Race Ladder theme

CobyCopper · May 29, 2008, 09:26:53 AM

Quote from: wolf bite on May 28, 2008, 10:04:16 PM
Ummmm, but these races are NOT the same as the ones we normally use. All strats should work with any race. Each race is better than the last one (that is all we will say). Oh, and each time your race changes, go to General's Hut to check what leader magic you have.

Wolf Bite

You mean all major strategies should work.

wolf bite · May 29, 2008, 10:22:48 AM

The attributes should work for all strats. But yeah, if your sub-strat is dependent on a type of Leader mission and that mission may or may not be given with the race change, then no.

Wolf Bite

Firetooth · May 31, 2008, 04:38:14 AM

Umm so basically you could leader with a rat and indy with a marten?

taekwondokid42 · May 31, 2008, 07:48:14 AM

easily! just not effectively.

Firetooth · May 31, 2008, 08:10:14 AM

No because the races are different I think both indy AND leader will be effective.
This will give indiers higher defences, for once they've been given a defence boost :o

wolf bite · May 31, 2008, 09:29:42 AM

Some people still seem to be confused on this set up. Let me make it clearer.

The race names are just names. They are not the same as in other games.

I can not give out what each race does. But I can tell about the first race and give an example of what is going on.

Each race on the race graph has red (negative) and green (positive) attributes and some form of magic. Everyone started this game as a Pained One that is EVEN in all attributes. The next race (no matter what name we use) will have all Attributes slightly better (green) and some magic. Each race change will have the attributes and magic grow. Never is any attributes going to go down (red).

Attributes changes things such as how much loyally you make, how much it costs to feed your army, How well your markets and foragers work, how much mercs cost, etc. Each change in this theme will have all the attributes better for your playing. You will make more loyalty, cost less to feed your army, Your markets and foragers will be more productive, and your merc prices will go down, etc .... By the end of this round, everyone will be very powerful.

No matter what strategy you are using, you will be more powerful with each race change. The only part of this that may affect a sub strategy is if you are depending on some type of magic, because the race may not have the magic you want.

Enjoy,

Wolf Bite
Edit: added more

Firetooth · May 31, 2008, 09:40:55 AM

Thanks for verifying wolf, I was one of the confused ;)

The Lady Shael · May 31, 2008, 09:43:59 AM

Yep, also (spoiler), none of the next race names are race names that are currently being used in-game. Painted One was the only one. Just so you guys won't get them confused with the real races. ^_~

Firetooth · May 31, 2008, 09:49:12 AM

Cool, you guys have been working really hard. *firetooh and his phoenix avatar salute the hard working admins*

wolf bite · May 31, 2008, 09:52:08 AM

Oh, and if someone starts late, they do not start with painted one, they jump up to whatever race everyone else is to make this fair for late starters.

Wolf Bite

Marell · June 01, 2008, 01:10:38 AM

Going by game time, its now the 1st of June, and we're still all Painted Ones :-\

Firetooth · June 01, 2008, 07:12:35 AM

I second marell :-\

Alazar is Back · June 01, 2008, 04:34:01 PM

Is there a race guide we can look at or is everything 0's?

Shadow · June 01, 2008, 04:35:31 PM

each change gives a 10% bonus in the positive direction, be that up or down.

Although i am curious... are merc prices going to rise or fall? Because both are good depending on the strat.

The Lady Shael · June 01, 2008, 06:33:15 PM

Actually, there are two attributes that get worse as they get higher, Cash and Mercs. Cash is how much cash is needed to upkeep your army, and Mercs is the price of mercs. Right now, both of those are 0.975, and they will get steadily lower as everything else gets higher. I just need to find a better way to display that information...