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by Mischief Maker 03/17/2015, 6:59am PDT |
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fabio wrote:
Movement and range matters in combat, you're given horrible feedback as to how they work. What the fuck is "medium range" in a game with precise hexes? How hard would it have been to have a visual indicator for range?
When you right-click on a unit, its movement range is highlighted in white, melee-threatened hexes are highlighted in purple, and circles are drawn inside the hexes to indicate the unit's ranged attack distance from the hex they're standing on. I agree that they should color those range circles to more clearly indicate where the range penalties cut off. In the meantime you can inch forward hex-by-hex until you reach optimum range.
The lack of feedback spills over into everything else. I attack an enemy from 3 different directions, 1 of which is directly behind him, and I never get a flanking bonus...why?
When a unit is "defending" (indicated by a floating shield icon) they can't be flanked that round. Also, if you haven't attacked in a round, you can change the unit's facing by dragging from their hex out with the right mouse button.
My tier 2 cavalry loses a 1on1 to a tier 1 irregular because of "overwhelm". What the fuck?
Dunno based on your info. Usually it's cavalry that get the overwhelm ability. What races were they?
The other annoyance in combat is that it uses action points but it's still got one foot in the "move then attack" approach. You get action points but attacking always drains every last action point. Supremely annoying when you only need 1 attack to finish off an enemy but it takes your entire turn anyway. It makes even less sense with spells where you can move then cast, but not the other way around.
I think this is a non-sequitor, this isn't a hallway-shooter like X Com where you need to be able to fire then duck behind cover, and move-attack is how HOMM works, save for harpies. It also makes for clear delineations between types of ranged weapons. Crossbows do less damage than bows, but they still hit for full damage no matter how far the unit moved, while bows can do more damage provided the archer doesn't have to move too far this round. Spells have unlimited range. |
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Age of Wonders 3 First impressions by Mischief Maker 03/05/2015, 6:58am PST 
NEVERMIND, it overheats my GPU like nobody's business and won't be patched! by Mischief Maker 03/05/2015, 7:25pm PST 
Post your specs + have you updated your drivers? NT by Every unhelpful tech support post 03/05/2015, 8:41pm PST 
Software can't break hardware! NT by Even More Unhelpful Idiot 03/06/2015, 1:01pm PST 
Download & run five different spyware scanners and post the logs here NT by Stage 2 unhelpful idiot 03/06/2015, 2:29pm PST 
Definitely got that one! NT by MM 03/07/2015, 8:01am PST 
Ah, fucksticks! by Mischief Maker 03/06/2015, 5:10pm PST 
HAHA you need better hardware! NT by Did they say that? 03/06/2015, 7:23pm PST 
Not yet, just "bad airflow" deflections. NT by MM 03/07/2015, 7:41am PST 
67% off sale the deluxe edition right now by fabio 03/08/2015, 3:12pm PDT 
Important beginner's tip: by Mischief Maker 03/08/2015, 4:13pm PDT 
This completely bounced off me. by Oom Shnibble 03/09/2015, 7:49am PDT 
Well the campaigns suck, this is really meant to be a random map game. by Mischief Maker 03/09/2015, 2:06pm PDT 
Yeah I'm giving it a chance but it isn't grabbing me by fabio 03/16/2015, 12:13pm PDT 
Superior tactical combat? by Mischief Maker 03/16/2015, 8:47pm PDT 
Re: Superior tactical combat? by fabio 03/17/2015, 4:40am PDT 
oops by fabio 03/17/2015, 4:52am PDT 
Re: oops by Mischief Maker 03/17/2015, 6:59am PDT 
Bah! You get info by LEFT-CLICKING on a unit! NT by Mischief McGoo 03/17/2015, 7:03am PDT 
Yeah I knew that by fabio 03/17/2015, 4:06pm PDT 
Well I think your own unit's defense and resistance alters that number. by Mischief McGoo 03/17/2015, 4:36pm PDT 
...at least it's not as opaque as Sword of the Stars! NT by Mischief McGoo 03/17/2015, 4:40pm PDT 
Also, some classes produce higher-tier irregulars (Warlords and Rogues) NT by Mischief McGoo 03/17/2015, 7:09am PDT 
Does the AI ever attack? by fabio 03/19/2015, 6:37pm PDT 
Re: Superior tactical combat? by Mischief Maker 03/17/2015, 6:40am PDT 
A hex or two of your starting city's DOMAIN RADIUS, that is. NT by Mischief Maker 03/17/2015, 7:00am PDT 
THIS GAME JUST BROKE MY GPU!!! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! NT by Mischief Maker 03/30/2015, 3:59pm PDT 
Final Verdict: As negative as humanly possible. NT by Mischief Maker 03/30/2015, 7:45pm PDT 
Freedom: First Resistance/10 NT by Entropy Stew 03/31/2015, 1:53pm PDT 
Yeah I gave up on it by fabio 03/31/2015, 4:59pm PDT 
Nah, changing opinion to "fuck this" by fabio 04/18/2015, 2:13am PDT 
I tried it on my new GPU and temp spiked also, keep this game away from your PC! NT by MM 03/31/2015, 5:01pm PDT 
Because I can't let anything go by Mischief Maker 04/10/2015, 7:17am PDT 
Re: Because I can't let anything go by Oom Shnibble 04/18/2015, 8:11am PDT 
...and the long awaited 1.5 patch still overheats. NT by Mischief Maker 04/14/2015, 9:37pm PDT 
I guess I was wrong... by Mischief Maker 04/22/2015, 6:43am PDT 
Let's talk expansions. I haven't played it yet but they're 50% off right now. by Fullofkittens 06/20/2015, 10:11am PDT 
Re: Let's talk expansions. by Mischief Maker 06/20/2015, 10:43am PDT 
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