MP: The Art of War - EA Vanilla Newbs Game 8/8 (Completed : Hinnom - Nightfall Wins)

[Nightfall]

Originally Posted by Talrivian

Hey Nightfall, do you think I could take Hinnom, and you play Sauromatia? I have never played them before, and they seem really interesting. If not, it's ok. Just curious!

Since your starting another game to play Hinnom, I assume that this is no longer an issue.

In which case we can delete the Atlantis pretender and start; as it's a bad idea to start a game with an unknown player.

By the way, from my testing of Hinnom so far, you might want to try them out a bit before diving in. I think most of the guides for them were written prior to the capital mages being patched to generate unrest. So far I've found them to be very tricky in the first year and pretender build very important.

[Talrivian]

You are right, I no longer want you to drop playing Hinnom.

I have been testing Hinnom, and I have found a strategy that basically makes them the most powerful EA race in my opinion. My brother and I have been testing them together for weeks, and we basically can find no counter besides ganging up on them as soon as possible, which is still almost impossible to do. I would give you the pointers, but I don't want to lose in this game. :P There is nothing tricky about playing them at all.

Here is one tip:

There strongest unit early game (and in middle... and late game...) is their chariots. They are so ridiculously strong that it is absurd.

[MartialDoctor]

Ok, all pretenders are in, I'm just waiting on word on the patch.

As long as it won't take long, we'll just wait for it to come out. If it will take a while, then I'll go ahead and start it up tomorrow.

[MartialDoctor]

Well, I figured we'd go ahead and start since the patch release date is fairly iffy (not too surprisingly).

However, I think we have a bit of an issue. I think only 6 races have started in the game, for some odd reason.

Please let me know if you didn't get a turn; we may have to restart it.

[Nightfall]

I'm fine...

[SpaceViking21]

I got my turn.

[The Kurgan]

Just FYI, but this game is set for quickhosting. So, as soon as we all get our turns in, it will generate the next turn immediately and we don't have to wait the full 24 hours/turn.

I would love these first several turns to get knocked out quickly if we all pay attention to our emails and get things turned around quickly.

Also, if you are the last one to email your turn, just wait 10 min and you will get your next turn. So, you can do them back to back.

[MartialDoctor]

Alright, it appears there was no hitch, fortunately. Please check the forums as I will post anything necessary here. And, again, don't set the AI unless you've discussed it with me first. It's best to fight it out until the end for the best of other players.

If you need a sub or some extra time for a turn, just let me know.

Good luck to everyone and enjoy

And, yes, we are on quickhost.

[MartialDoctor]

After endless years of civil war, the followers of Hu Nu, the Lady of the Lake, have arisen and overthrown the corrupt officials of neighboring provinces. The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth has been established and order has been restored in the mountainous areas of Tian Lai.

However, barbarians still roam freely in the near vicinity, raiding and pillaging the villages and the walking dead kill without thought or mercy. The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth must find a way to quell these chaotic forces, establish order, and bring peace to the region.

[The Kurgan]

Martial, I will be without internet/email from about 1400 GMT on 1 July until 2300 GMT on 2 July visiting relatives. So, if we could have a delay on running whatever turn is due in that timeframe back to 2359 GMT, 2 July, it would be much appreciated.

I will post a reminder again just before I leave the house that day.