solypsist
11-03-2000, 15:03
Often times during a campaign game, we may wonder just what's going on within those provinces we can't see, the ones not yet revealed due to distance. Maybe just to see who's ahead "over there"; this usually is a matter when playing a Daimyo where keeping a constant eye on Hojo isn't possible.
Rather than use resources training a ninja, shinobi, etc. to use as scout, or typing in a cheat, there's a neat little feature I've known about that can help out.
Simply choose an army, or any figure (a shinobi if you have one, for example) and click on it. You can move it over any location on the map, and if you suspend it over an "invisible" province, a small script appears telling you who it belongs to. You can continue to move your "man" over as much of the map as possible, but you won't be allowed to "drop" it unless it's a valid move in the first place.
While it isn't nearly as informative as having an actual spy, it does help in gauging just who might be approaching in strength (say, if Hojo has half the map and the only divider between you an him are a line of Ronin provinces).
Rather than use resources training a ninja, shinobi, etc. to use as scout, or typing in a cheat, there's a neat little feature I've known about that can help out.
Simply choose an army, or any figure (a shinobi if you have one, for example) and click on it. You can move it over any location on the map, and if you suspend it over an "invisible" province, a small script appears telling you who it belongs to. You can continue to move your "man" over as much of the map as possible, but you won't be allowed to "drop" it unless it's a valid move in the first place.
While it isn't nearly as informative as having an actual spy, it does help in gauging just who might be approaching in strength (say, if Hojo has half the map and the only divider between you an him are a line of Ronin provinces).