Fantasy Friday XVII - Homelands of Teria

[Kire]

Originally Posted by Alex Walz

But the four seasons aren't universal. Many climates only experience one or two distinct seasons. Utah, for example, is unpredictable and lacks a distinct Spring or Fall - it went from six inches of snow a couple days ago to 60 degrees the next day, and we often experience snow in late April and September. Other cultures, like the Celts, celebrate five distinct seasons. And considering Mythador isn't in our universe, they could have completely different weather patterns.

Nice idea ... it could be set so that sometimes unpredictable snow comes sooner or last longer or thing like that =P ..... I know it isnt universal but because its different its also more interesting =).
Or there can be at least 3 seasons summer=spring (which isnt much different except usually on amount of rain and temperatures), winter and one season thats between summer and winter (which, as you said, sometimes isnt even here so can come summers sooner or snow sooner. So you will need to farm quicker to get food before winter come o.- ..... cuz you never know when the first snow will be =).

Edit: (when cleared mind, conclusion of above) There should be something between summer and winter so its not just: full of snow -> summer (should be time to melt). And another thing is .. making it 2 days vs 2 days may become dull after some time, so would be interesting to have sometimes 3 days summer and 1 day winter or any other combination.

[Justin]

The 2 seasons is probably easier in many respects than having 4 making it simpler and involving less strategy based on days since the season has an effect on certain aspects of game play, it makes sense this way, also if days take 24 minutes does that mean there is daytime and nighttime or not?

[Negthareas]

I know this might be hard to implement, but it would be kind of cool to have a day where the snow melted, and water levels were high. this would make for very interesting gameplay, with limited movement and many chokepoints.

[blackfang]

Originally Posted by Negthareas

I know this might be hard to implement, but it would be kind of cool to have a day where the snow melted, and water levels were high. this would make for very interesting gameplay, with limited movement and many chokepoints.

Also don't forget the irritated landlords that just lost their villages after a flood Ahh the good points about elevated water levels

[Kaznafein]

The wold, I'm all about the ranged units and dealing as much damage as i can while taking a minimal amount. Open beta plz. I know I know when the time comes.

[otomotopia]

So how will these bonuses factor into Single-player/Non-MMO Multiplayer modes? Will we select a race and then a 'homeland?'

[Darathor]

I don't think so, I think that those bonuses are exclusive to MMORTS mode, which helps make it even more unique. Skirmish mode will likely just be pick your race/color in terms of pre-game customization.

[Alex Walz]

It's not finalized whether or not it will be in Build and Defend, but it will probably be reserved for MMORTS to make battles simpler and faster.

[DarkMaster]

I for one think that it should be in some, if not all, skirmish modes.

[Khan kreiger]

Nice i like the environments and the graphics....just outstanding