being a paladin you have gotta be somewhere in btw warrior and mage, but somehow I always end up having intelligence as my highest stat. unlike the heroes series, in this game all ur stats come from items and altars/training dummies u touch. so I guess its more like a choice than a fate. but the real sad thing is I dont even use a dmg spell ever. As a conclusion my stats really suck.
One issue I want to underline is my army. although I prefer archers(beholders or elven ones depending on the enemies resistances) to be the main dmg source, my paladins also hit hard. I see that for no-loss impossible run paladins are a crucial element. so why not utilize them in battle? they seem to be slow and we need them right in the center of our troops to resurrect them. to overcome these issues I recommend teleport spell. it comes very handy, your paladins are right there when you need'em and where you need'em, almost like the cavalry. and towards the end of the battle you can place them right in the center of you troops via teleport.
and about star control 2 (there was also project nomad from the old times) it realy brings back sweet memories. years later I also finished star control 3, but I couldnt get the same taste. space rangers 2 did excite me for real, its a real gem with all those details and beautiful 2D graphics (oh how I miss'em) if only I could find time to play it more. do you recommend it? 'cos honestly I still have its shortcut on my desktop..
P.S. I think it'd be fun if ppl could share screen-shots of their desktops