Dominions 5 Nation Analysis - EA Ulm

[@Doombot221]

I like what you're suggesting with the overview of this Ulm game. I do enjoy how GC kind of teaches new strategies by going through his thought process, but this could be an interesting way to have a narrative style.

[@causk8365]

Just playing my first EA Ulm game, going much better than i expected. Everything said here feels pretty spot on. For pretender build i would suggest trying for luck 3 magic 3. There are several events tied to l3m3, that get you a mage(usually 2/3 path) + disciples ( bunch of 1path).If that happens early enough that widens your options considerably. More luck also gets you more random gems, which you could use with a high astral pretender to expand your path diversity via rings of sorcery/wizardry. Your shamans would also greatly love the farcaster bless; petrification and charm for example get alot easier to use and are probably your best bet against thugs or SCs. Site searching is alot more critical for EA Ulm than almost any other EA nation. Besides the desperate need for alot more gems to remain competitive to stronger lategame and mage nations, your paths are so limited that just finding one or two good indie mage sites can change your game.

[@blakedda5406]

I quite liked the way you did your playthough with the birds. I really enjoy how from starting small and all the planning that goes into it. How youre forced to change your plans when different threats show up

[@RPGabe]

I think the Warrior Smiths were undervalued here. The Air crosspath for Rain of Stones traps is very nice, and you're going to want some A2's for Wind Guide/Arrow Fend type spells. The Water crosspath is also handy since Water Bracelets are so cheap for Ulm to forge, opening up some handy buffs, battlefield effects and nukes alongside Ulm's innate cold resistance. Because Ulm gets nice discounts forging small items, you can eventually have decent Earth/Nature/Fire/Water battle magic with small investments.

[@connycontainer9459]

16:20 The dual wield axes are just the last pair of throwing axes.

[@mickele77]

What mod to have this isometric view of the map and this graphics? Or is it a option inside the game?

[@TalkernateHistory]

Because of this video, I've taken the stealth pill. No more shield maidens, no more Steel Warriors. I've seen the light

[@wolfapostle]

I prefer this format - see also sequanay ma tien chi lp. It keeps the series down to ~5-10 episodes and is much more informative because you go through the thought process in more detail.

[@dogebestest7187]

I can smell the Tarts from here

[@iioxXxoii]

40:10

[@catsareevil101]

You have Therodos, with a entire lake to it's self, as a neighbor. Good luck!

[@bread1958]

"I'm getting death" "I don't want to spoil anything." Vampire lords. You're getting vampire lords aren't you.

[@AlexG0080]

Only LA Ulm has the spell for Vampire Counts, and he would need Death/Blood for easy Vampire access, and if he could go Counts, he would likely want an awake Death/Blood pretender for that strat to get them early, since they require 0 research to summon.

[@bread1958]

@@AlexG0080 No I mean normal vampire lords. A great late game summon that can summon more of itself. I just miss wrote.

[@KMRamirez]

Ulm makes more sense thematically if you watch Conan the Barbarian. 1982 version, not the trash ones that came after

[@MRProgressor]

I definitely had to laugh a bit when you pointed out your neighbour was played by Mister Root. ^^

[@antoniomanrique6836]

"...best wannabe elves" ...EA Ulm is the 3 Houses of the Edain from the Silmarillion! Not just Conan!

[@smonkey001]

Oh my Cealum got a 7 links capital. Instant power house.

[@PerunAU]

I didn't notice that at the time!

[@Stridshorn]

The "advantage" of having low death access is that you can remote search with your gems since it is only D1, and then have lots of gems when your god wakes up, right? On a serious note, did you consider going for A4E4 for the elemental staff? I feel that opens up a lot of options in terms of summons/globals which can translate into combat magic. It can also set up EBDW since earth gems are always useful. Did you think about cutting the 3rd magic scale in order to get a little less punished in defensive wars, or is the plan just to not be on the defensive when it would matter? I often find myself going a mix of AEND 4/5 and scales, really happy I finally seemed to figure something out.

