Knighthood - IMPLEMENTED

[Alexander82]

Inspired by that magic the gathering card:



Researched at stable

Cost 8

Every knight unit gain 30% chance to avoid counterattacks

[Puss_in_Boots]

The image in the card would work great for a tech image.

[Alexander82]

indeed

[Sunrise Samurai]

Somebody​ has been going through their card collection. To keep a little more true to the card, could it make knights deal counterattack dmg *before* attacking enemies damage it? This might be hard to add in, but it would mean almost dead enemies won't attack it unless they want to die without doing damage​.

[Stratego (dev)]

Very good! This could really be a first strike.

And for enchantment mechanism i thought a magical item that you can place near the battlefield that has a eg. 8 tile aura giving this eg. First strike.

Placing: a conjurer unit can spawn it there with either a big cooldown, or without cooldown but making these magical items "legendary" so you can not own more than one at a time.

Also the spell is a paid upgrade.

[Alexander82]

So first strike might work like a counterattack that act BEFORE the attacker attack?

[Stratego (dev)]

Yes, unit with first strike could counter before the attacker hit, but! Only if attacker has no first strike

[Sunrise Samurai]

Make 2 versions. One that gives an aura for it, but requires spell upgrades to be enabled. The other to be either an upgrade to an existing unit, placed on a new unit, or a single target enchantment you can cast on your allies.

[Puss_in_Boots]

I'm drawing the image, trying different tactics to draw better.

[Puss_in_Boots]

I can't get a good sword any tips or images I could cut off from?

[Detros]

I can't get a good sword any tips or images I could cut off from?

Heh, what about Knight image?

[Puss_in_Boots]

2 months.
Has anyone got a good image yet?

[Alexander82]

what about that?

[Alexander82]

Final stats:

Knighthood



Cost: 8

Researched at stable or castle

All melee knights gain first strike (when attacked they deal their counter damage before the attacker damage).

[Alexander82]

I was thinking it might not be balanced at the start cause pikemen were going to die without the chance to act as a counter but since most of anti cavalry have now range 2 is viable, also elven warriors can dodge counters with 80% chance after techs. The only problem is for undead spearmen but we are putting in phantom guard (where i remember there was an anti cavalry with range 2) so it should be solved soon.

[Sunrise Samurai]

You might want to make some existing techs a prerequisite, to give opponents time to research the counter techs they would need. Dodge counter takes 18 turns to research, and reach probably won't be the first tech a human player goes for. I'd say​ make heavy knights a prerequisite, and it should make sense and be balanced pretty well.

[Alexander82]

We can do it but I don't think it is much needed. Elves start with 50% counter already so they basically avoid 1 in 2 attacks. Upgrades bring it to 80% saving them 4 times over 5

[General Brave]

Paid upgrade? Does that mean I need a merchant, with a priest right next a Knight to activate the spell. Would this work on all calvary?

[Sunrise Samurai]

Just research it and all knights get it.

[Alexander82]

Exactly

[Stratego (dev)]

i wanted to make the "first strike" literally a first strike (like it was in mtg)

so: if any nonfirststrike unit attacks a unit with first strike the attackel will get the first damage and attacker only damages after.

[Alexander82]

Yes, this is how it is meant to work. I think that units, like elves, that have dodge counter should be able to dodge that strike.

[Stratego (dev)]

oh i read this: "Every knight unit gain 30% chance to avoid counterattacks" but maybe this was an old suggestion.

than ok, it is as you wrote later: "All melee knights gain first strike (when attacked they deal their counter damage before the attacker damage)"

[Alexander82]

exactly. I didn't update the first post

[Alexander82]

Can i consider it accepted?

[Stratego (dev)]

yes!

[LordOfAles]

Change to ACCEPTED? Im pointing this out because daniel is probably typing "FINALIZED" in the "Search", and this takes up some space there

[Alexander82]

IMPLEMENTED