Fog of War in Solium Infernum

[chuft]

Trying to learn Solium Infernum, which seems awesome, but some things are...unclear.

For example, I have fragments of manuscripts that I have no idea what they would do if I managed to complete them.

But what really puzzles me is how fog of war works. In my game I was playing of the demo, I bought an artifact, and someone stole it from me with a ritual. OK. This game (I bought it) I raised my Deceit high enough to be able to cast the artifact-snatching spell, but the list of targets is empty. This, despite the fact that various turn log messages have indicated other players buying artifacts from the Bazaar, so I know they are out there.

I didn't see anything in the listed rituals for seeing things like attached artifacts, just some stuff about spying on the enemy's vault.

How do you see artifacts so you can try to pilfer them?

 

[Darth Roxor]

For example, I have fragments of manuscripts that I have no idea what they would do if I managed to complete them.

http://si.battlespot.com/wiki/Main_Page

but it also says so right there in the description what the manuscripts do

I didn't see anything in the listed rituals for seeing things like attached artifacts, just some stuff about spying on the enemy's vault.

How do you see artifacts so you can try to pilfer them?

If an artifact is attached to a legion or place of power, you will always see it.
If an artifact is unattached, it's stored in the vaults. You need to use the dark augury ritual to spy it.
Artifacts can also be attached to ritual slots - for that you also need dark augury.

Also I suggest RTFM

 

[chuft]

Thanks. I see manuscripts in the Bazaar have explanations, but the fragments my minions bring me, don't seem to have any place where they are listed like that. They are just scattered in a tribute box. Clicking them, or even assembling them or using them for training, doesn't seem to say anywhere what they will do. If it requires a wiki, so be it.

Good to know about the artifacts. I did level up Intellect and try an augury and got a success, but it just said "Vaults: Turn 51" when I looked at the enemy info. Rather puzzling. By the end of the game I did figure out that the tabs along the bottom can show you enemy stuff if you are looking at an enemy's avatar info in the Diplomatic screen.