Nature magic and age limit mechanism

[Oor-tael]

I thought I knew the mechanism, and recent tests proved me that I was wrong.

First question is : how does it work ? Does each nature magic level give the unit a % bonus to age limit ? I thought it was 30% (tested in CBM 1.92), then I happened to empower a precious unique hero recently in MP, and noticed a +51% bonus to age limit !

Before empowerment
http://tof.canardpc.com/view/cdfb6226-1fbc-473d-acbc-a5cb33ef1866.jpg

After empowerment
http://tof.canardpc.com/view/5d60a201-f22f-48eb-9592-e2ff6d261e35.jpg

Second question is : Is there a difference between vanilla & CBM about this ?

[shonuf]

I see that herr Klaus has fire magic too, which decreases life span. And I have read that death magic also affects old age/afflictions somehow though I cannot remember how at the moment. There might be some odd interference inbetween these... Have you tried empowering someone without D/F?

[Fantomen]

Possibly the 30% is based on the lifespan before fire magic penalty is applied, making it seem like closer to 50%?

Let's say fire magic reduces by 30% you'd have for example maxage 100 rduced to 70. If a nature pick boosted this based on 100 you'd go back from 70 to 100 which is closer to a 50% increase from 70.

Death magic does not affect lifespan or old age itself, but reduces the chance to get afflictions from old age. So it should not be a factor here.

[Oor-tael]

That could be an explanation, of course.

Does anyone know the real numbers behind this ?
% of old age bonus per nature level ?
% of old age reduction per fire level ?
% of reduced chance to get afflictions per death level ?

[fantasma]

If I remember correctly, the standard human goes from 50 to 75 if it has a nature pick, and from 50 to 48 with a fire pick. The 51% could be due to rounding. If I assue a base age of 151, +50% (N) -3% (F) the numbers fit. Not saying, that 3% is accurate.

[Soyweiser]

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http://dom3.servegame.com/wiki/User:Edi/FAQ#Aging_mechanics

Only the start and max age is moddable. Percentages influenced by magical levels are not.

[jimbojones1971]

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http://dom3.servegame.com/wiki/User:Edi/FAQ#Aging_mechanics

Only the start and max age is moddable. Percentages influenced by magical levels are not.

Thanks Soy. Interesting stuff.