V0.9.40 Progress (and a bit of Tyranny)

More progress on the Unity port. The task assignment has been moved to the world map from the follower UI. This means that when you select a hex, an icon will appear for each available action. There is still work left on a more user-friendly and intuitive interface, but this change is a big improvement on the old design. You no longer have to navigate a huge list of possible actions and targets on a dialog which obscures the map.

In order to alleviate the  boredom of porting I spent some time implementing the first of the Tyranny mechanics. You can now levy special taxes on your cities and get access to some of the gold from the coffers of burghers and merchants. The maximum gold gained from this is calculated based on the Wealth reserves of the city, and the general potential for extortion of the populace (which depends on production levels, culture, squalor, etc.). The actual gold gained depends on how much military force you have in the hex – counting armies as well as garrisoned defenders – and the discipline/courage of these forces. You cannot be a Tyrant without an iron fist of loyal and ruthless soldiers. Beasts and monstrous creatures cannot be used to collect taxes. Unrest, Tyranny and Squalor are increased by this act – the extent of which depends on a lot of factors. I’ll make a full write-up on the forums, including the formulas for calculating the outcome.

I have also started work on riots, uprisings and rebellions – an integral part of the City and Tyranny mechanics. The next build should hopefully include this, in addition to the ongoing UI work. I am currently working on Army management and display, which is sorely lacking in the Unity build. After that I will add a first iteration of the Diplomacy UI.

Finally, when testing the build, I had a funny test run. As with many other things in the game, the names of characters are randomly generated, based on their culture and language, so this combination of names was not done on purpose. The name generator for this particular culture has hundreds of name of combination, so the odds are actually quite slim. Any fans of Game of Thrones will notice the coincidence I am referring to.

And as always the link to the build: https://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlordsSetup.exe

(click for a more high-res screenshot)

V0.9.39 Less buggy interim build

Still not all the way with the porting to Unity, but grinding relentlessly closer to being on par with 0.9.37. More screens are now in and a lot of graphic glitches fixed. The worker and task assignment UI are primary missing features, as well proper army/regiment inspection and army pathing animations/hint.

But there’s some improvements as well, with the beginnings of a dynamic encyclopedia (note it reveals too much on purpose at the moment), and the ability to plan and send dungeon parties more easily from a special Dungeon screen, that will in time also contain information on the dungeon boss and other interesting things.

As with the last build – no point in reporting bugs yet, unless it’s the installer or uninstaller not working correctly.

https://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlordsSetup.exe

V0.9.38 Very buggy interim build

Still working on porting all UI elements to Unity. It’s a bit dull work, and as I think I’ve mentioned before I will be really happy when I am back to making new stuff or making existing stuff nicer.

If anyone is interested in following the progress on this, here’s a very buggy, incomplete build. I repeat, this is build is buggy and incomplete, but it gives a taste of how things will be when the porting phase is done. I’ve also packaged it in a real installer, and yes, the uninstaller has been tested and works. Please don’t submit any bugs or feedback yet, unless it’s about the installer messing up your computer, the uninstaller not working or something similar (not that I expect the installer being dangerous in any way).

https://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlordsSetup.exe

Mini-Update

Still working on the various windows after the port. Progress in this area is slightly slower than anticipated, but the first iteration of the follower window is almost done (the final overhaul will come after everything is ported over). While testing I had a funny result that I thought I’d share: Two of my followers were Vikings! But uh, they come from a place called “Chillhaven” which sounds more like a hippie collective, and one of them is a philosopher whose patron deity is named Benno.

(Signy and the Bugbear had some useful stats, though, so it wasn’t all bad – just a  bit funny).