Gore and Dismemberment - removeable limbs
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fishandpop
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gore as a turnoff mode would be nice...but I am sure you all noticed that there are times when you are charging your horse into a group or so of soldiers and you hit one square in the face for 40 damage and he just falls down only to get up again...yeah...
Aethelwyn
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Glad I searched and found this thread, as I've been thinking the last couple days, 'twould be glorious would heads roll in this game 
Not that I'm into blood and gore per se; one of my characters has simply developed a real knack for cuts to the neck with her balanced great axe, and by all rights she should be making hundreds of denars selling polo balls 
Not that I'm into blood and gore per se; one of my characters has simply developed a real knack for cuts to the neck with her balanced great axe, and by all rights she should be making hundreds of denars selling polo balls 
Koufodin@s
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How about turning an enemy into a million pieces with single blow from a sword of war(like the rocket launcher in QuakeIII).
Dynamite_cow
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Actually, slicing one's head in two parts vertically with a battle axe would be quite cool.
AYE, GORE! And I want an option to cut off a prisoner's ears, steak 'em and feed them to their former owner. BWA HA HA, poor river pirates
AYE, GORE! And I want an option to cut off a prisoner's ears, steak 'em and feed them to their former owner. BWA HA HA, poor river pirates
Raedwald
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What I would like to see is blood spatter on your own character when in battle. You would look more 'war-torn' if that's a word I could describe. It would be like football players after a game. All dirty and bleeding from a few scratches. Also, on body parts: I would think it would be possible to show an arm or head coming off if it was the killing blow. It would be cool to see an enemies head fly off while you passed him by on your battle steed after swing and axe. Could also affect morale of the enemy. Just some thoughts.
Raed
Could also affect morale of the enemy. Just some thoughts.Raed
Fippmeister
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Sorry if this has been mentioned in other threads, I'm too caught up in the game to memorize the entire forum.
But, with dimsemberment, if an enemy (or ally) gets dismembered, how about he gets panic, decided upon his loyalty and/or his other stats, and if panic is induced, he/she drops his arms, and runs away, and needing triple amount of time to heal up if he leaves the battle alive.
Also; farmers, refugees, and other bystanders walking around on the battlefield, and if one of the fighting sides gives off much respect (commanding a big army, or having some other impressing thing) the bystanders pick up arms, and join the battle. perhaps even only picking up arms if a solider has dropped his due to panic, death, hostage situations, or other events.
TheSlightFeelingOfRegret
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Fippmeister said:
Was that a pun? "The bystanders pick up arms"
Fippmeister
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wow, I'm funny. Actually, pun unintended. Guess this goes to mye theory of the nonexcistense of intentional comedians. Anyways, no, the picking up arms, and calling to arms and all that was meant to be weapons. Real weapons, that is, not arms arms.
Fippmeister said:
Um...Dismemberment should pretty much only happen on a knockout blow. If you lose a major part of your body, you are going down, either from shock, or whatever. It should also be pretty damn rare, as it requires a lot of force, and near perfect location of a blow. Troops who suffer a loss like this will very likely die afterwards anyway - but in the off chance that they manage to survive, they'll probably become retired troops.
I am completely against removeable limbs, especially the head. The wrist could possibly be taken off by a good chop, but a clean dismemberment is something entirely from movies. Medieval executioners often botched it, even with blades weighted for the purpose, a victim held immobile, and time to aim specifically for the gaps between vertebrae. If you miss those crucial spots, then it really is not possible to take off a head. This clean dismemberment, with limbs just falling off, is not possible.
So, I am against it, as it would be so rare as to be ridiculous. The time spent coding it should be better spent somewhere else.
So, I am against it, as it would be so rare as to be ridiculous. The time spent coding it should be better spent somewhere else.
bryce777
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Merentha said:
Actually, the headsman's axe was intentionally kind of blunt in order to make it a painful experience; it usually took a few chops to sever the spine and then they used the knife.
On something like this realism does not always equate to fun - it might be interesting to see half decapitated limbs squirting blood, though.
