Two kinds of fields

[Libervurto]

11 hours ago, wraitii said:

That's entirely dependent on what type of game you are playing/making.

I do agree that it's most likely not a good idea for an AoE-like RTS though.

I feel like seasons would add more structure to a match.  Different seasons would have different effects, food production would increase in the spring/summer, the terrain would be treacherous in the winter, etc.

There are some other ideas floating around here for longer matches and seasons would make more sense for longer matches.  So, yes I don't think seasons are necessary for a good game and would likely slow down the game but I would love to see someone experiment with these ideas to see how it effects things and what new challenges and decisions it brings.  Maybe if I get into the coding side I will make a seasons mod.  I have the summer to learn!

[WhiteTreePaladin]

I think seasons would work better in a freeform campaign mode. The seasons would change based on the number of turns on the campaign map and the skirmishes would reflect the current season when loaded, but the season would not change within a skirmish battle.