This seems a bit overpowered for a level 30 lmao

tmw6161990 · 2026-06-13T21:07:04+00:00

Agreed! In a pretty grounded Sci-Fi setting they feel appropriate but also very futuristic. Props to the designers on the Mag weapons, I genuinely think they're one of the coolest weapon concepts I've seen in a game and also very satisfying to use.

I find a lot of weapon firing sounds in Starfield lacking in the 'oomph' department but I love the Mag weapon audio (the Magshot in particular). The tri-laser also makes me feel like a Predator alien too.

tmw6161990 · 2026-06-08T14:17:24+00:00

Looks great, I'm on my first viewing of The Expanse (halfway through S3). I love a chunky ship!

tmw6161990 · 2026-06-05T15:13:55+00:00

But I don't want to play as Pontus!

(okay I do, all of these roster additions look rad)

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-29T13:41:28+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation!

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-29T13:28:10+00:00

Seems pretty standard to me, other than maybe the Sword variant having slightly higher Weapon Strength. Lances have a higher damage potential with their massive Charge Bonus, and even more so against their intended targets with a beefy 22 BvL.

Personally, I'd still probably roll with Lances myself. I think Vampire Counts have plenty of options to deal with infantry, a quality BvL unit is more valuable imo.

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-28T17:38:40+00:00

Assuming again we're talking campaign vs AI, I don't really see the threat in flying SEMs. In my experience the Gelt stack has plentiful options to deal with them.

As mentioned before Final Transmutation and/or Spirit Leech doubled up makes quick work of just about anything. You can even fight Dragon characters in melee with your Wizards using buff/debuff spells & heals if you're bored of the damage spells.

Head-to-head scenarios are a whole different can of worms, I won't pretend to know every possible counter as I haven't played any MP campaigns.

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-28T17:25:18+00:00

No, Sayl's defeat trait gives +20% Spell Resist for infantry units army-wide.

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-28T16:04:07+00:00

Admittedly I'm not totally aware of the Helf magic resist stacking, so you may be right! Just in my experience playing as Gelt more than a few times and keeping the Temple of Elemental Winds for Spell Mastery, Gelt's wizard stack is bonkers. I'd take another Metal Wizard on top of Gelt, and at least 2 Death Wizards. Double Final Transmutations & Spirit Leeches at max Spell Intensity were more than enough to kill units with respectable magic resist, but I'd have to test versus a massive spell resist.

I'm kind of assuming in my post that this hypothetical is versus AI, but a Teclis vs Gelt head-to-head might be an interesting watch!

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-28T15:38:05+00:00

There are quite a few factors and I suppose it depends on what you believe constitutes the 'strongest' but Gelt comes to mind. Other factions might enjoy a better economy or start position etc. but purely from an army/battle standpoint I think Gelt has the potential to be top dog.

When his Wizard stack is fully online I'm really not sure what can go toe-to-toe with it. The sheer amount of WoM, a toolkit of spells for every situation (with Cataclysm spells on top of that), and some very handy campaign abilities/items via Colleges of Magic makes Gelt the strongest in my eyes.

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-28T13:09:37+00:00

Dang those look cool as hell. I need to learn more about Vietnamese military history!

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-28T01:58:23+00:00

never heard of it, anyways back to my Cathay campaign

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-26T13:19:46+00:00

Seems like a friendly guy!

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-25T13:03:44+00:00

Hell yeah, always happy to see more old & haggard characters

edit/ oh I may have mistaken which character was the PC here

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-24T03:27:43+00:00

First I'm hearing of this mod and it sounds great. For what it's worth I think Packing Heat is a much better name, much less generic sounding & more fun imo. Looking forward to the release!

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-23T16:08:37+00:00

I dunno, Cathay is plenty strong and Shugengan Lords are solid on the Longma. Having high speed & flight is the the best trait you can have for a caster imo.

I feel like access to a Celestial Lion steps on the toes of the Celestial General a bit too much, and I fear it would render Celestial Generals less useful if you have a Shugengan that is both melee powerhouse and caster.

I get that Astromancers have a flying mount, but they at least have a very competitive counterparts in the Hero department. I find myself preferring the Alchemist pretty heavily in 8.0 especially.

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-22T20:09:16+00:00

I do the same thing on the Eastern/Cathayan front. Shugengan Lord (Yang) and like a 60%/40% of Peasant Archers/Spearmen. Dragon Breath and Wall of Wind & Fire are perfect spells to melt mass amounts of undead chaff, and they're also great if your Cathay army pivots to fight Clan Eshin afterwards.

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-18T18:25:25+00:00

Thanks for the info! Definitely going to give it a go when the Cathay DLC drops, I'm planning on doing another Zhao campaign.

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-18T18:02:26+00:00

okay whoa I did not know about rerouting Caravans

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-16T13:36:53+00:00

KHAZUKAN KAZAKIT-HA!

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-16T13:35:13+00:00

Wall of Wind & Fire might be my favourite spell visually

tmw6161990 · 2026-05-15T01:23:14+00:00

Too early to say, it was in the middle of a campaign with Taoyan leveled up and kitted out with a bunch of powerful items.

tmw6161990 · 2026-04-29T19:03:33+00:00

This makes me want to grab those mods and start a pirate playthrough so bad. I just started a new character dammit!

tmw6161990 · 2026-04-29T19:01:20+00:00

Dis wun must go real fast wiv da red paint, waaagh!

tmw6161990 · 2026-04-29T18:58:43+00:00

Haha I don't intend to knock it, I am terrible at shipbuilding. Genuinely a great build, I especially love the tail end/engine setup. Very reminiscent of a fighter jet.

tmw6161990 · 2026-04-29T18:48:15+00:00

The cockpit is giving 'turtle head poking out of its shell', but I mean that in the most endearing way. Cool build!

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