Day to night feature (return)

[theforce]

Well l posted a topic bout this at the start of the anouncement of the pack. I thing that it would be reall cool to see the sun come up and set and with all the lighting effects that would have, the sun flare... also it could be of great strategic importance because the attacker could send stealthy units to fight.
I know that it is imposible to be in for the Expansion pack but it could be awesome for stw 2. Also fighting at night would be awesome too... with some clever moon lighting there should be enough light to see what is happening. Also these kind of features could even the attacker, defender edge.
What do u think?

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[candidgamera]

Definitely, add quite a touch to the screen shots. Have thought just having a sun to establish direction would be neat, as well as time of day.

Night fighting - probably want moonlight for this - phases of moon, ect - more neat effects and screenshots.

[High Voltage]

If this was implamented, then I think they would have to get rid of turn-based play in the strategy map. Or have battles last a few days long, which would be much better if there was a stale mate, or if the day is over but half the enemy's army routed.

If night fighting was possible, then I would want to raid an enemy camp at night http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif Your men would have less sleep so be more tired, but if successful they won't have any men http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif

Also if the sun can be in different locations in the sky, I would like to arange my army so the enemy is facing the sun. Alexander the Great did this in the battle of Gaugamela, which helped him out being extremly outnumbered.

Also a cool thing would be too be able to go into the battle and take the 1st person view of the general, so you see what he can see, which would add to the feel of the game.

[Maltz]

I was thinking if there can be a role-playing mode, that you start with whoever you want.

If you play Oda Nobunaga, you go to battle as the commander of the Oda army (only if you were in the army), you can see what he sees (as previously pointed out by High Voltage), and command the units.

But you can also play a general of Oda. Then you can still command a battle if you are the chief commander, if not you can only command your own men http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif Gradually you get more and more honor and become a good general and qualified as an heir to the daimyo.

I guess playing an Ashigaru would be fun, too. If you don't rout too often and kill enough foes, you got some attention and became a samurai, a cavalry, finally general. http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif If you die on the battlefield you can appoint a successor (who is inferior to your rank), then keep playing him.

I guess it will be fun to see an Ashigaru after hundreds of fights finally united the whole nation. http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/wink.gif

Sorry this is some off-topic, just thinking it will be fun.

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[Anssi Hakkinen]

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[theforce]

Well yes good players could use that to get an edge and also the strategy would be more difficult and challenging http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif
Well seing the action threw yer general ain't good though cause the soldiers would seem crap cause they are 2D sprites. Maybe in 5 years we can have a 3D alike Shogun game( 3d soldiers )

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[Maltz]

Quote Originally posted by theforce:

Well seing the action threw yer general ain't good though cause the soldiers would seem crap cause they are 2D sprites. Maybe in 5 years we can have a 3D alike Shogun game( 3d soldiers )

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Correct me if I am wrong. In 1998 or so there was a game called Braveheart, and the soldiers on the battlefield were 3D already. http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif I don't adore their 3D graphics, but I guess we can have some 3D soldiers soon in STW scale (even greater, such as 10000 vs 10000 provided we will have better computer at that time). Just imagine 10000 men charging down the mountain and being one of them! http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif (Or being the other side, turn around and run for your life!)


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[theforce]

Well Braveheart(the game) sukced. I haven't played the game but l m sure that the number of soldiers was limited. I m sure that they weren't above 100 men on screen at the same time.
Here we talk about thousands of men on the one side and same as the other. Even with a top computer all that are impossible.

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