at Blood-4 (!), Lanka doesn't need to recruit soldiers for anything except patrolling duty ever again....

[Tifone]

Unfortunately Umbrals are made mid-game at best in CBM