Bonuses and Minuses

[Apomonomenos]

Hey I was thinking maybe there could be Certain bonuses for terrain. Such as Cavalry will get an attack bonus if fighting in a plain, and a hit point & armor rating minus in wetlands.

And normal LoS (line of sight) rating for a daytime battle, and a minus LoS rating at night.

[Aeros]

Yup, we've thought of that say, 5 years ago Very commonly suggested idea.

But it all depends on whats fun to play in the end, what sounds good on paper doesn't always translate well in gameplay. Less so than individual units, there will be different formations you can choose in the game that we hope can give advantages or disadvantages like that, we really want the focus to be on military decisions and not unit micro management, which is what would happen for this kind of idea.

Edited March 30, 2008 by Aeros

[Apomonomenos]

Ok but 1 question to ask:

Will you have the map style similar to AoM & AoK, with visible, explored & unexplored areas?

[feneur]

Yes, that's our intention. There's no reason to invent the wheel all over after all And that is one thing that at least in my opinion is a very good concept. It's fairly easy, but still reasonably realistic, so to me it's a a good way to do things.

[Apomonomenos]

And my (hopefully) final question, will the archers gain a range advantage when on a hill (i'm guessing:no)

[Mythos_Ruler]

Most likely just a simple attack multiplier for being on a hill or in a tower battlement.

[Apomonomenos]

So there'll be instead of Land benefits, Group Benefits.

Cool

So will there be a turtle formation for the Legionaries?

[Aeros]

Our vision for battle lays in good strategy of formations conducted by the player =)