Weather effects?

[CayseP]

I can see no weather information other than the heat/cold scale. No rain/snow/fog/storm whatsoever... please be more specific if any such information is available.

[PvK]

It's visible where it has an effect - during battle resolution.

Seeing the weather for each province would be amusing and interesting, even if you couldn't immediately react to it - you could then see what kinds of weather each province (where you have a presence) has, and use that info to estimate the chances of running into weather later, or notice changes due to sneaky rain gods passing through your desert, or whatever (currently possible with scales). It would be amusing, but perhaps more work than it's worth at this point.

The current season would be useful to have listed somewhere besides the between-turns screens, though.

PvK

[Nagot Gick Fel]

Originally posted by licker:

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Originally posted by NTJedi:
provinces should have some type of weather information... especially if you have a spy or scout sitting in the province.

That's fine, but what good would it do you?

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If the climate there is very hot, that might be a clue that Abysia or Machaka aren't very far. Or that there's a Banefire Braziers or Plain of Perpetual Drought site in the province.

I too think the scales of a province should be displayed if you have a scout or spy there. These guys are supposed to gather intel for you, they should notice if the locals are industrious or lazy (production/sloth), if the cattle is healthy and the flora abundant (growth) or if corpses litter the landscape (death). Likewise, in a magical universe, I expect even mundane scouts to feel the ambient magic - just like in our scientific universe, you've not to be a rocket scientist to notice the differences between a modern hospital in Los Angeles and a shaman's hut in the Kalahari.

[apoger]

>I too think the scales of a province should be displayed if you have a scout or spy there.

I feel that info gathering in Dominon is weak.
The scouts/spys should definitely get the scales, or at least an estimate.

IMO, the scouts should get the info that spys currently get, and spys should get it in a one province radius. The astral spells that "spy" should also work in a radius as they cost gems for a weak effect.

[liga]

after reading all that thread I'm still quiete confused about weather in Dominions 2 ... I try to posto simple question:

1. There are seasons in dom 2 ? How they work ? Where I found the information about that in the game ?

2. There is a possibility to have a sort of probabilistic prediction about the weather in a province ?

3. Does the heat/cold scale have any influence on weather in a province ?

4. We have the same weather all around the world or there are provinces/area with different weather ?

5. What happens if I command a mage to make a spell that work only in a prticular weather and there is another one ?

Thank you anyway
Liga

[Gateway103]

For seasons, you can see that on the event summary page when you host a new turn, or by pressing "m" for "message". On the top of the screen, it'll say

Message for xxx, God of yyy
Late Winter in the year x of the ascension war

So it is currently late winter.

-Gateway103

[Endoperez]

I thnk there should be Messages when the seasons change. It is not as important as in some other games, but still you should be aware of what happens in the world somehow...

Is it possible that one of the Seasons could be longer than normal? Like if more than half of the world is in Cold dominion there is a slight possibility of Winter Lasting till Early Spring?