MP: Primordial Cake - [Game In Progress]

[Groundworm]

shunwick, I fully agree with AreaOfEffect. When I started playing MP Dominions 3, I was awed by what an awesome spell Falling Fires is. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing on any level- I didn't know the spells or even how the magic system worked, I was unaware how to script or where to position my units, didn't know how defense and protection worked, didn't know about fatigue, etc. Forget about late-game magic, communions, and thugs/SCs... way over my head. And how to build a pretender or what strategies to use... yeah, still haven't figured that out.

But playing MP is an excellent way to learn, even if it is a trial by fire. You'll lose. A lot. I've played about 15 games so far and have one only 1, and consider myself happy to have won even that one. As long as you have fun in MP, keep doing it, and you absolutely will get better. Part of improving is seeing what your enemies do and taking their tricks for your own!

[YellowCactus]

Yep Yep! +1 to the above posts!

Some of the best players never win the game. (They are just too scary, and people team up on them!) But the devil is in the details.

Build lots of scouts, try to catch a view of battles between experienced players. Everyone has different styles. One guy might have great coverage with battlefield mages, while another player builds strong diplomacy. There are a few 'Game Winners' in the late game, but I'm not very experienced in late game, just know you want to team up on anyone who casts certain spells like...

Burdon of Time: Kills off everything that isn't Undead. Ermor
Darkness: All provinces yield 1/10th gold, armies can't fight well. Used by Nations with Darkvision
Astral Corruption: Kills off all mages! Used by Blood nations.
Gift of Health with Tartarian Gates: Cures the afflictions of HUGE magic undead SC's.
There's a spell that gives you 1/3 of all Gems used every turn by all players......(WOW)

Some battlefield Combonations to watch out for....

Super Combatants: Single Hero with fancy equipment. You want to know how the enemy is equiping SC's before you meet them on the battlefield. If the enemy has high Defense, try to swarm them. If they have high Protection, use armor piercing/negating attacks. If they have low moral or magic resistance, use that against them. There is always a weakness.

If you see a faction using an element to destroy entire armies, start fabricating items to protect against that element.

Example is Caelum calling Storms and then electrocuting entire armies on the battlefield.

Oh, now I'm rambling...Just make sure you have lots of scouts in the field. They are your best defense, and strategic edge!

[shunwick]

Guys,

Thanks for the encouragement but I am still too new to the game and I don't have that much time to spare. So it better for me, at the moment, to concentrate on playing little test games to try to understand how some this stuff works.

I am not going to be gone for long and I do appreciate that MP is the best way to learn the game. When this game is finished I shall take a couple of months to sort out the basics and then I can return to MP.

Best wishes,
Steve

[YellowCactus]

lolz,

By then it will be 2013 and you will be wanting some BLOOD!

We will see!

[shunwick]

Originally Posted by YellowCactus

lolz,

By then it will be 2013 and you will be wanting some BLOOD!

We will see!

You may well be right.

[shunwick]

In other news, the triumphant counter attack by Abyssia continues. It seems that the Abyssian Wars are entering a new phase. As the shattered armies of Pythium withdraw through the mountains they are being chased hard by the rampant Abyssians.

Asked if the Pythium retreat would continue, General Voldan explained, "We are not retreating. We are simply advancing in different direction."

In the Pythium capital, the Central Committee are meeting in closed session to discuss the disaster that has befallen the 1st and 5th armies. There are rumours of a power struggle behind the scenes and at least one member of the Central Committee has questioned the competance of the General Secretary, Vsevolod. Whether or not he can hold onto the reins of power remains to be seen.

Open criticism of the General Secretary is bound to undermine his position and it is interesting to note that the front page of Advarp, Pythium's national newspaper, features a prominent piece praising the recent work of Paghat, the current Chairman of the Intelligence Directorate.

The Democratic and Peace-Loving Peoples of Pythium await further news.

[HoleyDooley]

Nice read shun.

[YellowCactus]

So...What's going on with this Great Undead Nation of Ermor????

Have they hit critical mass yet?

[shunwick]

Comrade Paghat, Chairman of the Intelligence Directorate, today issued an announcement calling for the formation of an Anti-Emorian Crusade. In a daring speech in front of Pythium's Palace of Heroes, he called on all nations to unite in brotherhood to end the eternal threat posed by this most unholy of nations.

"Even now, this vast evil is assembling its armies for the conquest of all the land," he said. "It is time for the living to unite against the undead hordes."

"It is known that the Empires of Gath and Patala border onto Emorian lands and that the Empires of Agartha, Mictlan, and T'ien Ch'i are either already in contact with the Emorian Legions or soon will be. Ermor is located in province 188 by the reckoning of the ancients," he revealed.

"Nero, God of Shadows, knows only the hunger for living flesh and the hatred of life itself. He must be destroyed!"

It is unclear if this announcement is a serious attempt to form an anti-Emorian alliance or if it is a power play designed to solidify the Chairmain's position as he manoeuvres into position to challenge the General Secretary for the leadership position.

However, it is clear, that the sentiments expressed by Comrade Paghat, met with overwheleming approval by the toilling masses many of whom gathered outside the Palace and loudly cheered his speech.

He may have overplayed his hand, though. Comrade General Clodius, commander of the 2nd Pythium Army Group and also known as "The Proph", issued a statement from the Abyssian battlefields pointing out that only he had the authority to call for a crusade. Such disunity among the Pythium leadership cannot be good for long term prospects.

The Democratic and Peace-Loving Peoples of Pythium await further news.

[Jolly Roger]

Gentlemen,

I´ll be in holidays now.

JimboJones will replace me for that period.

Please send the files to his email adress now.

Thanks, Klaus