/domg/ - Dominions General

Ragha is perfectly balanced fuck off mate.

t. gryphon fucker

>Everyone is off playing Stellaris edition

Damn, Stellaris is such a disappointment. It's a decent framework and maybe with three years of patches and $250 of DLC it'll even be great (and knowing Paradox that DLC flood will certainly come), but right now it's so fucking broken, boring and lacking in basic features that I can't bear playing it anymore . At least if the AI was capable of putting up a fight it would be somewhat interesting, but it isn't. I guess multiplayer might save it, but Paradox and multiplayer have never been a winning combination.

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Ragha is possibly the worst designed nation in the game at this point, apart from possibly therodos.

You could give each gryphon rider a given number of extra lives, like 4 or 5, which would be restored for gold whenever they're at a fort.

No, no we couldn't, uness you've managed to figure out how to do it in mod code

No that's Arco

Let's just have Summod rewrite the game lore so MA Ermor and Lemuria never happened

Dropping the Seraph and Sorcerer to a & f paths by 1 would be 100% appropriate.

I also don't think it would would be going too far to remove the Blood and Astral (except on a ~25% random). Its not like any era of Caelum has S access as a notable enough feature for it to carry onto a successor state, and Abyssian blood access is associated with the smouldercone Warlock line.

You maybe could make ~everything~ run off coldrec/heatrec. Even the basic infantry. That might not really end up mattering, though, since most people just go Heat anywat.

Couldn't you copy the units several times, changing the firstshape/woundedshape target, until the last one just dies?

Make the griffon shape firstshape into a secondary ridershape instead of the regular rider shape. e.g.,

Recruitable woundedshape->
Gryphon firstshape->
Rider 2 woundedshape->
Gryphon 2 firstshape ->
Rider 3

Etc.

>which would be restored for gold whenever they're at a fort.
I can do the limitted lives thing, yeah, but the ressetting at a fort?

I guess keep the B on the Karapan & Dastur (no random), since it's thematic and with only B1 it's not very tempting to try to use it.

I didn't suggest that part...

Personally, I don't like it, but it could maybe be done with event coding & a ritual spell to reset the 'lives' of (up to) a certain number of Zhayedan.

How were you planing on doing the goldcost with unlimited lives?

I guess you'd have a research 0 ritual that sets the event code, then always-fire events that transform late-stage Zhayedan into early-stage ones, then an event to reset the event code in that province.

Personally, I think just having 5 lives is plenty.

Immortal (recruited) -secondshape-> Griffon -firstshape-> Griffon with -50 gold generated per turn -firshape->Immortal (recruited)

So, how much do you wish that there were commands for things like limited lives rather than using multiple secondshapes, woundedshapes and so on?

A video game.

Hey you guysss! New turn!

Sorry for the Stale folks, that's why you should put your turn in before you take any sleeping medication. Literally played the turn and just didn't send it.

sounds like something a loser would like.

That's why it only applies to the people who aren't here right now.

How do I make a commander assume a shape only in combat?

There's a change shape command, it takes up a scripting slot.

poison golems in summod do this via growhp commands. Look at the .dm file.

Growhp less than the normal hp, or shrinkhp greater than the max possible, it's used in summod as said.

Should I even bother? This game needs a new patch or something so that there's stuff to talk about.

don't die, again

user casts twiceborn.

Guess I can't be too surprised that we can't get the last 4 teams when we can't even seem to keep the thread alive.

>gigantic disciples game with premade teams
>surprised that it's taking forever to start
lel

Mictlan, you may want to call your local animal control, it looks like you have a bat infestaton.

Can someone explain the communion calculator? What does extra gems used mean? Are those gems use to cast the spell?

Honestly I'm surprised that the first 6 teams filled so quickly, and then there's been 0 interest. Was expecting more of a steady trickle (though I'm not surprised it hasn't filled yet). Another disciple game starting up at the same time likely didn't help either.

From what I can see Xibalba appears to pretty much own the entire West rim of the map, from the very north all the way down to where Mictlan is.

Basically, can an A2 Arch Theurg, with four slaves, use a gem to cast Fog Warriors?

No. There's some weird fuckery going on with communions that prevents gem spending above the masters base path level unless you meet the path requirement of the spell you are trying to cast.
An A2 caster can't spend more than 2 air gems, so fog warriors doesn't work.

But you'd be good with 8 slaves, right? (and 3 gems ofc)

Yes, eight slaves would work since the arch theurgs would be A5 at that point.

RIP Mictlan, the first victim of the bats.

hinnom, I suggest you leave the waters at once, UW jewery is my domain

>Can someone explain the communion calculator?
What part did you want explaining?

>What does extra gems used mean? Are those gems use to cast the spell?
Extra gems are gems used above the base cost of the spell.

For an A4 mage casting fog warriors, you need to spend a total of 4 gems (3 for the spell, 1 extra).

Unfortunately communions don't work well with extra gems, as explained. It's not a bug in the calculator, the game just works oddly.

I AM SORRY FOR THE WOLVES, IF YOU NEED WOLF REPELLENT JUST ASK.

ALSO WHOEVER TURNED OFF THE SUN, WELL DONE, BUT YOU FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE WARMNESS AS WELL.

