Realism options!

SafeKeeper · #1 May 21st, 2006, 11:46 AM

What does everyone think of realism options in Dominions III, the way they have them in simulators such as Silent Hunter III? In Dominions III's case, something like:

Infinite ammunition.
Battle Afflictions.
Fatigue.
Aging.

I consider easily accessible realism options a great addition to any game, not just "realistic" titles, as they allow you to customize your game without having to resort to modding or command line switches.

PrinzMegaherz · #2 May 21st, 2006, 11:59 AM

Sounds nice. It depends on the way the game has been coded whether such changes could be applied in a reasonable amount of time.

Nerfix · #3 May 21st, 2006, 01:18 PM

Problem is, turning Afflictions, Fatigue or Aging would make some spells non-working. =/

SafeKeeper · #4 May 24th, 2006, 06:35 AM

OK, so turning off things like Fatigue disables those spells. Shouldn't be too hard.

PrinzMegaherz · #5 May 24th, 2006, 08:51 AM

But it might give certain nations a disadvantage. One big plus of nature magic is the ability to heal most afflictions. If afflictions were disabled, nature magic would loose much of it's appeal

Gandalf Parker · #6 May 24th, 2006, 09:57 AM

Isnt fatigue one of the blancing factors in choosing the giants or ulm?

Nerfix · #7 May 24th, 2006, 10:44 AM

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Gandalf Parker said:
Isnt fatigue one of the blancing factors in choosing the giants or ulm?

It is, and Sleep uses fatigue damage.

Kristoffer O · #8 May 24th, 2006, 11:34 AM

> OK, so turning off things like Fatigue disables those spells. Shouldn't be too hard.

Turning fatigue off would make mages cast the most powerful spells over and over. Thunder strike, Blade Wind, Raise dead with lvl 2 mages and gem requiring spells would be devastating.

PrinzMegaherz · #9 May 24th, 2006, 12:41 PM

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Kristoffer O said:
> OK, so turning off things like Fatigue disables those spells. Shouldn't be too hard.

Turning fatigue off would make mages cast the most powerful spells over and over. Thunder strike, Blade Wind, Raise dead with lvl 2 mages and gem requiring spells would be devastating.

If you want a bloody special effects campaign, this might be just what you are looking for

Gandalf Parker · #10 May 24th, 2006, 02:16 PM

Im not sure if its worth another switch or a line in the game config though. It would be interesting as a mod option, or a map command. That way it would still be available as a scenario game