[@TheRottenapples]

I came up with a pretender with that just in mind. A4 W2 E2 A1 D4 N2 This lets me craft a Staff of Elemental, Winged Helmet, Moon Vine Bracelet, Empower in Blood for a Blood Stone and Rob of the Magi, summon Wrath Lords. Scales 5Dom 3o 1p 3c 3g 2m 2magic Frost Father Dormant

[@romulusnuma116]

If they don't got stealth hun he don't want none

[@sr71silver]

45:05 Gee I wonder why he said who Mekone's southern neighbor is? Could this foreshadow Mekone's fate?

[@firetarrasque4667]

Do you have any servers you tend to hang out on?

[@merlijndegraaf1959]

Doesn`t EA ULM also have good skeleton reanimation? Like they animate special skeletons with two hander swords? Or am i mistaken and is this a different faction?

[@mergele1000]

Yeah it''s EA Ulm, but as he already said, hitting things hard isn't exactly one of EAUlms problems. If you got a better way to spend the gems (f.e. get your pretender to summon some of the bigger late game undead) those are probably more useful, otherwise of course go ahead, the skeletons aren't bad, they just don't help fixing your problems.

[@merlijndegraaf1959]

@@mergele1000 that is good reasoning. I guess i see your point. The only small caviat is that ulmish skeletons could help take those tiny northern lakes. With a small commitment. Might be worth it.

[@mergele1000]

@@merlijndegraaf1959 That is true. Taking some indep lakes with them is an option to keep in mind.

[@pasvupaspris303]

axe warriors are good, but they struggle against repel (def 7 / mor 11) and with length 1 weapons there are a lot of repels. and legions of steel is at it finest on scale mail hauberk (prot 13)

[@PerunAU]

True, but if you're using axe warriors you want to be deploying them against things like Giants anyway who would get repel checks against a range of human sized weapons. The real advantage of the axe warrior compared to the steel maiden are cost and the fact that they can be produced in forests without forts. In this game, past the early game most of my axe warriors will come from forests near the frontlines where infrastructure isn't up to scratch. Steel maidens with strength of giants and legions of steel aint half bad.

[@mickele77]

@@PerunAU Please,i do not own the game, what i have to do to have the graphic like in this video? Are you using a mod? What mod are you using? I like this isometric view of the map, or is it a graphic option in the game?

[@wolfapostle]

How do you know your neighbours? For example my map was on clockwork server - how do i load it?

[@Stridshorn]

If you open up a single player game and use the map with the same nations, that are in your game, you they will have the fixed starting positions. You can either use the debug mod to cast eyes of god (I think it is called) or set all the nations to human players and note down the province number of their capitals

[@wolfapostle]

As simple as that eh, thx!

[@Stridshorn]

@@wolfapostle You are welcome, happy to be of help! I didn't know before my game on a cartographic revision map, so I was off to a great start myself!

[@MrJherime]

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[@Kris_Lighthawk]

5:40 I would have to disagree the best wannabe elves are EA pan IMO

[@PerunAU]

I somehow knew someone would come back with this. Yes, there's a case to be made there, a good one, but come on, the humans have to win something, sometime, please. What's that, i'm being murdered by white Centaurs? Damn...

[@Kris_Lighthawk]

31:05 Again, EA pan can stealth with an entire army much better, as all their mages are stealthy (and more powerful)

[@PerunAU]

@@Kris_Lighthawk And again, you're probably right, with that latter point being the decider for me, but it really follows from the fact that the mages Ulm's weakness begins with which I think I harp on. The average Ulmish infantryman is superior to all but blessed cap only Pan troops...that just doesn't count for as much as the mage quality and the deadliness of those cap onlies.

[@jackmclaughlin648]

Im getting the shit kicked out of me by Ulm rn and im not happy. They have so many damn deathstacks

[@PerunAU]

Ulm can mass infantry quickly, but look for mage weaknesses in the deathstacks. The Ulmish mage corps isn't great, and don't really have the paths to protect the infantry from all available counters.

[@joejones5418]

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