Advice on Machaka appreciated
I really like Machakian mages, and I like the "feel" to this nation a lot. Yet I fail miserably with them
I would like to know what you people who enjoy Machaka use for pretender builds.
Since their mages are not holy and their priests are not sexy and their only sacred unit is one I have never been able to afford, I have never made a build with bless effects, instead going for some order, production, and magic.
Things I dont understand include:
- what to do with their so-called "warriors". Fodder is nice, but what do I do early game? It seems all I have is fodder. Am I supposed to do lots of blindness/7-year-fever inducing hit-and-run attacks to weaken em up until I get juicier troops?
- My assassin seems very nice, I'd like to use him, but he's so expensive, capital only, and still dies easily to Indy normalo commanders without decent equipment (and he already starts with *bane blades*). What do I do wrong?
- PD. I know I like nations with stronger PD -- it is fun to see minor incursions / bad luck events stopped completely with PD alone (I have success playing Abysia). Machaka PD I dont understand -- should I just forget it completely? But then I feel so naked. How do you defend? Do you keep troops *everywhere*?
- How many spies do you use?
- Im not used to non-priestly mages (also play Tien S&A a lot); any tips?
- Hoplites seem nice, but they slow down my otherwise quick army. Any tips here?
- I love bowmen, but Machakian bowmen are the worst of them all, it seems. With their small range, they cant be all the way in the back, and then they have.... no protection. And 8 gold is not nothing, considering Marignon crossbows only cost 10, for example, ditto for Tien's compound bowmen. It seems I never have enough money for enough to mass a group which wont rout.... What do you do?
well I'll cut it short here
thanks very much!
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