I'm guessing that sum1won isn't in-thread anymore, but if look at other flying sacreds and other sacred cavalry then even getting 3 or 4 lives for 120g is a hell of a deal.

I turned off the sun and my domain, the TRUE domain, also turns off the warmth.

Not that it matters because we're gonna exterminate you anyway. The only place Vans should live is in Vanheim!

Not sure he was in thread to start with, but the issue is more in terms of how it feels, and as having about 30 events to recoup lives in a fort doesn't help the whole event budget, and feels konda arbitrary, I'm personally not thrilled by that as a solution.

However, I asked because the objective isn't to get the solution that I like the most, it's to find the best mechanical and lore wise solution for domg and the wider community.

An idea would be redoing the entire nation along the lines that Sum1won has done Pythium and its cults, so not based just on heat scales but in terms of which Spahbad is crowned as emperor at the time.

I'M GIANTS NOT ELVES YOU ELVISH TWAT.

Oh, I meant to discard the weird fort-regen thing and just cap them at 4 respawns.

I thought about the Pythium method, too. But afaik he's not ready to commit to such major changes in what is ostensibly a balance mod. It'd be a good companion mod, though.

Should I start another game?

50% lemon, 50% lime.

Whoops I need to add more.
Did you want orange instead?

Cactus snake/10

Neato

If you're looking to play another game, you should consider joining my blitzserver.net game.
blitzserver.net/matches/view/358
I've never played on this map, and wanted to check it out.
Ideally, this game is for 7-14 intermediate players.
The way you join a game on blitzserver is the same as a regular blitz, but instead of an ip you put blitzserver.net, and the port that's listed on the game page (which sometimes changes).

Yomi I'd like to chat if you have some time. Here is my steam page

steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197993705472

I'll be on the train for about 7 hours so that is a decent time to chat via steam chat. I can't access the group chat so just add me.

Mictlan is infested with a desire to enslave their populace and sow unrest, and I am just cleaning up the mess caused by terrible leaders pursuing their own agenda.

I do am not the only person whom holds position on the western side of the map. Abysia, Mictlan, C'tis, all four of us own land close to the western border of this Great Map. Sadly, Mictlan was causing unrest and destruction in their wake, destroying the income of their provinces with constant fighting and enslavement. I was needed to bring order back to their lands. The Abysian Nights up north are trying to spread their horrible religion of Death, Unrest, Slothful living, and the Drain of stifled ingenuity and discovery. Lanka will will be helping me in the endeavor of ridding that Religion of evil from the Great Land of Oeridia. Their willingness to work to right the wrongs perpetrated by terrible politicians is commendable.

joined

I've come into the game, seeking not victory (that would be just absurd) but to stress test moggyserver.

Let's have some fun shall we?

But seriously, what's up with Abysia's Dominion? Is this the Bane Venom Meme again?

Seems so. Not sure about everyone else, but I would rather that not spread across the world. Also, Good Afternoon, C'tis, Ulm, Caelum! It's going to be great finally having neighbors to converse with that don't monkey around(It's a Lanka joke! I crack me up.), or try to spread a deadly dominion.

Play your turns

Please don't die again.

It's a sacrifice for Illwinter

So what's the best current space 4x?
GalCiv2? Please no Distant Worlds or Aurora.

Whats the best way to expand as YOMI? Ko Oni spam?

It's hard to call one "best" since noe of them are perfect and they all do different things better.

It's somewhere between Master of Orion 2, Sword of the Stars 1, Distant Worlds, Aurora, or I guess Galactic Civilizations 2, but I personally don't like that last one as much. It all depends on what you're looking for in a game and how much autism you can tolerate.

I think Star Ruler deserves a shout out, even if the copious small issues make it pretty much unplayable.

There are a lot of "good if you like them but not great" space 4x games. I personally still like Stars! a lot, but I wouldn't necessarily say it's the best.

I'm not in that game, but Sans Yomi is Malakal.

I think only one team didnt join both, all of the others are in both.
Just wait, we can do it.

It's more that for a long time I loved the shit out of SR and figured it was the best 4x space game. Eventually I got sick of the horrible ship AI and now I'm waiting for a game that comes close to offering what SR offered, without the broken aspect.

>Stars!
>tfw no mineral packet bombing in other games
>tfw no game I know used a similar habitat system
>tfw no remote terraforming of enemy planets in other games
Stars! was great, but the learning curve was Dominions-tier.

Added you.

Literally WHO?

;)

daily reminder that malakal is a girl

Daily reminder that Malakal is a faggot responsible for postponement of VirginDisciples.

user!
Girls are for loving, not for bullying.

>Malakal
The one from RPG codex?

Hey, SansMeme Helheim about? Care to chat? If so add me on steam

sys.Veeky Forums.org/derefer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsteamcommunity.com%2Fprofiles%2F76561197993705472

Yes

Kingofbullies Helheim, are you here?

btw I'm a grill too

Oh
Sorry! I didn't want to annoy you.

Unlike most of the people here, I'm not the stherotyipical guy. I respect girls playing videogames, since playing games shouldn't be restricted to men.

Would you want to play some blitzes with me? add me. Steam name: xXDarkR4zorXx

Pan was right.

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Aka-oni or Ao-oni work better since they're a bit tougher

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just let it die. We'll see you all in 8 hours

how? what happened?