Adjusting battlespeed / naming commanders

Adept · #1 November 29th, 2003, 01:41 AM

Does anybody here know if it's still possible to speed up the battles. In Dom 1 one just presses 1 - 9 to select a speed factor.

Also, is it still possible to change the names of commanders?

If these features have been dropped, I for one hope they will be reinstated in a patch at some point.

Argitoth · #2 November 29th, 2003, 01:45 AM

I AGREE

Gandalf Parker · #3 November 29th, 2003, 03:43 AM

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Originally posted by Adept:
Does anybody here know if it's still possible to speed up the battles. In Dom 1 one just presses 1 - 9 to select a speed factor.

Also, is it still possible to change the names of commanders?

The closest thing to speed control in Dom2 right now is changing the graphic setting.

And rename is gone but there is something in the works for adding "tags" to your commanders which is netter because only you get to see the tag notes.

Prio · #4 November 29th, 2003, 06:39 AM

Press 'w' while viewing a battle replay. That should help a lot, except on ultramegafast computers.

Adept · #5 November 29th, 2003, 10:38 AM

I'm not sure if the tags will give the same feel. There's a lot of atmospheric RPG feel to be had by naming important commanders.

Also it's really embarassing not identifying your Prophet, most important general, astral king... from the Messages or in the line of commanders on province screen.

apoger · #6 November 29th, 2003, 03:49 PM

I've already lost a major battle because I handed gems to a character with a duplicate name to the one I was intending to use.

The lack of renaming is harsh. It's not a major thing (from a programming perspective), and I don't understand how they could have left it out.

The lack of ability to change battle speeds is preventing sales of the game. Straight-up, no joke. About six of my hardcore Dom1 friends falied to buy Dom2 after seeing the demo, and it's largely due to the battle speed. I am stunned that they went to market without this in game.