Hades was allotted the dominion of the Underworld and rules over the dead.He's the brother of Zeus,Poseidon,Hera,Hestia and Demeter.After the war agains the TITANS, the three brothers divided the world, and Hades was allotted the dominion of the Underworld, while Poseidon ruled the sea and Zeus the Heavens.Hades possessed a helmet—which the CYCLOPES gave him (as they gave the thunderbolt to Zeus and the trident to Poseidon)—that rended the wearer invisible.
Most of you think Hades is more deffensive than other gods. Yes it's a bit true because of his bonuses and GP.
-Hades' human units can be brought back to the living world as shades with 20% chance: Shades can be a bit weaker than other military units but as they cost nothing but luck they can be great usefull. Free units are always welcome. -Hades' buildings all have 25% more hitpoints and all ranged buildings have 20% more attack: This bonus is why Hades is more deffensive.This bonus makes early rushes hard to achieve their aim also Norse FB has a little chance againts this bonus. --Technologies: --Myth Unit: Cyclops --God Power: Pestilence --Technologies: --Myth Unit: Minotaur --God Power: Restoration ---The Decision: I would always choose Ares instead Athena because of Ares' Bow of Horror upgrade. With this upgrade you can make your toxotes a great powerful classical military unit. I have never though of choosing Athena because her improvements all effect infantry.Also Ares' god power can be very useful against Norse FB. --Technologies: --Myth Unit: Manticore --God Power: Underworld Passage --Technologies: --Myth Unit: Nemean Lion --God Power: Curse --Technologies: --Myth Unit: Chimerae --God Power: Earthquake --Technologies: --Myth Unit: Colossus --God Power: Plenty Vault Thats all from me... I hope you'll enjoy it. [This message has been edited by inner_bliss (edited 08-29-2003 @ 05:41 AM).]
-Hades' archers have 10% more attack: I think the most important bonus that Hades gives,especially against Norse. This makes your most important power is your ranged units.
--Shades have;
Hit Points: 90
Speed: 4
Pop: 1
Crush Armor: 99%
Hack Armor: 20%
Pierce Armor: 20%
Hack Damage: 6
Sentinel God power can be used offensively or deffensively:
--Deffensive Usage:
If you requier more attack at your home base and raiders don't let you breathe, you can cast it on your beginning TC.
--Offensive Usage:
When you capture a settlement near your enemies in heroic, you can cast it on this TC. Some times TC are in the way of their resources or their FB. You can kill any unit that goes this way.
This technology brings 3 golds in 4 seconds though it's an expensive technology. Don't research it until mythic or heroic.
~Phobos' Spear: Hoplites have +10% attack
~Deimos' Sword: Hypaspists have +15% attack
~Bow of Horror: Toxotes have +10% attack
~Will of Kronos: Cyclops have +50% hack damage, double crush damage, train 25% faster
This tough melee myth unit can be used as an alternative siege unit because of its high crush damage.It can also hurl enemy units and kill them instantly.
This God power prevents the enemy buildings within the are produce units for a short period of time.
~Aegis Shield: Infantry have -10% pierce vulnerability
~Sarissa: Hoplites have -10% hack vulnerability
~Labyrinth Minotaurs: cost 25% less food and have 40% more HP
Minotaurs are tough melle myth units that can fling enemies from battle.They can be used against other melle units or myth units.
Restores HP for all friend units and buildings in the targetted area.This god power can be very usefull after breaking enemy's deffence and attack without adding new units. Or it can be used after a rush in the hometown.
When the Titaness Leto had been seduced by Zeus, she was hunted over the whole earth by the jealousy of the god's wife Hera. And after having wandered through many countries Leto came to the rocky island of Delos, which is one of the so called Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and there she gave birth to her twins, first to Artemis and soon after to Apollo.
~Sun Ray: Archers, Centaurs and Manticores gain +10% attack
~Oracle: All units and buildings gain +6 LOS
~Temple of Healing: Causes temples to heal a single friendly unit at a time, but at a very rapid rate. Units heal faster when they are idle.
Manticore has a ranged attack which is really good againts other ranged units. Also its ranged attack have a splash damage.
Creates two portals within your LOS and transports your units from one side to other instantly.
~Roar of Orthus: Nemean Lion -50% pierce damage vulnerability, 20% hack damage vulnerability.
~Golden Apples: Villagers gather favor 15% faster
~Divine Blood: Villagers move 20% faster, carry 10 more resources, and construct buildings 20% faster
A melee unit which have a special attack called roar that damages all enemy units in its path.
Turns a group of enemies in to pig shape.Pigs can be used as a resource of food.Using curse on low-Hp units will be more effective.
---The Decision: It's a bit difficult in heroic. If you think you are under your enemy economically go with Aphrodite because Divine Blood really helps you out.Though curse isn't an effective GP but Nemean Lions would be powerful with Roar of Orthus. Anyway Apollo has far more powerful technologies such as Sun Ray which will really help your toxotes and a Really effective GP to suprise your enemies.They are balanced IMO.
~Flames of Typhon: Chimerae have +30% attack, +20% HP, special attack does 30% more damage
~shafts of Plague: Archers have +15% attack
~Trierarch: Triremes have -20% crush damage vulnerability
Can burn all units in front of it.Also it has a greatly high attack bur low armors and expensive cost.
Nightmare of all players that deals a great damage to the buildings within the area evevn tear them all down.But it's weak against human units.
~Forge of Olympus: Armory technologies cost 75% less
~Weapon of the Titans: Unique units gain +10% attack
~Hand of Talos: Colossus gains +100 HP
~Shoulder of Talos: Colossus gains +200 HP, -20% hack damage vulnerability
A greatly tough but slow myth unit thar can heal itself by eating wood and gold.
A vault that brings 10 food,wood and gold in every 5 seconds. Can be captured by enemyies.
---The Decision: Hephaestus' Forge of Olympus will be great if you haven't done any armory upgrades until mythic(!) also Plenty Vault deals a great utility if you're low on resouces. You can choose Artemis if you want to destroy your enemy base within several seconds and go bit further than your enemies. Also her Shafts of Plague makes toxotes the most powerfull military unit in the game. They are balances IMO.