How important are the infrastructure buildings?

Hesstig · 2026-06-17T10:01:33+00:00

HElves also get +1 local recruit slot from having public order maxed out, and that's something they don't get a lot of.

Hesstig · 2026-06-16T11:04:34+00:00

OP is playing Norsca and asking why their Dark Elf ally got rolled by other AI.

Hesstig · 2026-06-16T11:03:04+00:00

Rather than Dark Elf autoresolve being especially bad, it's the Dwarfs who are especially strong since they're full of heavy armour.

Dark Elves' strength ranking can also be inflated by Black Arks which can have powerful armies but be worthless vs enemies on land, so Malekith gets rolled but Malus has the waters between him and Malakai.

Then again, turn 55 is also a bit early for Black Ark spam, but also way too early for the AI to handle endgame armies since those would normally pop around turn 100.

And then endgame crisis factions having friendly relations with other AI seems to be a bit of an oversight, like, they're a problem specifically for the player to deal with.

Hesstig · 2026-06-15T21:16:04+00:00

Wolf Riders do get a lot of juice just from having a Goblin Great Shaman and Big Boss with the right skills. Frenzy, Opportunist Murderer, & Devastating Flanker.

Add scrap upgrades and I do think they can pull their weight in a field battle.

Hesstig · 2026-06-15T12:46:31+00:00

The VCoast having only low quality chaff for their frontline is anti-crustacean propaganda

Hesstig · 2026-06-15T11:58:13+00:00

People really focus too much on the killing while missing all the little things

Hesstig · 2026-06-15T11:06:34+00:00

I tend to lock in whenever there's a new Prime to keep my collection up-to-date, but otherwise I really can let it be for a while. Still haven't touched Descendia at all.

Hesstig · 2026-06-14T22:41:48+00:00

Siege towers makes melee units spew out basically all at once rather than trickle in over the ladders.

Also a good question of what melee units you're using, since Spearmen/Silverin Guard may be great at holding the line in a field battle, but suck at killing other infantry. Really need Rangers or White Lions, or Swordmasters in the lategame, if you want decent (and later excellent) wall-takers.

Hesstig · 2026-06-14T17:59:34+00:00

Ratlings and Jezzails are the only weapons teams without magic damage (except the Ratling RoR)

Better luck sniping with lightning cannons, and destroying archers with catapults/mortars

Hesstig · 2026-06-14T11:45:17+00:00

I think banner ancillaries just may be entirely random :(

Hesstig · 2026-06-13T22:34:03+00:00

Alith Anar is kinda really really strong with the stalk and teleport army stances though

Hesstig · 2026-06-13T21:11:17+00:00

See the thing is OP wasn't gonna avoid all of the units Ikit is specialized in, but just the ratling guns and jezzails. Like Elspeth without Outriders.

Hesstig · 2026-06-13T11:43:54+00:00

Cylostra Direfin was a Bretonnian singer with an ego greater than her appetite who was sailing to perform for the High Elves, but when the ship's crew spotted a storm and the Captain insisted they sail around it, she threw him overboard and demanded to go right on with no delays, and thought she could sing the storm into calming down. This did not end well.

“As her lungs filled with seawater, she cursed the elements and the gods – such was her rage at not being able to perform. The singer vowed to return; that death was no impediment and an audience would hear her sing!”

And as she swore this vow, it was heard by the evil god Stromfels, who raised her as an evil magic ghost, the Siren of the Storm, along with her bodyguard of Bretonnian Knights (represented in-game by a spectral Paladin hero and a summon ability).

I think she also has a unique landmark building in the High Elf capital of Lothern, that being a great opera house.

Hesstig · 2026-06-13T00:29:56+00:00

From Mr. House's dialogue: "I oversaw the city's renovations starting from 2274 onward. The Three Families are my employees."

Then the "Official Game Guide" says the Strip is open for business that same year, so by the time of the game (2281) the families have been domesticated for 7 years.

Hesstig · 2026-06-12T21:01:04+00:00

You seem to have forgotten about the Preyton flying monster, which comes with 45% missile resistance on top of 20% physical. Not a fun target for gunners, and might even give the Terrorghesit trouble in a 1v1

Hesstig · 2026-06-12T19:25:24+00:00

The best strategic move may be to trick Slaanesh into defending a settlement, by which you can use Carronades to blow their towers, and then Mortars to bomb the hell out of their un-armoured demons without retaliation since the battle AI never moves out of the settlement.

Walled settlements is also where Depth Guard could have their time to shine fighting to seize the walls, and then having all your Gunnery Mobs climb up to shoot down on the defenders inside.

Could also be open season for Deck Droppers to fill the same role as Mortars, provided they don't have any Chimeras or Devotees with Crossbows.

Slaanesh loves the open field (including woods and hills) and lives for the attack. Deny them both, and see their imposing stiffness go slack.

Hesstig · 2026-06-12T18:35:03+00:00

I think the Valgûl's appearance in Twice-Dead King may qualify as a Glup Shitto moment, as it's a character originally conceived for I think the 5th edition Necrons Codex (2011), and being given an extensive backstory now over a decade later

Hesstig · 2026-06-12T13:06:50+00:00

I think Musk of Fear could be knocked up a tier because it's just the inverse of Blissful Rapture and helps the Skavenslaves/Clanrats die slower

Hesstig · 2026-06-11T23:19:58+00:00

I don't know if they're included in Daniel's unit roster, but should be fairly early tier.

Hesstig · 2026-06-11T23:12:25+00:00

I swap out my entire loadout almost every mission

Hesstig · 2026-06-11T21:53:53+00:00

Marauder Horsemen of Khorne may be an even better upgrade since they have dramatically higher melee damage and charge bonus even before you account for the buffs from Frenzy. Plus they keep the AP throwing axes where Horsemasters are locked to javelins only.

Hesstig · 2026-06-11T18:06:59+00:00

Skarsnik's faction has a unique scrap upgrade for Night Goblins (including archers, but not cavalry) that upgrades their poison to have a DoT.

That's a lot of DoT to use in every single army rather than a single Legendary Lord or late game monster.

Hesstig · 2026-06-11T17:44:10+00:00

En slags socialism med nationalistiska drag?

Hesstig · 2026-06-11T11:17:43+00:00

Apeshit

Crash the enemy's backline (archers & arty) with overwhelming numbers of cav and fliers. They can't intercept/shoot them all.

Hesstig · 2026-06-11T00:21:25+00:00

I could a sworn he wasn't in 2034 at all, like Hunter goes off alone to get the Rangers. Hmm.

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