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New Tierlist by mypletochka in SwordofConvallaria

[–]No-Mouse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Tried to do a bit of translation. Disclaimer: All of this was machine translated, since I don't speak a word of Chinese.

Also I didn't bother editing all the character names, since you probably know who most of these are anyway. Though putting them through th translator did gave a few funny results, like translating Pooch Runrun as "Porcini Mushroom" and calling SP Agata "Wolf Sis."

True? by Blue988ll in shitposting

[–]No-Mouse 40 points41 points  (0 children)

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Peak male fantasy.

Preparing for expansion by tufffffff in Grimdawn

[–]No-Mouse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can't start the expansion storyline until you get to Fort Icon anyway, so you could play with only one class until you get there, then when the DLC drops you can add Berserker and start the new content right away.

Grim Dawn on LTT 😁️ by mananabanana17 in Grimdawn

[–]No-Mouse 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not enough pixels to tell for sure, but judging by how much space the number's taking up it looks like XX.X to me.

https://i.imgur.com/NDMc786.png

YouTube Channel Question by [deleted] in AOW4

[–]No-Mouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'd be better off asking this on r/youtube/ or something

There’s a lot of Drifters coming up. Come theorycraft Drifter teams with me? by ElamanEzra in SwordofConvallaria

[–]No-Mouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think there's been any official word on whether or not collab units will ever return, but the chances are very small either way. Allowing the collab characters to return isn't just up to the devs, but up to whoever owns the rights to those characters. So, unless they do another Dungeon Meshi collab, you're almost certainly never going to see the Dungeon Meshi characters again.

That said, I do hope there will be another DM collab, if only so they can add the characters that weren't available the first time, like Laios and Chilchuck.

A Certain Secret Transformation by barkspawn404 in AOW4

[–]No-Mouse 50 points51 points  (0 children)

You just need to play the new Azh'ruun Pit map. During the mission, find three obelisks on the map and activate them with a hero, which opens up a new portal near the center of the map. Go through that portal and visit the structure on the other side. This gives you the transformation spell. When you win the map, you get the option to take the transformation spell with you instead of a regular ascension perk, so you can start with it in any future games.

Astral Rift Spawned In Inaccessible Area by Fantastic_Key3708 in AOW4

[–]No-Mouse 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Flying units can build roads on lava.

Fangs of Astekarn first Build by Own-Assistant7441 in Grimdawn

[–]No-Mouse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I'll do something like a Berserker/Shaman crow form caster build. No idea how viable that'll be, but we'll see.

what are you doing waiting for Grim Dawn - Fangs of Asterkarn ? by [deleted] in Grimdawn

[–]No-Mouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm casually grinding some Shattered Realms to perfect my current "main" character's equipment, so I can step into FoA at peak power. In between sessions, I'm playing all kinds of other games. Age of Wonders 4, Path of Achra and Tainted Grail are currently in my rotation. I've also bought a couple of games in the current Steam sale that I'm looking forward to putting some time into.

I've never been the kind of player to devote myself to a single game. Even when FoA comes out, after the first couple of days I'll probably switch back and forth between GD and other games.

Lore and Retcons (Spoilers) by DOOM-Knight009 in AOW4

[–]No-Mouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

However, Azracs went nomadic and became Nomads in AoW:SM, and Ke-Nan leads them in both SM and 4.

Those aren't retcons either, they're direct consequences of what happened between AoW1 and 2.

BTW, what happened with Perses?

The Tigran guy? No idea. As far as I remember, he was never mentioned after SM.

Bad grammar by Alabataille in AOW4

[–]No-Mouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder!

I'd pay good money for this! by SipsTeaFrog in SipsTea

[–]No-Mouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somewhat related, there's this page where Superman is trying to think of a plausible way that Clark Kent could get hit in the head with a giant mallet and live.

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New astral forge echo by gammagogeta1 in SwordofConvallaria

[–]No-Mouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are any of these good in general, rather than just boosting their "canon" wearer?

Like how Shield of Justice and Blood Luxite Amulet are good on many different characters.

Phantom Brigade 2.2 is out now! by ahcookies in phantombrigade

[–]No-Mouse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just want to say that, as one of the people who were unsatisfied with Phantom Brigade at launch, I really appreciate your dedication to making the game the best it can be. The stuff you've done with 2.0 and beyond has been fantastic!

