New ye old disscusions

[SteveAdamo]

@Supergamer33

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the two most relevant threads i could find (but quite a few came up, just generically searching for “combat”):

Combat system - Ideas

I am a huge Total war fan, and because of this. The RPG based combat system that has been displayed in development videos, seems anticlimactic and dull. I am aware the the developers have implemented this in order to make it easy to survey the battlefield and make better strategic decisions, but this system limits strategy in my opinion. In Total war, there is nothing more satisfying to have a massive cavalry force rush into a ongoing battle, and watch your enemies units go flying. With this sys…

How will combat be simulated

I know that @SteveAdamo said combat will be better than what was shown in the kickstarter video. Just wanted to make a few suggestions as to how I envision combat to be carried out. To clarify, I’m not speaking of how to control the military but the aesthetic layer of combat. I understand that Stonehearth is to be a game focused on city-building with RTS elements but the way I feel, military roles will be of a good portion of gameplay as well as a lot of players are looking forward to battlin…