A couple of questions...

**Celestial_92** · October 03, 2007, 07:57 AM

Hi, I'm back with a few questions about the next version (1.0) that will come out:

First of all, I found the campaign fun, but also a little bit short. I know it's possible to win before the 100 years (I won it with Kiev), but you don't get enough time to really manage your empire. So what I sugest is to either:
-increase the amount of years
-increase the amount of turns you get each year (instead of 1 year=2 turns could be one year=4 turns. It will also be logical because you'll have seasons

)

Secondly, I saw a screenshot (a long time ago) which contains a unit called the Dismounted Boyar or something. Then I read in the discription files that the unit whas buggy and caused ctd's, but will this unit be included with version 1.0?

I hope to get answer soon

**DaVinci** · October 03, 2007, 03:33 PM

You are welcome.

V. 1.0: I must say, there is no active dev team atm. I personally work on a MIITW mod, which is going to have a similar design as ChivTW ('The sicilian Vespers'), and else, there is nobody who is working on the ChivTW files ...might change in future, as there are some little open points in a few dev departments to call it v. 1.0 according to our master plan, but in the rough view, ChivTW's early era design is finished as is, and there won't be other era developments on RTW.

**Hippias** · October 09, 2007, 06:15 AM

Ouch - too cruel to leave it as 0.95. I have been following this since Adherbals days and find it my favourite 'non rome era' mod. I was long ago resigned to no MId & Late era but this is iconic stuff and I would love to see one last update to 1.0.

Cheers

**drak10687** · October 09, 2007, 04:24 PM

Well, its pretty much my fault, just have a few more things planned that I haven't gotten around to finishing... Of course, theres always a lot more that we could add, but its just not plausible without a dedicated team.

**Hells Bells** · October 14, 2007, 11:54 AM

ive got a question as well

Recommendation: Do not activate the advisor-script, it will be removed anyway for the next release. To not enable it, you simply must drop on the x-button of the advisor-application, and not drop on the advisor-face!

i like the advisor script, so im going to continue playing .90, unless you guys have found another way to implement it.

**drak10687** · October 14, 2007, 01:04 PM

What exactly is that you like about the script? I mean, do you find it effective?

**Garnier** · October 14, 2007, 03:11 PM

I use the script because I made a no-winter script and I added it to the default CTW script. Of course, if you guys would like that added to CTW, let me know. Personally I find the winter battles annoying - and ugly.

**drak10687** · October 14, 2007, 04:00 PM

Really? I like the winter scenes, except of course around and in settlements, because I couldn't figure out how to change the texture of some things to match with the snow. But otherwise I find it cool.

Of course, what would be even better, is to have a script that severely reduces movement points during the winter... as campaigning during winter is very unpractical and was probably very rare.

**Garnier** · October 14, 2007, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by drak10687

Really? I like the winter scenes, except of course around and in settlements, because I couldn't figure out how to change the texture of some things to match with the snow. But otherwise I find it cool.

Of course, what would be even better, is to have a script that severely reduces movement points during the winter... as campaigning during winter is very unpractical and was probably very rare.

I don't know how much you play CTW, but personally I don't like having half of my battles in the winter - its unrealistic as in real life, they didn't campaign in winter much. Eventually they get boring, though I agree a little variety can be nice. Overall for me, no winter is better than 1/2 winter.

1/10 would be best in my opinion, but my script would be much longer if I did that.

**drak10687** · October 14, 2007, 05:24 PM

yeah, but like I said, I think it would be more true to life if there was something to encourage or force the player (and AI) to avoid campaigning in the winter without getting rid of it. Like a script with movement penalties, and maybe even morale penalties as well. The only problem with that, is if you're doing a "long-range" campaign, meaning one where your army must travel for several turns to get to its destination (which is very likely) and as such you would be penalized even if you start in the summer.

Anyways, we could always make a thread with links to people's personal mods in case others want to use them...

**DaVinci** · October 14, 2007, 06:00 PM

I was rather thinking we will remain with the usual stuff in Chivalry. The mod shouldn't get suddenly so to say customising parts.

A winter penalty script to add wouldn't be the big thing, as they are pretty old and proofed as working, but this makes sense in a up from 4tpy campaign, not in a 2tpy, and a 4tpy script was discussed, and we decided to not take that due to several reasons.

The performance improvement (grass mod) is agreed, and the screens will be any way great i think, and plus the correction of the text stuff, this is already a good workload for Garnier i would say.

**Garnier** · October 14, 2007, 08:47 PM

I PMed drak the ancillary and traits text files that I went through. I've also gone through the historical events files, but when I do more I'll send them to you.

By the way, I don't know exactly how easy this would be, but if I could manage it would you like a script that makes a winter season every four turns, but is still 2tpy? I probably could do it, as I made a no winter script that still works 2tpy. The only thing it would change is there would be less time spent in winter, no change to aging or anything.

**DaVinci** · October 14, 2007, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by Garnier

...but when I do more I'll send them to you.

I thought you have now access to the dev forum, so please leave all the changed files there. As i said i'm very busy, have no time to atm. to provide anything with ChivI TW.

Winter scripts: As you know Chiv has a realism approach, thus the kind of scripting you think of wouldn't meet these conventions. And i personally also see no need to do sth. like that, and it was never a theme internal or external.

**drak10687** · October 15, 2007, 12:35 AM

I think he meant he'll send them to me... or at least he did with the first ones, so don't worry, I'll take care of it. But no, he doesn't have Dev forum access yet, as I don't seem to have the ability to put people in user groups (i.e. the CTW dev user group) or at least I don't know how to do it. I've pm'ed Halie about it though, so he should get it eventually.

...maybe you have the ability to add people to the CTW user group, DaVinci?

**DaVinci** · October 15, 2007, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by drak10687

I think he meant he'll send them to me... or at least he did with the first ones, so don't worry, I'll take care of it. But no, he doesn't have Dev forum access yet, as I don't seem to have the ability to put people in user groups (i.e. the CTW dev user group) or at least I don't know how to do it. I've pm'ed Halie about it though, so he should get it eventually.

...maybe you have the ability to add people to the CTW user group, DaVinci?

Yes i have. Please though ask Halie if he can set you up as 'admin' for the Chiv group as well.