Post by Softmints on Jul 7, 2005 21:58:27 GMT 1
I've had an idea for a new race, though I'm not sure if it's been done before. Ok:
You start with a main unit and a building called a Power Generator. The main unit is called an Overlord. It moves slowly, like an uprooted treant.
The power geneator has 300 mana and lots of mana regeneration, and the Overlord has an ability "Absorb Mana". Also, the Overlord has an item called Orb of Summoning (Or whatever you want). This fills his only inventory slot, and cannot be dropped.
The Orb gains one charge every 10 seconds, and using the charges and his mana, he can summon other units through a Spell Book ability. Each summon takes one (Or 2-3 charges, depending on power of summon), as well as a mana cost.
So starting off, you don't need a gold mine, or lumber. All you need are the power generators, which you start with one of. So you firstly Absorb Mana the Generator, and use the mana to summon another worker, which can be sacraficed for another generator. Generators can be remade into the workers again to move them around, but at a mana cost from the Generators and time to reform.
The units summoned form a "mobile army", as the Overlord can walk, and the Generators can be un-made into builders. This makes them an extremly mobile race, which can bring its entire base into battle for a last stand. Also, the whole functional base is in one unit (Or a sensible player would make more).
An exellent race for rushing, but tough to play.
Prehaps you can do something with the idea.
You start with a main unit and a building called a Power Generator. The main unit is called an Overlord. It moves slowly, like an uprooted treant.
The power geneator has 300 mana and lots of mana regeneration, and the Overlord has an ability "Absorb Mana". Also, the Overlord has an item called Orb of Summoning (Or whatever you want). This fills his only inventory slot, and cannot be dropped.
The Orb gains one charge every 10 seconds, and using the charges and his mana, he can summon other units through a Spell Book ability. Each summon takes one (Or 2-3 charges, depending on power of summon), as well as a mana cost.
So starting off, you don't need a gold mine, or lumber. All you need are the power generators, which you start with one of. So you firstly Absorb Mana the Generator, and use the mana to summon another worker, which can be sacraficed for another generator. Generators can be remade into the workers again to move them around, but at a mana cost from the Generators and time to reform.
The units summoned form a "mobile army", as the Overlord can walk, and the Generators can be un-made into builders. This makes them an extremly mobile race, which can bring its entire base into battle for a last stand. Also, the whole functional base is in one unit (Or a sensible player would make more).
An exellent race for rushing, but tough to play.
Prehaps you can do something with the idea.
