Natural Disasters

[nauro]

If natural disasters are added I agree they shouldn't be game changing occurences. Maybe just like some of the other people suggested just slow down like troops or production of buildings/units.

[OniKenji]

what about a blizzard like it would get so cool that it would damage units

[aaa6660]

I agree that it should do some minor damage and or slow down production but at the same time be more realistic like if a volcano erupts it shouldnt kill a bunch of troops, but instead hinder their paths and make them seek another route

[Kultyz]

i also agree that natural disasters should not be decisive or that much violent to really make someone cry out loud.

I believe that it also shouldnt be just based on the bad side, on disasters, there can also happen good things as an example there can be something such has "a good year of crops" as an example only and resources would be gathered more quickly for X time or we would gather an extra Y of this or that resource.

Random events that can bring fun even if they are bad or good is allways positive.

[neapliGamer]

Originally Posted by Nimlot

Will rain, snow and other types of weather affect the game mechanics, such as farming or movement?

And i suppose fire arrows would not be very effective if there is a rain, etc

Q: Does the weather and environment have any affect on game play?
A: Yes. The weather has a great impact on your economy and the global market. For example, in the winter, farms will become obsolete forcing human players to hunt or trade for food. At the same time, the price of food in the NPC markets will increase to meet the principles of supply-and-demand.

[Ezekiel]

I guess it's a touchy subject, now seeing volcanoes + tornados etc would be cool and fun, but having it cause a large scale effect could be a tad bit annoying or cause for abuse, with people timing attacks based upon the events.

But we shall see how it all goes =)

[Braveman]

I think if we had seasonal weather that affects general game mechanics like resource gathering and troop movement speed then thats good, but I would not recommend having natural disasters on the scale of simcity interfering with my warmongering!

[Arnfiarnunn Neanias]

Natural disasters should be possible only in events, otherwise it could quickly become anoying .