Regarding Winter.

[Vessol]

So this is turning out to be fairly entertaining. Being ordered to attack and loot enemy regions for food. Scouting out regions that are not starving yet. Cutting down filthy peasants that dare to revolt.

[Cren]

It was fun actually, political intrugue over food sells, cities going hungry. C'mon, who can predict when a season ends.

If it gets implemented that we won't be able to know how fast or slow a season ends, it would be great fun. Thoughts?

[^ban^]

I disagree. I know of at least one war and several TOs that were put on hold specifically because of the season.

Sell what food you want, but I'd rather see BattleMaster than FoodMaster...

[Solari]

So this is turning out to be fairly entertaining. Being ordered to attack and loot enemy regions for food. Scouting out regions that are not starving yet. Cutting down filthy peasants that dare to revolt.

I agree with ^ban^, but I also think the above statement is exactly what Tom and the dev team have been trying to encourage. Everything in BM is just an excuse to prosecute war by other means.

[vonGenf]

I disagree. I know of at least one war and several TOs that were put on hold specifically because of the season.

Sell what food you want, but I'd rather see BattleMaster than FoodMaster...

The wars and TOs were put on hold not because it was winter, but because there is an expectation of spring. If we were in an eternal winter, or one that stopped at random dates, then I bet the wars would not stop.

That being said... I prefer playing Battlemaster than GameofthronesMaster.

[Sacha]

Tell that to all the Starks out there

[Perth]

Tell that to all the Starks out there

Yeah, Gustav even has a pet wolf!

[Gustav Kuriga]

*Hides in shame* I'm not that bad! I just like direwolves, is all...

Also, just a note, Shadow may or may not become a demon's toothpick.

[Charles]

Wars would occur with perpetual winter, but there is no food production in winter.  So all regions would starve.
Does anyone have reserves?  My region can last another 10 days.  Most regions around me are already starting to starve.

[Glaumring the Fox]

I thought the unpredictable weather was awesome. Really felt the pressure near the end there.

[Tom]

Adding a random factor to season lengths is easy. What's not so easy and requires additional coding is a "year counter" so that the length of a year does not vary, even though seasons do.

[Poliorketes]

Adding a random factor to season lengths is easy. What's not so easy and requires additional coding is a "year counter" so that the length of a year does not vary, even though seasons do.

Well, I really wouldn't mind if the years didn't have all the same days! The years begin with the spring and end with the winter, easy!   

and The Romans changed 'his years' more than once, so I don't see the problem with a bit of 'variety' 

[Indirik]

The Romans may have changed the calendar, but not the number of days it takes the earth to go around the sun. Which is what matters.

[egamma]

Adding a random factor to season lengths is easy. What's not so easy and requires additional coding is a "year counter" so that the length of a year does not vary, even though seasons do.

At the first day of spring (or summer or whatever the first season is after you calculate), calculate the length of the 4 seasons, ensuring that the total length of the 4 seasons is the same. Then, you can calculate the next 4 seasons, and so on.

[Duvaille]

egamma,

would you not then always know the length of the last season when you knew the length of the third one?