Impartial MASTER LIST of issues/problems

[Vger]

Hi,

I wanted to add a suggestion that was spawned by a conversation on Sissypigs. When get a message that there has been a battle you can:

A. Go to the province
B. Get a gross list of casualties on both sides
C. Watch the battle.

For my purposes, most of the time, I just want to know what I lost. I only watch the battles if I want to know WHY I lost whatever units I lost.

What I would like is instead of the gross list of commanders/units killed on both sides, we had a complete list of who was involved on both sides, what they started with and what their casualties were. I'd also like to be able to click on any unit/commander and have the normal info screen show up so I could see if they picked up any afflictions I should be aware of.

This thought was spawned when someone on Sissypigs said that what they really wanted was a "flash to the end" button for the replay, so they could see what was left.

Just thought I'd toss this out to see what y'all think.

Ciao,
V'ger gone

[Saber Cherry]

*bump* Boy, this needs to be stickied! It's like the second most important thread, after bugs.

I saw a post on IBM.Strategic that I agree with: Province military information (for enemy provinces) should be displayed in the main window when the province is selected, without having to click on "Province Info", since military info is possibly the main reason for selecting on hostile provinces.

Also, like in Dominions I, mercs should be auto-bid on every season. I've lost mercs several times because I forgot that every third month I have to renew the contract! When the contract is renewed, the gold amount should default to what you bid the previous season or half of what you bid the first season, not the merc's asking price.

It would be REALLY useful commanders in a province auto-arranged themselves by type on the screen, so that if you had 3 priests, 2 druids, 8 scouts, and 3 indy commanders, they were in contiguous blocks for easy selecting. Simply arranging the commanders alphabetically by type (and subsequently by name) would accomplish this.

Lastly, in provinces, it is hard to determine the province value from the main screen. There is treasury, upkeep, resources, supply, supply usage, and province gold, all kind of jumbled together. It would be nice to instantly identify the province-specific data without being distracted by irrelevant global data.

So:

New Tweaks:
• Seasonal autobid for mercs, like in Dom I
• Default bid price on mercs should not reset itself to the asking price
• Clearer distinction between province and global gold stats
• Net kingdom gem and gold income displayed in F1 screen
• Autoarrange commanders alphabetically by type, then name

New Minor Feature:
• Military info for hostile provinces displayed on main screen

-Cherry

[ November 19, 2003, 23:49: Message edited by: Saber Cherry ]

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
*bump* Boy, this needs to be stickied! It's like the second most important thread, after bugs.

If it were called something like wish list or somehow alittle more requesting then it might pinned to the top. The way it is now it seems to keep rolling to the bottom

[Truper]

One more word on mercs in addition to Saber's comments - it would be really useful if, as in Dom1, you got to see what *kind* of troops the merc captain has with him. I remember most of the old ones from Dom1, so for those its not a problem for me - but there are some new ones, and I'd like to know what kind of troops I'm bidding on, in addition to how many.

[Sly Frog]

I imagine this one has been said many times, if so I'll repeat:

Please put a speed control on the battle replays so we do not have to watch 10 archer volleys in slow motion missing routing troops after the battle is already over.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by Sly Frog:
Please put a speed control on the battle replays so we do not have to watch 10 archer volleys in slow motion missing routing troops after the battle is already over.

You can quit the battle using the "Q" key.

But I would like a speedup because Im usually interested in the end of the battle. Who specifically was left, how much were they damaged, did they use all their gems. Its important info for whether or not I want to attack them again with whatever army I have left.

[Taqwus]

When magical sites are found with "Strands of Arcane Power", it would be decent if the relevant provinces were listed/linked in the message.