Darth Wart
12-02-2000, 14:22
1. I’ve noticed that when you’re playing with most clans, a couple of years after you start the game, your “heir” comes of age. But when you click on him, his “honor is great, and all his troops get a +2 bonus,” even though he hasn’t been in any battles yet! Is this a bug in the game, or is this simply the game’s way of saying that the troops gain an honor bonus simply because their fighting for the heir? If so, why is there no honor bonus when they’re fighting under the Daimyo himself?
2. I’ve read on several webpages that you can cheat your way into having an “indestructible army” by typing “.prototypearmy.” But I can’t get this to work. If it does work, does it work on the Strategy Map, or the Battle View, or both? Was it removed by one of the patches? Was it an internet prank?
3. Speaking of cheats, does anybody know any way of disabling victory? (I prefer just ruling an eventless, prosperous nation.)
4. When there’s a poor harvest, is that Japan-wide, or merely your provinces? In other words, are your enemies sharing the same fate regarding the harvest?
5. Is there any way of telling the range of your archers? There are some situations in which I SWEAR they should be able to hit something, and they won’t even bother trying. Other times I’d SWEAR they couldn’t possibly, but they do! How can I know if they’re going to be able to hit point B from point A without having to go through the trouble (and risk) of first positioning them at point A?
6. Suppose you’re playing with the Shimazu. One of your first moves is to wipe the Imagawa off Kyushu. If you do, it’ll be years before you come across them again. But at that point, the game’ll say you’re no longer at war with them, even though you haven’t made any alliances! Does anybody know how many years it takes before the warfare “wears off” and the two sparring nations are reset to neutrality?
7. I’m sick of hearing about how ridiculously imbalanced Mikata Ga Hara was. The one thing nobody seems to mention is, did Tokugawa win? Does anybody know? Neither the strategy guide nor the manual bother to mention if he did or not. You’re supposed to be re-creating his fabulous WIN, right?
8. In the throne room, if you click on that dude, he’ll come up with some sententious blather. But if you look closely at the geisha, she’s waving a little, like she’s supposed to do or say something. She doesn’t, right? There’s no way of getting her to talk, is there? I’ve tried clicking on everything!
9. What exactly are you doing when you ALT + Left Click on a unit (in the Battle View)? The manual ( p.3) says “Forced Move – Fixed Facing.” Well what does that mean? When I do it all, the troops seem to do a little jig, then move just fraction left or right from where they were originally standing. I don’t get it. So what is ALT + Left Click used for?
10. (I suspect this is a stupid question, but this board seems more or less flame-free so far so I’ll risk it…) Isn’t there an “everybody attack everybody” button? For example, if you make one group of your entire army, you have two options: 1) You can click on only ONE of the enemy units at a time. The problem with this is that once those enemies are dead, your army will pretty much stand around, even if there are other enemy units a stone’s throw away. Or, 2) you could group your army into one big group and click on the terrain in the middle of the enemy’s army, but the risk here is that if, by the time your troops reach that spot, the enemy army has moved elsewhere, your guys will just stand there stupidly, not doing anything. I've tried various combinations of “group formations” and orders, but there seems to be no “everybody-group-together-and-walk-this-way-attacking-anything-that-comes-in-range-or-attacks-you” button. Having to move the entire army ahead aways, then click on this unit to attack that unit, and this to attack that one is a big pain in the rear. Any advice?
2. I’ve read on several webpages that you can cheat your way into having an “indestructible army” by typing “.prototypearmy.” But I can’t get this to work. If it does work, does it work on the Strategy Map, or the Battle View, or both? Was it removed by one of the patches? Was it an internet prank?
3. Speaking of cheats, does anybody know any way of disabling victory? (I prefer just ruling an eventless, prosperous nation.)
4. When there’s a poor harvest, is that Japan-wide, or merely your provinces? In other words, are your enemies sharing the same fate regarding the harvest?
5. Is there any way of telling the range of your archers? There are some situations in which I SWEAR they should be able to hit something, and they won’t even bother trying. Other times I’d SWEAR they couldn’t possibly, but they do! How can I know if they’re going to be able to hit point B from point A without having to go through the trouble (and risk) of first positioning them at point A?
6. Suppose you’re playing with the Shimazu. One of your first moves is to wipe the Imagawa off Kyushu. If you do, it’ll be years before you come across them again. But at that point, the game’ll say you’re no longer at war with them, even though you haven’t made any alliances! Does anybody know how many years it takes before the warfare “wears off” and the two sparring nations are reset to neutrality?
7. I’m sick of hearing about how ridiculously imbalanced Mikata Ga Hara was. The one thing nobody seems to mention is, did Tokugawa win? Does anybody know? Neither the strategy guide nor the manual bother to mention if he did or not. You’re supposed to be re-creating his fabulous WIN, right?
8. In the throne room, if you click on that dude, he’ll come up with some sententious blather. But if you look closely at the geisha, she’s waving a little, like she’s supposed to do or say something. She doesn’t, right? There’s no way of getting her to talk, is there? I’ve tried clicking on everything!
9. What exactly are you doing when you ALT + Left Click on a unit (in the Battle View)? The manual ( p.3) says “Forced Move – Fixed Facing.” Well what does that mean? When I do it all, the troops seem to do a little jig, then move just fraction left or right from where they were originally standing. I don’t get it. So what is ALT + Left Click used for?
10. (I suspect this is a stupid question, but this board seems more or less flame-free so far so I’ll risk it…) Isn’t there an “everybody attack everybody” button? For example, if you make one group of your entire army, you have two options: 1) You can click on only ONE of the enemy units at a time. The problem with this is that once those enemies are dead, your army will pretty much stand around, even if there are other enemy units a stone’s throw away. Or, 2) you could group your army into one big group and click on the terrain in the middle of the enemy’s army, but the risk here is that if, by the time your troops reach that spot, the enemy army has moved elsewhere, your guys will just stand there stupidly, not doing anything. I've tried various combinations of “group formations” and orders, but there seems to be no “everybody-group-together-and-walk-this-way-attacking-anything-that-comes-in-range-or-attacks-you” button. Having to move the entire army ahead aways, then click on this unit to attack that unit, and this to attack that one is a big pain in the rear. Any advice?