[SPOILERS] Might Makes Amurite -- Tatan tries not to screw up

[Tasunke]

times like this, it would be nice if Firebows had de-facto fire strength I suppose

[Tatan]

times like this, it would be nice if Firebows had de-facto fire strength I suppose

Yeah, if only there was some way they could exploit that inherent Weakness to Fire promo Treants start with.

Related: why did I even wonder for a second about whether Darrell could cast March of the Trees yet? The tech that enables it also founds Fellowship of Leaves, which, what do you know, Darrell has been following for ages!

Anyway, what I'm sure you've all been waiting for (I certainly have)...



IT'S TIME TO KILL SOME WORKERS!




A single hunter on garrison duty?! I SPIT IN YOUR FIGURATIVE FACE, DARRELL!

Meanwhile, my reinforcements are close behind:



...kind of. I really hope I can keep those initial strike teams alive, because it's going to take years to get more forces to the front. And I have undertaken all of two offensive actions in multiplayer, ever, which both ended in me losing cities to the defender. This should be fun!


Oh, yeah, and Mardoc built Guybrush Threepwood. I actually really hope he goes for a military victory, then at least I will get something resembling a chance to use my Firebows.

[Tatan]

Crap, I screwed up. I should have popped Arcana Lacuna this turn, so Darrell couldn't summon any tigers or cast March of the Trees.

[Tatan]

Open the save, check the event log for casualties...



Yes! My stack is untouched. Not pictured: Mardoc killed off Threepwood already. I guess he really wanted to build the Shrine of the Champion?

I sent a floating eye ahead of my army to scout out Darrell's lands:



Suspiciously absent of troops...



Anyway, I moved my lagging army just in range of razing Idul, while the vanguard does the same for Dendrom:



I feel relatively confident in my troops' safety here (this turn at least).

Oh, and naturally I did some firebreathing:



Grand Kill Count:
T113: 2 workers
T114: 2 workers, 2 priests of leaves, 1 tiger


And since I foolishly forgot before, this turn I made sure to pop the Arcana right away, only to find out the option is not available!



I triple-checked literally every requirement (be the Amurites and use an arcane unit), and I meet all of them! The EitB changelog also says nothing about any changes to the worldspell. So, umm, what the heck. This especially sucks because now Darrell, having cancelled all his blooming priests last turn, will magically pull a whole pack of tigers out of thin air.

Lurkers, am I missing something mind-bogglingly stupid? Or is this just one of life's great mysteries?

[Nicolae Carpathia]

Weird I thought you needed Knowledge of the Ether.

[NobleHelium]

I think that's a bug...I'll mention it to Sareln the next time I see him.

[Bobchillingworth]

Question: were you trying to pop the WS with a unit who had already cast a Fireball? Because such a unit would not be able to use the WS, having already cast one spell.



Edit: Saw your picture, adept does not appear to have already casted anything- I'm at a loss, then.

[Sareln]

Yeah, I'm trying to replicate this but am able to cast it just fine w/ a WB save. Could you send me the save & PW please? Sareln09 at the usual place; I promise not to abuse it.

[Sareln]

Hi Tatan, could you open the following file:

\Mods\Erebus in the Balance\Assets\python\entrypoints\CvSpellInterface.py

and copy into the thread the code for Arcana Lacuna. You should be able to just do a text search on Lacuna.

It should look something like this:

Code:

def reqArcaneLacuna(caster):
    pPlayer = gc.getPlayer(caster.getOwner())
    eTeam = gc.getTeam(pPlayer.getTeam())
    manaTypes = [ 'BONUS_MANA_AIR','BONUS_MANA_BODY','BONUS_MANA_CHAOS','BONUS_MANA_DEATH','BONUS_MANA_EARTH','BONUS_MANA_ENCHANTMENT','BONUS_MANA_ENTROPY','BONUS_MANA_FIRE','BONUS_MANA_LAW','BONUS_MANA_LIFE','BONUS_MANA_METAMAGIC','BONUS_MANA_MIND','BONUS_MANA_NATURE','BONUS_MANA_SHADOW','BONUS_MANA_SPIRIT','BONUS_MANA_SUN','BONUS_MANA_WATER' ]
    iCount = 0
    for szBonus in manaTypes:
        iBonus = gc.getInfoTypeForString(szBonus)
        iCount += CyMap().getNumBonuses(iBonus)
    if iCount == 0:
        return False
    if pPlayer.isHuman() == False:
        if eTeam.isHasTech(gc.getInfoTypeForString('TECH_SORCERY')) == False:
            return False
        if eTeam.getAtWarCount(True)==0:
            return False
        
