Battle Simulator

[Lefanis]

I remember that a while ago (maybe a year or two ago), i heard rumors of a battle simulator that used to exist in the past. You could input a few details, formations and settings, and you would get a summary that was as good as a battle report. Did this ever exist? Seems dead useful for a newbie learning about how battles and settings work, and for a marshal planning for battle. It would be an *awesome* addition to the military advisor tab.

edit: Just saw the other topic where something similar was mentioned. Instead of something full blown where one could add every single unit in battle, perhaps one or two units per side? Its all well and good to read stuff on the wiki, but if a new player could actually set formations and match his troop against another, it would be not just cooler but more fun to learn battle tactics and such.

[Shenron]

This makes my mouth water 

[Sacha]

So you could predict the outcome of battles with good accuracy?

No thanks!

[Indirik]

Like I said in the other thread, I think a battle simulator is a terrible idea. Totally not within the spirit of the game.

[Shenron]

It might be a good thing for noobs to learn the ropes though. How about a battle simulator enabled for a persons like.. first 10 days of playing or something?

[De-Legro]

I've never known of an OFFICAL battle simulator. I am aware of some few people that have developed their own, but from what I know they are far from accurate and are based on best guess info about how the battle system works.

[Sacha]

It might be a good thing for noobs to learn the ropes though. How about a battle simulator enabled for a persons like.. first 10 days of playing or something?

Adversity makes for a good tutor

[De-Legro]

It might be a good thing for noobs to learn the ropes though. How about a battle simulator enabled for a persons like.. first 10 days of playing or something?

So I would just need to create a new account from a library computer in order to "simulate" the large battle my favourite realm is about to fight. Yeah sure no chance of exploits with this at all.

[Perth]

I like how you have to LEARN about battles through EXPERIENCE.

It really adds weight to commanders who have battled and had experience winning and losing and knowing how to lead armies.

Would definitely be annoying for every Tom, Dick and Harry to know the exact way to win each battle instead of it being a judgement call from the General/Marshal.

[Draco Tanos]

What I wouldn't mind seeing instead of the original suggestion is a war games action or command where units/armies (maybe even between realms) could practice combat between each other.  They'd gain cohesion and experience from it, but likely suffer some inevitable equipment damage.  Could only be done in territories other than cities or towns and also cause some minor infrastructure damage (trampling of fields, etc).

[Gustav Kuriga]

What I wouldn't mind seeing instead of the original suggestion is a war games action or command where units/armies (maybe even between realms) could practice combat between each other.  They'd gain cohesion and experience from it, but likely suffer some inevitable equipment damage.  Could only be done in territories other than cities or towns and also cause some minor infrastructure damage (trampling of fields, etc).

This would be great.

[De-Legro]

What I wouldn't mind seeing instead of the original suggestion is a war games action or command where units/armies (maybe even between realms) could practice combat between each other.  They'd gain cohesion and experience from it, but likely suffer some inevitable equipment damage.  Could only be done in territories other than cities or towns and also cause some minor infrastructure damage (trampling of fields, etc).

So it would be just like the training button, only involving a mock battle. Not sure about this I seem to recall in the past that Tom was against wars without consequence, that is wars were it was pre agreed that no realm would lose land. This feature might come under that banner.

[Draco Tanos]

Not really different than the training matches with dueling now, is it?

[De-Legro]

Not really different than the training matches with dueling now, is it?

That depends on if the new feature would in some way reduce the incentive to have REAL wars. It is mostly irrelevant if anyone ever actually engages in duels of honour, though it would be sad from a RP standpoint.

[Gustav Kuriga]

The mock battles suggestion doesn't have to include other realms. It could just be an internal feature for realms to train their armies.