Hi,
i am watching all these flame wars in the forums about "the lack of content",
and i thought to myself what is actually the game missing? combat is excellent,
has a few quests (could ask for more but that's not it). what people are complaining
about, is the lack of engagement in the story they are living. there is a very in-depth
system mechanics for laws that cover about everything (i have every confidence that
you'll make it working marvelous).
i thought about how can you make content that is already there, having a mass impact
on the player. and i thought by art. by implementing art, or characters in each occasion.
f.e there is a vote, so as to pass a law that is of great importance. you can do it
simply by a message, or you could implement it in a extravaggant way.
there could be something like this:
Treaties
-
(it's just a google search "medieval documents")
maybe the battanians or sturgians or anyone could have alternate
means of passing a law. they could have a very small scene where the character
would talk to each noble around a fire. he could talk to them, and when or if,
a law is to be passed having the members say that they pass the law
by signing (in battanian culture f.e) with their blood.
and having an artistic picture pop up.
i think it will become more immersive as i find many laws that are connected
to some civilizations, that were historically real, have that tradition-law-society
changed within a day. if for example sturgians were to implement "trial by jury"
it would have a tremendous impact wordly, and the player would have the feeling that
he's living in great historical momments. and that although the hero, he is small in
comparison to what happens in the world.
i am watching all these flame wars in the forums about "the lack of content",
and i thought to myself what is actually the game missing? combat is excellent,
has a few quests (could ask for more but that's not it). what people are complaining
about, is the lack of engagement in the story they are living. there is a very in-depth
system mechanics for laws that cover about everything (i have every confidence that
you'll make it working marvelous).
i thought about how can you make content that is already there, having a mass impact
on the player. and i thought by art. by implementing art, or characters in each occasion.
f.e there is a vote, so as to pass a law that is of great importance. you can do it
simply by a message, or you could implement it in a extravaggant way.
there could be something like this:
Treaties
-
(it's just a google search "medieval documents")
maybe the battanians or sturgians or anyone could have alternate
means of passing a law. they could have a very small scene where the character
would talk to each noble around a fire. he could talk to them, and when or if,
a law is to be passed having the members say that they pass the law
by signing (in battanian culture f.e) with their blood.
and having an artistic picture pop up.
i think it will become more immersive as i find many laws that are connected
to some civilizations, that were historically real, have that tradition-law-society
changed within a day. if for example sturgians were to implement "trial by jury"
it would have a tremendous impact wordly, and the player would have the feeling that
he's living in great historical momments. and that although the hero, he is small in
comparison to what happens in the world.