Why are there no bridges?

[htfeafafaf]

It would be really nice to have bridges.

[Seleucids]

This is actually very hard to do

[Obelix]

I recommend reading following thread and linked ones in it:

Had some similar thoughts in the past.

[Grautvornix]

There were a nuber of discussion is the subject e.g. the one below, but it seems to be quite complex to implement. My sugestion is to create bridges as a structure like a wall (with very low height) and the properties of a field (you walk on it and can cross it).

Bridges need these properties: 

• they need to be buidable - animations will be needed (builders cannot step left and right to the bridge unlike building a wall).

Question: where should we allow building bridges: on map-defined points only (as in settlers IV) or everywhere? (I'd rather opt for predefined points as a start - simply to avoid that one clutters the entire naval map with criss-cross bridges that block ships.

• they need to block pathfinding for ships while they exist, and not anymore if completely destroyed
• they need to enable pathfinding for land objects while they exist - and not anymore if they are damaged to more than a percentage to be defined (or completely destroyed?)
• they need to be destroyable (ships only or also land-based siege engines? If ships only, which ones?)
• they need to be repairable by land forces - animations will be needed

I anyone could come up with a test implementation as a mod on one test map, this would be phantastic! Unfortunatly, I am more or less illiterate in programming...

Edited 14 hours ago by Grautvornix

[Outis]

11 hours ago, Grautvornix said:

My sugestion is to create bridges as a structure like a wall (with very low height) and the properties of a field (you walk on it and can cross it).

The prospect of bridges is great, but the prospect of walls you can walk on is awesome.

[Tapothei]

I think we can look into the game Stronghold for some guidance or maybe ask them how they did it.