EA Vespika, Hungering Hives
Changelog:
6.1.2: Fixed sizes on some units, fixed gluttony effects, small buffs to many units as they simply died too fast for their cost. Also added more pretender options.
6.1.1: Fixed equipment slots on commanders, changed starting unit types to Hive Warrior and Hive Butcher.
This is the latest version of EA Vespika, newly updated for Dominions 6 from its Dominions 5 version. There are bound to be some things I’ve overlooked in the conversion process so please report anything strange that you see in the mod. All content in this mod was created by me, so please do not use or modify the art assets without permission.
I consider this faction feature complete, but there’s still room for expansion. I’m interested in adding some new spells and magic items to this faction, so if you feel like there’s anything missing from the faction, feel free to suggest things.
This mod uses the following IDs:
Monsters = 7200-7250, Weapons = 1700-1720, Nation = 174, Namelist = 174
"Vespikan legend states that in the primordial dawn of the world, the Vespikan wasps arose under the leadership of hungry demons in a frothing cloud that rolled over the world, consuming its inhabitants. The ancient Pantokrator, shocked at what had occurred, banished the scourge to a prison outside of time. But their hunger could not be sated, and they ate their way through the walls of the prison and back into the realms of the real. Regardless of the veracity of this tale, the Vespikan killing swarms blacken the skies once again. The nation of Vespika is intensely xenophobic, seeing other races as little more than undigested food. They are divided into three castes: the most abundant are the sterile female workers, who toil in the hive cities and make up the bulk of Vespikan armies. The second are the male drones, who mate with queens to create future generations. The last are the queens, the only Vespikans capable of having offspring. Their constant reproduction drives the Vespikans to endlessly expand, always seeking more and more sources of food to bring back to the ever-growing throng of larvae. The queens form the backbone of the Hive Cult, a religion created around this never-ending reproduction and expansion. Now the Cult has found a new focus in the Devouring God and the killing swarms will feast on the world to appease their bloodthirsty master. Vespikan warriors are vicious and relentless in their attack, but avoid armor as it is too heavy for them to fly in."
If you played the Dom 5 version of this mod, first off, thank you! I hope you enjoyed it. I’ve made a few changes based on feedback I’ve collected from various lets-plays and discussion about the mod. They no longer have access to the mason ability and now have typical EA forts.
