New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
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New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
basically, a level 1 monster with bat movement and defenses for the moth.
~24 hp
10-1 blade plague Bite (level 0 corpse worm) Melee
4-2 impact Poison Cloud Ranged
It creates a Corpse Worm which can level up to become another Corpse Moth.
The worm form should be rather weak and slow.
~18
5-2 blade Bite Melee
4-1 impact slow Silk Spray Ranged
Just something random I came up with, it violates RIPLIB, but it's supposed to be a monster unit anyway, and it has a rather good reason out of it.
Of course, I suspose any player fighting a number of these will curse me forever since they have poison, slow, and plague...but oh well.
~24 hp
10-1 blade plague Bite (level 0 corpse worm) Melee
4-2 impact Poison Cloud Ranged
It creates a Corpse Worm which can level up to become another Corpse Moth.
The worm form should be rather weak and slow.
~18
5-2 blade Bite Melee
4-1 impact slow Silk Spray Ranged
Just something random I came up with, it violates RIPLIB, but it's supposed to be a monster unit anyway, and it has a rather good reason out of it.
Of course, I suspose any player fighting a number of these will curse me forever since they have poison, slow, and plague...but oh well.
Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
Addition: the corpse moth would most likely have a level 2 with an extra strike and generally improved stats.
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Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
So you'd give skirmisher to the corpse worm? Mmm...for a unit with plague, I think that's far too overpowered. I mean, that would mean you've got an assassin zombie-maker, essentially.
And yeah, the moth is far inferior. Maybe if you switched them, and removed the slow from the Silk Spray?
Try it out, stick it in an era.
And yeah, the moth is far inferior. Maybe if you switched them, and removed the slow from the Silk Spray?
Try it out, stick it in an era.
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Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
I believe the point is that Larvae grow into Moths, not the other way round. It would be more natural to beef the moth's stats.CarpeGuitarrem wrote:And yeah, the moth is far inferior. Maybe if you switched them, and removed the slow from the Silk Spray?
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Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
I think you are correct, the moth's stats do need to be beefed up, I wanted to make it fast and kinda annoying since it attacks weaker units with poison then finishes them off.irrevenant wrote:I believe the point is that Larvae grow into Moths, not the other way round. It would be more natural to beef the moth's stats.CarpeGuitarrem wrote:And yeah, the moth is far inferior. Maybe if you switched them, and removed the slow from the Silk Spray?
I don't think this unit would be "balanced" for any faction, but might be fun as a random monster on a campaign or map.
Mostly I just wanted to suggest a new type of monster for people to use, and I think this one would be challenging under the current AI for people to deal with, especially early on if I beef up the stats.
Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
Actually, the two hunits have roughly the same stats outside of HP, but presumably the moth has a much better move. If the worm moves 5 (with terrain modifiers) and the moth moves 8 (with no terrain modifiers because he flies), then the moth is a much superior unit.
The slow attack is the only thing that makes the worm better; I find that slow is a very valuable special. But if the moth also had slow, that would probably do it.
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The slow attack is the only thing that makes the worm better; I find that slow is a very valuable special. But if the moth also had slow, that would probably do it.
Peet
Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
perhaps slow could replace poison as a ranged attack on the moth, which would allow it to surround it's opponents and prevent them from getting far or doing much damage.peet wrote:Actually, the two hunits have roughly the same stats outside of HP, but presumably the moth has a much better move. If the worm moves 5 (with terrain modifiers) and the moth moves 8 (with no terrain modifiers because he flies), then the moth is a much superior unit.
The slow attack is the only thing that makes the worm better; I find that slow is a very valuable special. But if the moth also had slow, that would probably do it.
Peet
Good idea.
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Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
Why not have it so that the Corpse Moth creates a Corpse Worm when it kills? Then, when the Corpse Worm "grows up" into a Moth, it can create more Corpse Worms of its own.
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Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
It does so.Sangel wrote:Why not have it so that the Corpse Moth creates a Corpse Worm when it kills? Then, when the Corpse Worm "grows up" into a Moth, it can create more Corpse Worms of its own.
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Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
Ah, I read the stats the wrong way round. Normally people put the low level stats before the high level stats.
Well... carry on then...
Well... carry on then...
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Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
Knowing how the AI picks its attacks, this would be better stats to make it more dangerous and annoying, even if the stats are weaker. You could of course boost them to prevent RIPLIB.
Anyway, this would cause it to use the poison cloud first (higher expected damage) and switch to bite when the enemy's HP is low. (higher CTK)
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~24 hp
4-2 blade plague Bite (level 0 corpse worm) Melee
9-1 impact Poison Cloud Ranged
Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
Doesn't the plague ability always transform the enemy into a walking corpse? As opposed to, say, "the lowest level unit of the current line."
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Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
no, you can turn it into any unit you want, its just that the current plague is set to turn the enemy into WCs
Re: New monster "line": Corpse Moth and Corpse Worm
Good idea, that should make the ai use it more effectively.AI wrote:Knowing how the AI picks its attacks, this would be better stats to make it more dangerous and annoying, even if the stats are weaker. You could of course boost them to prevent RIPLIB.Anyway, this would cause it to use the poison cloud first (higher expected damage) and switch to bite when the enemy's HP is low. (higher CTK)Code: Select all
~24 hp 4-2 blade plague Bite (level 0 corpse worm) Melee 9-1 impact Poison Cloud Ranged
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