A question and a suggestion

[Graeme Dice]

I actually don't mind the current system of movement, as long as there are a few impassable borders that you can use to help trap your opponent.

[Elmo]

According to the manual the size of the armies will determine whether they miss each other or fight.

[HJ]

Rituals are completed before movement in turn sequence, and so are the assassinations, hence, you may try to stop them from moving by casting e.g. Seeking arrow or Call of the wild, or assassinating commanders so they cannot move.

[Pocus]

yes interception is somehow lacking. Old Stars! and good SE IV have it, and it was a really interesting feature. I dont think that IW ever spoke of adding it, but who knows?

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[Nagot Gick Fel]

Originally posted by Pocus:
yes interception is somehow lacking.

Actually I think it's good for the game, as it favorizes movement and aggressive play. Otherwise it would be too easy for one big army to prevent enemy moves in a 3 provinces-wide area. I don't want Dominions to look too much like WW1.

[Chris Byler]

Originally posted by Nagot Gick Fel:

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Originally posted by Pocus:
yes interception is somehow lacking.

Actually I think it's good for the game, as it favorizes movement and aggressive play. Otherwise it would be too easy for one big army to prevent enemy moves in a 3 provinces-wide area. I don't want Dominions to look too much like WW1.

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Hmm - maybe only armies that have greater (not equal) strategic movement should be allowed to intercept, which would give more usefulness to strategic movement (it usually doesn't allow extra movement because it's blocked by terrain in most areas).

However, this ignores a more fundamental problem with the intercept concept: what if the target army moves to two or more places?

I don't mind the current guessing games. Although I still don't have a good handle on how to anticipate the AI's movements, it doesn't seem to be able to anticipate mine either.

[The Finn]

Perhaps interception could be based on a percentage chance.. could base it on the average speed of the forces involved, or on the number of 'fast' type units perhaps with additional modifiers if the interceptor has scouts or astral paths in his army.

As for what happens when an army breaks and enters 2 or more areas, the interceptor only intercepts one. It's the easiest to code and it would allow the breaking armies to still wage an offense - with the good possibility that a portion of their force would be destroyed. It could even be a tactic - dispatching a small force with retreat orders hoping to sucker the enemy into chasing them while the main body marches forward.

Personally, that sort of tactic appeals to me.