Re: Legends: Prestige and beginners hint

From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)

Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 17:24:41 +0000

frits@cp.tn.tudelft.nl (Frits Kuijlman):
>One of the hints for beginners seems to be that you should create some
>1 men forces and send them against locations that seem to be easy pickings,
>so that you can get the statistics of the defenders.

No, send them against *every* force you can.  Getting as much detailed
information as possible about the locations and lairs in your area, as
soon as possible, is the best investment you can make.

>These forces will very probably be wiped out. Would the loss of these forces
>decrease my prestige? Can prestige go below 0?

No, to both.  Your forces' *soldiers* will almost definitely be wiped
out, but this doesn't cause you to lose the forces themselves.  You'll
simply have empty forces, which you can relocate by issuing deactivate/
activate orders.  Further, a legion cannot be conquered (though it can
be smashed militarily).  The only way to lose force-based prestige is
to have another player attack and conquer one of your locations.

>I am playing a overlord position, so for the moment I won't be doing much
>besides studying, teaching soldiers and getting the economy running.

Bad idea.  Conquer as much as you can, as quickly as you can.  True,
you also want to study, trade skills, train soldiers, etc., but you
cannot afford to take "time out" to do so.

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Dani Zweig
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'T is with our judgements as our watches, none
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References

Legends: Prestige and beginners hint
frits@cp.tn.tudelft.nl (Frits Kuijlman)
Tue, 11 May 1993 14:43:34 +0000

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Legends: Prestige and beginners hint
frits@cp.tn.tudelft.nl (Frits Kuijlman)
Tue, 11 May 1993 14:43:34 +0000