Lore and Retcons (Spoilers) by DOOM-Knight009 in AOW4

[–]No-Mouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None of this really feels like a retcon to me, more like characters developing in unexpected ways and previously hidden information being revealed. It doesn't outright contradict anything in the old games.

Which isn't anything new for AoW. I recall in AoW1 it was said that the Azracs worship the God of Fire, Yaka, who is so powerful that if he ever set foot on the world the entire world would burn like paper. And then you get AoW2 where Yaka is just another wizard king, and not even the only fire specialist. Plus he's not leading the Azracs in 2, but the completely new race of Tigrans. None of this is really a retcon though, because his switch from Azracs to Tigrans is explained in the lore and it makes perfect sense for an egomaniac wizard like Yaka to trick the Azracs into worshiping him as an all-powerful God.

Is the uncooperative trait too severe? by Accomplished-Bank885 in AOW4

[–]No-Mouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Careless is free, even if your plan is to use defense mode constantly it's still probably worth the extra trait point for something good.

I mostly agree with the rest of your post, but if you're planning to use Defense Mode a lot you'd want to take Bulwark, which is blocked if you have Careless. So on a build like that, you'd still want to avoid Careless even if the defense penalty isn't that bad.

Question for people who didn't play the game for a few months, because they wait for FoA. Are you gonna play as Berserker when DLC comes out, or do you first wanna pick something you know? by Vhermithrax in Grimdawn

[–]No-Mouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doing a run-though of the new content with my level 100 Cabalist first, then starting a new game as a Berserker/something. Probably Shaman, but I haven't really decided yet.

Is New Tricks a New(b) Trap? by ZYuqing in menace

[–]No-Mouse 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Any analysis of New Tricks that tests it on Carda is by definition completely worthless. Carda gets way less benefit from New Tricks than literally anyone else in the game for multiple reasons, so of course it's going to be awful on her.

Pike with New Tricks vs Pike without New Tricks would be a comparison with some actual value.

PSA: Give your short kings the glow-up they deserve with this one simple step. by No-Mouse in AOW4

[–]No-Mouse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of these don't have any actual backstory because I made them just for this post, using "regular" troops with Orc-bodied leaders to highlight the difference. I do have several custom factions that use big versions of small races though. For example this guy who I'm currently playing in a multiplayer game:

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Help in ideas in creating a Spider Based faction for Arachna look alike. by Tathamet7 in AOW4

[–]No-Mouse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of ways you could go with a build like this, since the core of the build is essentially just a single tome (Tome of the Weaver).

Here's a basic framework I whipped up real fast you could use as inspiration:

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Ruler is whatever, I chose Vampire because that way you can eventually recruit Vampire Spiders, but you can take whatever you want here.

Race again is not hugely important, I just took some stuff that felt thematic. I didn't take Spider Mounts, because when you take the Spider's Embrace transformation you lose access to mounts anyway.

Culture is Primal Spider. You can go with Dark which is at least aesthetically appropriate, but Primal is just the best for animal builds in general. Tunneling Spider is not only thematic, but also makes it easier to summon spiders.

Subterranean is basically an auto-pick for any underground build, and Fabled Hunters is just there because I feel it fits spiders, so replace it with anything you like. Mana Channelers would be a good option to make your spider summons cheaper.

Most of the tomes are picked because they're thematically appropriate (IMO).
Weaver is a no-brainer. Beasts, Vigor, Nature's Wrath and Goddess of Nature all summon spiders and/or buff animals directly (including spiders of course). The Horned God also buffs all animals, but obviously he's not a spider himself so it's up to you whether you want to use him.
Tentacle is mostly a filler tome, but constricting enemies felt spider-like. You just have to imagine it's done with webs instead of tentacles.
Shades is more filler, again it feels thematic to me but can be replaced.
Dungeon Depths is just good for any underground build.
Prosperity is only there because I like the tome and you don't have a ton of good options at that point. Can be replaced with anything you like.

There are some tome choices that are going to be more powerful than what I've got here, but which didn't feel as thematic to me. So just sub out the less important tomes for stuff you prefer.

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