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Most spells have a base penetration value of 11 + (mage path level - spell path level)/2, rounded up.

So Soul Slay (Astral 3) cast by an Astral 4 mage will have a penetration value of 12 before any special bonuses from items or blesses.

You can look at the DRN table in the manual to see what the % to affect a specific MR is.

The new tracks are controversial; some feel they are too generic and would like to have the old ones back. Or even the option to switch/alternate between the two.

By the way, for those who didn't notice, the map workshop on Steam now actually works. Should fill up pretty soon.

Decay: normally ages an unit by 5 years/round. Units with aging modifiers (Unaging bless, Quickness...) will age less or more. At some point, when actual age >= max age, the unit can start taking damage IIRC. Each round an unit has a small chance of getting another MR check to stop decaying.

Spirit Curse/Holy Word: by default, spells have penetration 11, so assuming the caster does not have extra paths or penetration modifiers, it's penetration 11 vs MR 15. You can look at the DRN table.

Stun, as far as I'm aware, always lasts 1 roud.

Don't remember how priest communions work right now.

slave priests/mages have the slave tag (and thus half upkeep).

The mindcontrolled/lobotomized troops got this now, too.

I still read the thread from time to time and can report this complaint. I will also tell other beta testers about this thread so they can if they want.

If you want more info on the game and screenshots, I suggest you check http://z7.invisionfree.com/Dom3mods/index.php?showforum=37 especially the Pictures thread.

I think higher troop density is a disadvantage enough of the time that the addition of specific counters is hardly needed though.

(though I would like to see insanity do *something* on troop, but it could be just a chance to not act that round or target an ally)

The formation fighter icon doesn't tell you the value of the ability (other than being different if it's the negative version).

It's already moddable, it reuses the old #formationfighter command but obviously with different values: I experimented with it and was able to make size 2 units that were 4, 5 or even 6 to a square

Just passing through (though I did mean to check how the game and community was doing this year, actually).
Since I'm a beta tester I can answer a few quick questions but I suggest you check out other threads such as on the Invision forums, or the Discord severs.

As for shields: yes, piercing can break shields, it's just the worse weapon damage type for it.
The mechanic compares the attack damage to the shield's protection modified by various factors.

Shields don't have pseudo-HP counters, they are either damaged (-20% prot) or broken (-50%). So a shield can't be worn down by many small hits.

Shields are repaired post-battle using province resources - this is for regular, non-magic item shields.

Forged magical shields given to commanders behave somewhat differently: they auto-repair opostbattle if damaged, but if broken they are permanently lost (commander gets his default shield instead).
Magical shields however are harder to break, so it should be rare - except for vine shields, perhaps.
MA Ulm has magical shields (and armor!) on its troops.

I confirm roads are map feature and can't be built anymore. A full plain with no snow or roads costs 6 MM to fully move through. Standard light infanty & heavy cavalry are 14 MM, standard heavy is 8, light cavalry can be 20+.
Legionarie-style troops usually have +4 to represent their discipline and ability to march long distances.

You can also multimove through hostile provinces, but it's far harder especially if not stealthy.
Last but not least, you can move two or more caves or seas, but the cost is high, and flying in caves is slower too.