    return True

def spellArcaneLacuna(caster):
    manaTypes = [ 'BONUS_MANA_AIR','BONUS_MANA_BODY','BONUS_MANA_CHAOS','BONUS_MANA_DEATH','BONUS_MANA_EARTH','BONUS_MANA_ENCHANTMENT','BONUS_MANA_ENTROPY','BONUS_MANA_FIRE','BONUS_MANA_LAW','BONUS_MANA_LIFE','BONUS_MANA_METAMAGIC','BONUS_MANA_MIND','BONUS_MANA_NATURE','BONUS_MANA_SHADOW','BONUS_MANA_SPIRIT','BONUS_MANA_SUN','BONUS_MANA_WATER' ]
    iAdept = gc.getInfoTypeForString('UNITCOMBAT_ADEPT')
    iCount = 0
    pPlayer = gc.getPlayer(caster.getOwner())
    for szBonus in manaTypes:
        iBonus = gc.getInfoTypeForString(szBonus)
        iCount += CyMap().getNumBonuses(iBonus)
    py = PyPlayer(caster.getOwner())
    for pUnit in py.getUnitList():
        if pUnit.getUnitCombatType() == iAdept:
            pUnit.changeExperience(iCount, -1, False, False, False)
    iDelay = 20
    if CyGame().getGameSpeedType() == gc.getInfoTypeForString('GAMESPEED_QUICK'):
        iDelay = 14
    if CyGame().getGameSpeedType() == gc.getInfoTypeForString('GAMESPEED_EPIC'):
        iDelay = 30
    if CyGame().getGameSpeedType() == gc.getInfoTypeForString('GAMESPEED_MARATHON'):
        iDelay = 60
    for iPlayer2 in range(gc.getMAX_PLAYERS()):
        pPlayer2 = gc.getPlayer(iPlayer2)
        if pPlayer2.isAlive():
            if pPlayer2.getTeam() != pPlayer.getTeam():
                pPlayer2.changeDisableSpellcasting(iDelay)

[Tatan]

Code:

def reqArcaneLacuna(caster):
    pPlayer = gc.getPlayer(caster.getOwner())
    eTeam = gc.getTeam(pPlayer.getTeam())
    manaTypes = [ 'BONUS_MANA_AIR','BONUS_MANA_BODY','BONUS_MANA_CHAOS','BONUS_MANA_DEATH','BONUS_MANA_EARTH','BONUS_MANA_ENCHANTMENT','BONUS_MANA_ENTROPY','BONUS_MANA_FIRE','BONUS_MANA_LAW','BONUS_MANA_LIFE','BONUS_MANA_METAMAGIC','BONUS_MANA_MIND','BONUS_MANA_NATURE','BONUS_MANA_SHADOW','BONUS_MANA_SPIRIT','BONUS_MANA_SUN','BONUS_MANA_WATER' ]
    iCount = 0
    for szBonus in manaTypes:
        iBonus = gc.getInfoTypeForString(szBonus)
        iCount += CyMap().getNumBonuses(iBonus)
    if iCount == 0:
        return False
    if pPlayer.isHuman() == False:
        if eTeam.isHasTech(gc.getInfoTypeForString('TECH_SORCERY')) == False:
            return False
        if eTeam.getAtWarCount(True)==0:
            return False
        
    return True

def spellArcaneLacuna(caster):
    manaTypes = [ 'BONUS_MANA_AIR','BONUS_MANA_BODY','BONUS_MANA_CHAOS','BONUS_MANA_DEATH','BONUS_MANA_EARTH','BONUS_MANA_ENCHANTMENT','BONUS_MANA_ENTROPY','BONUS_MANA_FIRE','BONUS_MANA_LAW','BONUS_MANA_LIFE','BONUS_MANA_METAMAGIC','BONUS_MANA_MIND','BONUS_MANA_NATURE','BONUS_MANA_SHADOW','BONUS_MANA_SPIRIT','BONUS_MANA_SUN','BONUS_MANA_WATER' ]
    iAdept = gc.getInfoTypeForString('UNITCOMBAT_ADEPT')
    iCount = 0
    pPlayer = gc.getPlayer(caster.getOwner())
    for szBonus in manaTypes:
        iBonus = gc.getInfoTypeForString(szBonus)
        iCount += CyMap().getNumBonuses(iBonus)
    py = PyPlayer(caster.getOwner())
    for pUnit in py.getUnitList():
        if pUnit.getUnitCombatType() == iAdept:
            pUnit.changeExperience(iCount, -1, False, False, False)
    iDelay = 20
    if CyGame().getGameSpeedType() == gc.getInfoTypeForString('GAMESPEED_QUICK'):
        iDelay = 14
    if CyGame().getGameSpeedType() == gc.getInfoTypeForString('GAMESPEED_EPIC'):
        iDelay = 30
    if CyGame().getGameSpeedType() == gc.getInfoTypeForString('GAMESPEED_MARATHON'):
        iDelay = 60
    for iPlayer2 in range(gc.getMAX_PLAYERS()):
        pPlayer2 = gc.getPlayer(iPlayer2)
        if pPlayer2.isAlive():
            if pPlayer2.getTeam() != pPlayer.getTeam():
                pPlayer2.changeDisableSpellcasting(iDelay)

Will send you the save.