Posts from Jebus Cross - 2.

11.02.12 Kilgor (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Albert@s (blue, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar) SoD, Jebus Cross, 125

I'll write a detailed report tomorrow, I'm very tired, it's already 5 AM.

11.02.2012 Juristis (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Dessa) def Sky Pioneer (red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar/Brissa) 125
Opp took 112, I didn't take rest stops. Dealt 2 stacks, 2 levels built, Dessa arrives and grabs offense at the upgrade. An external dwelling of drakes is spotted. On 112 I break the camp, and there's an archangel! Got boots and a cloak 2-2, a few crypts. I'm pondering how to split the duties between the heroes.
113 - broke the drake external dwelling, grabbed a secondary Rampart, placed a portal.
114 - maxed the Hive, the dragon survived on 6 HP. Shakti took an empty Pandora's Box. Both heroes have earth magic.
115 - as usual, I make a terrible move on turn 1. Shakti goes into the throne Griffin Conservatory, turns out to be a three-stack, at least that. 2 procs of morale on the big stacks take out the dragon and 2 Wyverns. A crypt with a mini Dwarf Cottage, and I end up without a day for building because I messed up with gold. Dessa in Rampart refills mana, having taken 10k experience from Pandora's Boxes before that.
116 - take a Pandora's Box with Rion, and it's all fire magic, only learn spells levels 1-3. Unlucky with Pandora's Boxes this time. Dessa at the library, Shakti takes a mini Naga Bank.
117 - Shakti hits a Hive for 4, a flail, Ayden takes a Minotaur external dwelling and a Hive for 8. Dessa at the stables. I spot another Dragon Fly Hive and a sword +6, I decide to delay my exit by a day. Minotaurs at home in the Citadel.
121 - Shakti takes a two-stack Griffin Conservatory, Dessa takes a Dragon Fly Hive for 6, sword +6, Deemer takes a mini Griffin Conservatory.
A dragon in the portal.
122 - Fiur takes a Harpy external dwelling, Shakti took a Pandora's Box with 45 Harpies. Dessa before a Dragon Utopia near ГO, speeding up with the dragon.
123 - Shakti takes a mini Dwarf Cottage (by the way, not a single crypt with Vampires appeared out of about 10, both Dwarf Cottages are mini, the Naga Bank too). Dessa hits a three-stack Dragon Utopia, -1 angel and a feast, they give a helm +6 to all stats and a shield +12. Then ГO with 100+ Thunderbirds, Titan's Plate in the treasure zone and a prison with Elleshar who has expert pathfinding. Well, another Dragon Utopia, mini, with a Gladius +12 and gloves.
124 - central Fortress, Shackles of War, earth boost behind 100 Cyclopes, a mini Dragon Fly Hive and a Pandora's Box with 10k gold behind 13 black dragons (killed surprisingly easily). I kill Vistan. I spot 3 or 4 Hives right away.
125 - Tazar emerges and attacks. He has 3 angels, 17 greater Wyverns, 3 Hydras, 11 Basilisk stashes, 65 Gnolls, Elixir of Life. Stats around 14-20-8-9, 25 mana. I have 1 Archangel, 5 angels, 3 dragons, 13 greater Minotaurs, 32 Wyverns, a few Harpies. 26-24-24-14, enough mana. I forgot you can use a View Info scroll if any hero took all the fire magic. Would have maybe killed Taz that way. After the trade, the opp resurrects, I'm left with 2 drakes, all Minotaurs, 2 angels, and 14 ducks.
Brissa immediately attacks with 15 spell power, I forget you can seize the initiative and get chained. Angels and ducks remain, I resurrect. On the return turn, I sacrifice hero slingers to Brissa for 1-2 serpents each and attack with 7 Wyverns and Shackles of War with Dessa when she has no mana left and 1 serpent. I grab the Air Book, opp surrenders. Thanks for the game. The odds were in my favor, but the opp played well and could have pulled it off.

02/11/12 Messiah (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Gunnar) def Shamys (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 143, SOD
In the tavern, Gunnar and Crag Hack are present; under the city, there's a stable, but one direction is blocked by Orcish chieftains guarding a lair. I decided to play, and it was worth it; on day 2, I found an outer dragon lair.
113 +1 dragon and another +1 from the portal.
114-116, I find 3 more outer minotaur lairs, 1 medusa lair, and 1 harpy lair. I claim them all and take the lair behind the Orcs; there's +6 vipers.
117, behind the lair, I find another +1 dragon. Pandor's lair +30 harpies. Resources are scarce; I really wanted minotaurs, but I didn't have time.
121, I'm standing at the Guardian of the Oasis with 5 dragons and can't decide because there are 100+ undead liches or 50+ cyclops kings. I turn back towards Pandor's lair, and it's empty).
I level up, double my mana, gather money, build up my army, and attack the liches (7 stacks of 20) on day 123. Losses: 2 dragons, half the minotaurs, all the troglodytes, and a few harpies. There's almost nothing left to move forward with, but I have a lot of mana, slow, and harpies. In a day, I reach the central Rampart, passing 3 dungeons. No lairs..
124, Pandor's lair +10 horses as a lifesaver, and I rush with joy towards the Earth book. The book is mine! And behind it, a teapot). Now, nothing matters; I can go to Utopia.
At the beginning, Valeska appeared with an impressive army. I had already managed to gather the main forces. Gunnar was moving quickly and could have "caught Valeska and the scouting party with their army on the move," but I couldn't bring myself to do it. Moreover, my opponent gave me an autosave at a difficult moment (not a loss) :smile20: .
We played for another week, and then came the finale:
At the beginning, the vipers resisted the explosion, which could have turned the tide of the battle, but it didn't happen.
Thank you for the game!

Let me vent a little? The game hasn't been played yet, but damn, I can't even curse to myself anymore... ГО behemoths... 40 of them!!! :smile07: FORTY!!!! how???? what the f..??? usually around 22-28, but here it's forty!!! and I'm without oil... how they spread me out... Yesterday I almost broke my keyboard with my jaw dropping when I saw how many there were.

Well, 40 is a common number for them. If you're too lazy to calculate how many of each there will be, just do it the easy way. Create 100-200 Jebus creatures in the map editor and see how many of each appear. You can even get an approximate range if you have the patience.

11.02.2012 Katherine (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) def Antoshkin (red, Rampart, Kyrr, Alkin) Jebus Cross 224
In the tavern, Bron with 6 Master Gremlins, a scouting telescope, a cape of speed, 2 Dragon Utopias, end of week 1 - 123456 in the Castle. On the second, I collect the elixir of life components :cool: a couple of Hives and rush to the center with 34 upgraded Wights. There are only boxes there, nothing visible on the pairs; after gathering more Wights, I send a secondary to take the home Dragon Utopia while Taz replenishes mana (got the hat level 5). There was a bugged passage to the adjacent respawn, I decide to use it, break through ГО and immediately Cons (2). There I take a village, a couple of Dragon Utopias (+6 and 4 to all) and Cons (twos). Then I ran around looking for a town portal, (built level 4 in 3 castles - none) while the opponent was somewhere up top clearing the treasure zone; I flew in and took his capital. Finally the secondary stumbles upon КЗ, I fly there immediately, simultaneously breaking through ГО to the remaining respawn. Taking the opponent's 2-week growth, I head to the last respawn, grab Cons (3) there, a village, spot 3 shrines and an external dwelling of Angels. 224 follows the surrender. Thanks for the game.

10.02.2012 Mizrael(red, Dungeon, Shakti, Gundula) def Wishmaster(blue, Fortress, Wystan, Wystan) 147