Just what does the computer think about during battles?
OK, I play Dom 3 (SP) on an old desktop. Let's not debate how slow it is, it's slow! Maybe a minute resolving between turns, no problem.
I've noticed during post-turn-battle-watch that, particularly during big battles, it will regularly spend, say, 10 seconds just between one mage's action and the next (either side). It's not a graphics speed issue, nothing's happening (and yes I do click "fast-forward").
Now, my understanding is, when the computer does an end turn sequence, it must actually "play out" the battles, saving all the choices/dice rolls/outcomes as it goes, and the battles are "visual replays" of what happened.
Even on my PC, 10 seconds between "moves" is a lot of execution time --- though you guys might not notice so much. So, I am interested, what could it possibly have to think about at that point for so long?
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