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don't reload and you'll see how fun the game can really be.
Wildmana 9.0 beta
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Quetz
The Tallest Lilliputian
I think that a lot of that has to do with the OPness of double strength promotions in FFH, and especially the way they get handed out so easy in WM
I believe that only reloading allows you to concentrate your strategy heavily around your hero.
If you play without reload, even 90% may be unacceptable risk - if you take such fights your hero will die soon. I do not attack with my heroes when choices are below 98%, if I have any choice.
On the other side of this same problem: if you build your strategy around having more decent units than a few, you will not have to reload - if one of your 10 hardest units die, then if they are comparable it is not as heavy blow as when one of your TWO good units die
If you play without reload, even 90% may be unacceptable risk - if you take such fights your hero will die soon. I do not attack with my heroes when choices are below 98%, if I have any choice.
On the other side of this same problem: if you build your strategy around having more decent units than a few, you will not have to reload - if one of your 10 hardest units die, then if they are comparable it is not as heavy blow as when one of your TWO good units die
And I really think that the "advanced start" option is a really bad move for the AI.
the players "knows" how to choose techs/units/buildings.
The Ai doesn't really know how to handle thoses choices :
should it goes for a widespread tech base ? or should it try to get up to tierII/tier2,5/tier III tech ?
a religion ? no religion ?
the players "knows" how to choose techs/units/buildings.
The Ai doesn't really know how to handle thoses choices :
should it goes for a widespread tech base ? or should it try to get up to tierII/tier2,5/tier III tech ?
a religion ? no religion ?
Lord Katana
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Everyone their own preference... but save/reload is cheating imho. Any game or mod should not be made with the idea that its players will save/reload.
And i can tell you that against some computer opponents 2 highly promoted heroes might come a long way, but i had games in which the malakim came at me with about 180 champions (str8, Com1 iirc) per stack. No single hero will live through that. Also in multiplayer games, heroes are not terrible important. They will get hunted and killed, no matter how strong. Heck i lost heroes in singleplayer on 94,5% chances... Got a nice building out of it though
Civ4 and thereby FFH and WM is about stacks (the main reason for 1upt in Civ5). The fact that a human player can win with some heroes and a stack of fireball mages is because the AI has trouble using mages themselves and using mage-countermeasures. It's one of the things ppl like sephi have been upgrading for a very long time.
So like i said everyone their own, but your strategy is only working cause the AI isn't perfect. In a multiplayer you would be wiped of the map.
Lord Katana
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Good point... Does the AI get a bonus or something? Or should they?
Do you play with aggressive ai on? I have a war on three fronts right now, two were friendly before they declared and they each man with 100+ units. And a fourth ai is massing at my fourth border. This is on emperor difficulty I think. It's not overwhelming yet but it sure keeps you on your toes. Try aggressive ai?
No single hero will live through that. Also in multiplayer games, heroes are not terrible important. They will get hunted and killed, no matter how strong. Heck i lost heroes in singleplayer on 94,5% chances... Got a nice building out of it though
I wouldn't say that. I had Brigit with Drill 4 and Combat V Heroic Defense II and some other nasty promotions defeat 150 Pyrezombies that attacked my city.
With enough first strikes and an abyssmal strength there is a point the number of units becomes irrelevant.
Switchblock
Kuriotate Scholar
Just wondering, what were the decisions on the Epic Adventures? Do we have completeing quests for different groups? I feel that would add some spice into the game.
yes, there are epic adventures as a possible victory condition. You can enable it via "custom game". It still needs to be a bit balanced (for some civs too easy, for some too hard), but it's already pretty cool. There are also different goals within the epic destiny.
Switchblock
Kuriotate Scholar
Is there a list anywhere? I want to know if some of these goals conflict with other civ's goals, to me that would add alot to the game, where war's are fought for lore reasons and not just because the Elohim got Ashen Veil.
Elohim getting AV would make their epic destinies impossible, especially for the purity-counter. Another part of their quest is to spread at all good religions (Order, Empyrion, ROK) to 20 cities. And to build a lot of monks... if you succeed some steps, you get rewards - if I don't get it wrong.
When you like small maps, few enemy AI-civs and one-city-challenge, epic destiny for some civs is impossible to complete.
When you like small maps, few enemy AI-civs and one-city-challenge, epic destiny for some civs is impossible to complete.
well, some civs must destroy other civs in case they meet them. Or raze the holy city of AV or similar.
Switchblock
Kuriotate Scholar
That sounds like it adds a whole new depth to the game! Now is there a list of these destinies anywhere, or do I need to go download the beta?
Freesmog
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I can't download the beta. I get this error trying to reach the beta forum:
"General Error
SQL ERROR [ mysqli ]
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'mysql4.000webhost.com' (113) [2003]
An sql error occurred while fetching this page. Please contact an administrator if this problem persists."
The other night I could reach the site, but every time I tried to register the same error would occur (including half the time spent trying to read unregistered threads).
Any tips on downloading the beta? Or is the beta almost over? I'm having fun with the latest WM version atm.
"General Error
SQL ERROR [ mysqli ]
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'mysql4.000webhost.com' (113) [2003]
An sql error occurred while fetching this page. Please contact an administrator if this problem persists."
The other night I could reach the site, but every time I tried to register the same error would occur (including half the time spent trying to read unregistered threads).
Any tips on downloading the beta? Or is the beta almost over? I'm having fun with the latest WM version atm.
graywarden
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Freesmog,
Sorry your having trouble accessing the new forum site, but you are not alone. I have not been able to get through all day. I dont know if they are working on some maintenance or something, we have been having connection difficulties for some time now, but not as bad as today has been.
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